Cook the farro with salt and one bay leaf. Do the same for the black beans.
In a small container, mix the chia seeds and the water and set it aside.
Heat up a large sauté pan, add the 2 tsp of olive oil and once it's warm, sautée the mushrooms for about 3 minutes. Add salt, the garlic, and stir until all the mushroom water has evaporated and the mushrooms are browned.
Remove the mushrooms from heat and set them in a bowl. Wipe the pan and set it aside to fry the burgers.
In a blender or food processor, pulse oats into a coarse powder and add it to the bowl with the mushrooms.
Do the same with the farro, until it's coarsely chopped. Add it to the bowl.
Blend or process the beans to a paste and add it to the bowl.
Add all the remaining ingredients to the bowl, except the olive oil, and mix until well combined.
Adjust the seasoning.
Divide the mixture into four Form the burgers in your hands or using cookie cutters.
Heat up the 2 Tbsp olive oil and fry all the burgers in the pan, if using a small pan, you can divide the oil and fry one at a time. You can also bake the patties in the oven or use a nonstick pan and omit the olive oil.
Place it on paper-towel, and assemble it with the toppings of your choosing.
