Beans, Anasazi, Bush (90-110 days to dry beans)  Phaseolus vulgaris These beautiful dry beans are also known as Jacob’s Cattle, so named for their beautiful mottled maroon and white coloring. They are vigorous growing plants with a bush habit that tend to do well in cooler climates such as the Pacific NW. They are a reliable producer for drying down before the fall rains for us here in SW Oregon. They cook up easily into a creamy mild texture that goes well in soups, also for making refried beans.  HEIRLOOM, SRF Packet: One Ounce  Bulk: 1/4 Pound ...

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Black Pearl, Soya Bean (80-90 days) Glycine Max An early maturing, black seeded soy bean that is well suited for edamame (fresh shelling beans) or waiting for the pretty satin black seeds to mature (mid- August for us here in SW Oregon). Plants grow to 20-30” tall and produce their beans above the leaf canopy for easy harvest.  SSF. Packet: Half Ounce ...

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Beans, Cannellini - Phaseolus vulgaris A medium sized white kidney bean that is a staple in numerous Italian dishes, most notably minestrone soup. plants grow with a bush habit to about 24" and produce ample sets of 6-8" beans that will mature early and are easy to harvest once dry. Beans hold their shape well when cooked and impart a rich, meaty flavor. HEIRLOOM. SSF Packet - 1 oz...

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Beans, Cranberry Bush (Phaseolus vulgaris)  85 days to dry An old-time New England heirloom dating back to the 1800's. Self-supporting bush plants stand about 16" tall with heavy sets of fine round pods that can be harvested fresh or left to dry for an excellent quality horticultural dry bean. Seeds per ounce: 42. The cranberry bean, also known as the Borlotti bean in Italy, is fairly difficult to find unless your community has a large Italian population or farmer’s markets. Read more at Gardening Know How: What Are Cranberry Beans: Planting Cranberry Bean Seeds https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/what-are-cranberry-beans.htm The cranberry bean, also known as the Borlotti bean in Italy, is fairly difficult to find unless your community has a large Italian population or farmer’s markets. Read more at Gardening Know How: What Are Cranberry Beans: Planting Cranberry Bean Seeds https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/what-are-cranberry-beans.htm The cranberry bean, also known as the Borlotti bean in Italy, is fairly difficult to find unless your community has a large Italian population or farmer’s markets. Read more at Gardening Know How: What Are Cranberry Beans: Planting Cranberry Bean Seeds https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/what-are-cranberry-beans.htm Pkt.: One Ounce Packet            Quarter Pound Half Pound Pound  ...

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Beans, Dragon Tongue Wax (65 days to snap, 90 to dry) Phaseolus vulgaris Originally hailing from Holland, this variety of wax bean produces 6-8" flat, stringless, French type beans.  Dragon Tongue Wax Bean is yellow, striped with purple, has an excellent, sweet, and juicy flavor.  High yielding, the pods keep their quality for a long period in the field after maturity.  Dragon Tongue beans have a wonderful buttery taste. They can be grown for fresh cooking , freezing, or let mature to the dry stage for winter use in soups and stews. SSF Packet: One Ounce...

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Fava Beans, Andean Mix - Vicia Faba  This is an interbreeding mixture of all the varieties listed here and others for which we have more limited quantities that were sourced in the highlands of Ecuador and Peru in the Andean mountains. You can expect to see dry seeds with green, gold, brown, speckled, thumbprint, and red-spot patterns and colors. Typically picked when green and the beans are formed in the pods, then steamed in salt water, shelled and enjoyed! Packet: Half Ounce ...

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BEANS, Fava, Bolivian Purple Vicia faba (80 days) Beautiful purple Windsor-style beans. Plant in fall or early spring, flowers in April/May. Can be used dry, or boiled in salt water and eaten like edamame. HEIRLOOM (1/2 oz.). SSF Packet = 1/2 ounce...

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Fava Beans, Copper (80-140 days)  Vicia faba A late maturing variety with medium-sized deep copper brown seeds that was shared with us at a seed swap on Orcas Island in Washington. Pods are upright containing 1 to 3 seeds, in bunches of 2 to 4 pods per cluster. Can be fall or spring planted.   Packet: Half Ounce ...

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Beans, Fava, Midnight Black (80 days to green shelling beans)  Vicia faba This was a gift From Sierra seed-steward Rowen White. We are now excited to share these little onyx black gems with you too! Fava beans make an excellent staple crop that fills the gap before the summer crops come on, which is why they are popular among many subsistence farmers around the world particularly in the Middle East, Meso-America and the Mediterranean. Best planted in fall, or late winter ( February or March), they grow to about 30" tall and produce many 6" pods, which have pale green beans when harvested for fresh shelling (delicious steamed with salt like Edamame), or if left to dry on the stalk they turn to a shiny black. HEIRLOOM. SSF Packet: 1/2 oz ...

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Beans, Fava, Ur Kupina Vicia Faba (80 days to green shelling beans)  A unique heirloom named after the city in Bolivia, this is a large seeded broad bean that can be fall or spring sown. Grows to 3 feet tall and produces 12-20 large pods with 1” beans. These can be shelled fresh and steamed for a delicious treat that has been enjoyed throughout the middle east and mediterranean regions, as well as central and south America. Easy to grow, favas are also a great nectar source for beneficial insects. Dry beans have beautiful tan and brown swirls on them like little mouse ears. HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet: 1/2 oz...

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Beans, Jackson Wonder Lima (70-80 days to green beans & 90-100 days to dry beans) - Phaseolus lunatus - Medium sized flat tan seeds with black and purple splashes. Bush growth habit. Can reliably grow and produce in shorter season areas such as the PNW. SRN Packet = 1/2oz...

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Beans, Jacob's Cattle, Dry-Bush (100 days) - Phaseolus vulgaris  A Slow Food Ark of taste variety, “This is bean is the oldest name given to this variety, also known as the Trout or Appaloosa bean, that originates from the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. The Passamaquoddy indigenous people of Maine were said to have given some as a gift to Joseph Clark, the first Caucasian child born in Lubec, Maine in the 1600s. Even through the late 1900s, this bean had a very local distribution limited to the northeastern United States, and particularly Maine, and Prince Edward Island, Canada.  This is a plump kidney bean with white and reddish-brown specks, said to have earned its name from its resemblance to the spotted Hereford cattle. The beans can be harvested young and eaten when the pods are still green and the markings on the beans are only pale pink in color. They can also be harvested and dried at full maturity, after their pods have become golden yellow and too fibrous to eat. As the beans mature and dry out, the markings darken to their maroon color.” Packet: one ounce...

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Beans, Kebarika Bush (80-90 days) Phaseolus vulgaris Large and absolutely beautiful heirloom bean from Kenya that grows well in hot climates. While it can be grown as a snap bean its dried seeds are so gorgeous that you’ll want to allow it to mature as a dry bean to enjoy its brilliant mottled purple diversity.  It makes a good kidney bean substitute or baking bean. HEIRLOOM. HOO. Packet: One Ounce ...

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Beans, Kenearly Yellow Eye, Bush -95 days Phaseolus vulgaris   One of the best early baking beans. Developed in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Healthy plants produce excellent yields of white beans with yellow-brown eyes. Easy to shell. Bush habit. HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet: One Ounce ...

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Beans, Kentucky Wonder, Pole (65 days) Phaseolus vulgaaris An heirloom pole bean that has been widely grown in gardens since the Civil War. Pods are 7-9” long, stringless, and possess superior flavor. Very vigorous and productive, pole beans take longer to produce, but yield over a much longer harvest window than bush types. Has good disease resistance. HEIRLOOM 1/2oz...

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Beans, Lima, Calico Cat (70 days fresh / 100 dry) Phaseolus lunatas There are two distinct types of Lima beans, one which originated in the Andes around 2000 BCE, has large seeds. The other, smaller-seeded, originated around 800 AD in Mexico. This type is often called butter beans. Limas can be grown in a wide variety of climates and can tolerate cool and hot temperatures. These pretty beans have small round flat seeds in a beautiful array of colors and patterns, as befits the name. Vining growth habit. packet: Half Ounce ...

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Beans, Meraviglia diVenezia (55 days) - Phaseolus vulgaris   Climbing French Bean  Vigorous plant with white seeds, Meraviglia is a heavy producer of up to 10 inch meaty light yellow roma type beans. No strings & good flavor. Like all pole beans, keep picking to encourage continued production. very early for a pole bean. Vigorous climber needs support: use trellis.  SSF packet: 1/2 oz ...

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Midori Giant Soya Bean (68 days) Glycine Max Plants average 16-17", are well branched, tall and sturdy. Abundant with a sweet, buttery flavor and large seeds. Early to mature. TRS Packet (1/2 oz) 1/4 lb ...

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Beans, Mitla Black Tepary (80 days) - Phaseolus acutifolius - Drought adapted landrace variety native to northern Mexico with 18” tall, semi-vining plants that produce pink flowers and then green pods that dry to a buff color. Pods dry down too reveal 5-6 small black beans. Leaves of this species are smaller than typical P.vulgaris species leaves which may contribute to it’s drought adaptation.  We tend to irrigate them as we have found that dryland yields are substantially less than irrigated.  They cook up into a rich tasty meal of black beans that remain firm. SSF Packet: One Ounce ...

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Musan, Soya Bean (120 days) Glycine Max We obtained this beautiful soy bean at a seed swap however it was collected in North Korea and contributed in 1998 by Randy Ireson, American Friends Service Committee (USDA Accession PI 612610.). Musan requires a fairly long season to mature but, if long enough, then it rewards growers with an abundance of pods for fresh shelling Edamame beans. Beans are bicolor blond and black. Flowers are white. Multi branched plants grow to about 36” tall. Very high in protein (from 53-61%). SS.  Packet: Half Ounce ...

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Orcabean (90-100 days for dry shelling beans) Phaseolus vulgaris   A beautiful, early maturing and reliable producer of 6-8” pods filled with pretty white seeds with black speckling that holds up even when cooked. Named after their resemblance to a Killer whale, white with black spots. A wonderful chili bean with a mild potato like flavor that yields a rich and delicious sauce. SSF. Packet: One Ounce   ...

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Beans, Oregon Giant, Pole/ Snap (63-70 days) Phaseolus vulgaris A dual-purpose bean. Can be eaten as a snap bean when they are big, juicy, and tender. Also, great for shelling and/or dry beans. Can grow to 15-20 feet tall. Tolerant of shade as well as cold, wet weather as we have in the PNW. HEIRLOOM. NOTE! We are currently carrying a Purple variety of this beloved bean! Follow this link to go top the purple variety:  Oregon Giant Pole, Purple Romano Packett: 1/2 oz...

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Beans, Pelligrini Pole (90 Days)  Phaseolus vulgaris Originally an Italian heirloom. In the 1950's, the winemaker Robert Mondavi gave renowned culinary expert and English professor (at the U. of Washington), Angelo Pellegrini a handful of family beans from the old country. "Monachine," as he called them, meant "Little Nuns." Pelligrini grew and saved seed year after year for 50 years in Seattle's climate, it has become perfectly adapted to the conditions of the Pacific Northwest.  Growing with a vining habit, it provides generous yields of smooth round seeds than are a pretty brown and white.  SSF packet: 1/2 Ounce ...

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Beans, Pepe de Rola, Pole (90 days)  Phaseolus vulgaris We originally received this seed from Tessa Gowans at the Abundant Life Seed Foundation in 1999. It is an heirloom brought to the USA from Portugal and is also known as "Dove's Breast". It produces bountiful sets of pods that dry down into round beans that are half white and half mottled brown and yellow. This is a very unique type of bean. Has performed well in 3 sisters plantings here in SW Oregon, wherein we plant flour corn, winter squash and pole dry beans. It’s best to wait until the corn is about 4 inches high before planting the beans or the quick growing vines will overtake the corn. My favorite pole bean. SSF Packet: 1/2 oz ...

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Bean, Pigeon (100 days) Phaseolus vulgaris A small seeded, drought adapted, bush dry bean.  Round seeds have dark speckles over a mettled gray that resembles the color of a pigeon.  A novel find from a seed swap that is not to be confused with the tropical legume known as Pigeon Pea. Packet: ½ ounce...

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Beans, Provider, Bush (55-70 days) Phaseolus vulgaris   An old workhorse variety that grows vigorously even amidst cooler conditions, as it has good resistance to viruses and mildew.  Produces heavy, concentrated sets of uniform green beans that lend themselves well to fresh market use or canning.  Succession plantings sustain yield over the summer.  Handsome purple dry beans can be used as a soup bean, too. packet:  One Ounce            Quarter Pound ...

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Beans, Purple Dove, Bush (50-60 days) Phaseolus vulgaris   We originally received this seed from Alan Adesse, who had gathered it from the collection of bean purveyor extraordinaire, Bob Lobitz. Lovely purple/gray seeds grow compact bushes with a heavy set of 4-5” long flattish burgundy/purple pods with excellent flavor for fresh eating. Compared to Royal Burgundy the pods are flatter, more reddish purple, and possibly more tender. SRF Packet: One Ounce Bulk: 1/4 pound ...

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Beans, Red Kidney Heirloom (90-110 days to dry beans)  Phaseolus vulgaris   Rare bush variety is similar to Red Kidney a little larger. Plants have a very upright growth habit and grow 2-3 feet tall. Pods are held high on the plant and tend to mature early and uniformly, which makes them a dependable producer of dry beans. Beans are a deep red oblong kidney shape. The large beans are great in soups or cooked whole. HEIRLOOM, MCF. Packet: One Ounce  Bulk:    Quarter Pound ...

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Beans,  Red Noodle / Yard Long Bean –90 days. Vigna unguiculata  Absolutely the most unusual and spectacular yard-long bean for the home garden. This standout plant is heat-tolerant and robust, producing astounding burgundy 18-inch long bean pods. Sweet and stringless, enjoy them steamed, stir-fried, or in soup. Brown seeds. SSF Packet: 1/2 OZ...

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Beans, Red Swan Snap - 52-58 days. Phaseolus vulgaris -  A unique snap bean developed by the late Robert Lobitz (1941-2006), a man with a lifelong passion for bean breeding. A cross between a purple snap bean and a pinto, the color is dusty red-rose; stringless pods are 4-5" long and delicious. Bush habit.  HOO Packet: One Ounce Bulk: 1/4 lb...

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Beans, Roc D'or, Yellow Wax bush - Phaseolus vulgaris (55 days) This lovely performer has straight, 6" long, slender pods with a gorgeous deep yellow color. Quite productive plants have a strong upright growth habit. Can germinate well in cool soils. Has been bred for good resistance to anthracnose and bean mosaic virus.  BE70: Packet 1 oz...

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Beans, Rockwell Dry (85 days to dry)  Phaseolus vulgaris - A Slow Food “Ark of Taste” variety descended from a very old German-Hungarian bean known as the Rote Von Paris and brought by settlers to Whidbey Island in Washington.  A “cassoulet” type bean that holds its shape when cooked.  White seeds with purple mottling. Well adapted to produce and mature reliably in cool summer climates.  SSF.  Packet: One Ounce ...

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Beans, Roma II, Bush (60-65 days) Phaseolus vulgaris - Bright green, extra-long pods with rich, bean flavor. While the beans are normally picked at 5-7", they are still stringless at over 10". Seeds are white. Excellent for eating fresh or preserving. White seeds   Packet: One Ounce Bulk: Quarter Pound ...

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Beans, Royal Burgundy, Bush (60 days)  Phaseolus vulgaris Purple snap beans are so beautiful with their deep violet pods, stems, flowers and leaf venation that they are worth growing simply for their eye appeal! Fortunately, they are tasty lightly steamed as a wonderfully colorful and flavorful compliment to summer meals. Plants grow easily and have fairly good cold soil emergence in our trials. Very good disease resistance which improves success in organic conditions. They are easier to pick because the pods stand out against the foliage better than green beans. LRF Packet: One Ounce ...

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Beans, Scarlet Emperor, Pole - Phaseolus coccineus (65-90 days)  Rambunctious vines grow 6-18 feet tall. Enjoys cool weather and is actually somewhat frost hardy. Beautiful crimson scarlet flowers attract hummingbirds. Large beans may be enjoyed at snap stage, fresh-shelled or left to dry on the vine and used as a delightful creamy tasting dry bean. Seeds are black and maroon speckled. 20 seeds/ounce. Native to S. America. SRN packet: Half Ounce Bulk: 1/4 pound ...

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Beans, Tiger's Eye/Pepe de Zapallo, Bush (85 days)  Phaseolus vulgaris Originally from Chile.  Vigorous growing bush dry bean a favorite for filling jars in our pantry with their gorgeous golden beans with maroon swirls on them.  One of the earliest dry beans in our trials over the last decade.  Beans are fairly large, 50/ounce.  Very nice cooking characteristics as the rich tasting beans hold their shape after cooking. Easy and rewarding to grow!  HEIRLOOM. Packet: 1 oz  Bulk: Quarter Pound  ...

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Beans, Turkey Craw (70 days fresh / 100 dry) Phaseolus vulgaris – A bean with the unique distinction of having been gathered from the crop (craw) of a wild turkey in the Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee area.  It is corn-field or pole bean growing to about 6’ tall that can be used as a snap or dry shelling bean.  The pods are about 4” long and have flat, tannish white speckled appearance.  From the Wanigan Associates Collection organized by the late John Withee. SSF Packet: 1/2 oz ...

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Beans, Tuscany Pole (95 days)  Phaseolus vulgaris We obtained this lovely round pole bean at a seed swap and upon further research it is also being stewarded by our friends at Uprising Seeds as “Annie Jackson”, an heirloom from Russia, via Manitoba, Canada.  That’s one of the funny things about heirlooms is that as they pass from hand to hand over the years their stories are augmented, and braided with one another and can change.  Anyhow the seeds we have are identical in every respect to the Annie Jackson strain.  Pretty dry beans are somewhat roundish, shiny creamy white and burgundy much like the black and white pattern on Calypso/Orca beans.  We found that it was able to grow fairly well up corn as a support.  SSF. Packet: half ounce...

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Beans, Whipple, Bush  (90-110 days) Phaselous vulgaris This is a real standout from our production in 2016 where it charmed its way into everyone's hearts on the crew. Vigorous growing bushy plants with short runners that make prolific sets of 6-8" pods that yield plump beans of deep purple with darker purple splotches. We received this bean from our friend and seed keeper, Marjory House who named the beans after Lee and Dana Whipple who retired to Oregon with several other families from the longest running family co-op outside of Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Whipple was a minister, and started the church of the Brethren in Springfield, but also guest spoke at many other churches. He also traveled around to, local schools to talk about equality for all races. He had marched and worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 60's in Chicago.This Pacific Northwest variety has been a stand-out performer in 2017-2020 Dry Farming Collaborative Trials, and in tastings. Large, richly flavored beans are particularly good in slow-cooked chili. The Whipple Family, for which this bean is named, worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. before moving to Douglas County, Oregon, in the 1970s. HEIRLOOM. SSF. Packet - 1 oz ...

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