Bush Beans Phaseolus vulgaris except where noted.
All packs contain 25g unless otherwise indicated.
All packs contain 25g unless otherwise indicated.
Apaloosa 90 days to dry stage Can be used as a snap bean, with long, slender green pods, but excels as a classic heirloom baking bean, holding its shape nicely when cooked. Yields a rich, herbaceous flavour baked or in soups. Productive in cool climates.
Beurre De Rocquencourt 60 days to snap. Yellow bush wax bean. Originating in Rocquencourt France, a town near Versailles known historically for its fine vegetables in the 19th century. A reliable and continuous producer of slender, flavorful pods with a delectable, buttery taste that stay crisp when cooked
Bumblebee 90 days to dry stage. A rare dry-bean, bush-habit heirloom from the state of Maine. Named after its remarkably large seeds, 3-5 nestled in each five-inch pod. Beans have a maroon/ochre splash of colour around the hilium against a background colour of white. Plants are stout, thick and hardy! One of our favourites for bean soups due to the mild flavour.
Fin de Bagnol 60-65 days to snap stage. A French heirloom ‘haricot vert’ from the 1800’s, producing loads of fine, thin and tender filet beans. The key is to pick young and pencil-thick. Picked often, they just keep on producing. Perfect for staggered harvests in home gardens.
Orca 80-90 days to maturity A rare heirloom cultivar with distinctive black & white markings reminiscent of the whale. Best as a dry soup bean or baking bean. Mild flavour and smooth texture. Robust, strong, productive & widely adapted. Also called Ying yang after the Chinese symbol.
Pois Fèves Laliberté 85 days to dry stage. A true Québec heirloom, quite rare now, meant to be used as a dry soup or baking bean. Beans are plump, off-white and almost spherical. They look like fat little peas, but are in fact beans. Plants are stocky, robust and productive.
Vermont Cranberry 65 days to snap, 90 days to dry stage Old-time New England bush bean variety, known before 1876. A superb shell bean in salads & relishes, with an excellent sweet flavour.
Windsor Broad Bean Vicia faba 85 days. One of the oldest of human food crops! This variety dates to 1860. Extremely versatile – can be harvested at multiple stages for multiple purposes. Even the young leaves can be eaten like spinach! Sow very early in the spring- just after crocuses emerge and the soil can be worked. Plants are 3 to 4 feet tall and may require support. Seeds are large, plump and succulent. Try them in hummus! 28 grams.
