Haricots
String Beans
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Extremely productive climbing dry bean, this beige and deep red speckled seed is a delight in the on your plate. Small seed that is very tasty and versatile for the recipes in the kitchen that will not disappoint any gardener willing to try a new bean in their garden. Seeds given to me by Stephen McComber Mohawk Seed saver from Kahnawake.
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Soldier Bean
$4.00Soldier Bean
$4.00Soldier beans, also called red-eye beans, come from New England, where Americans have been growing them since the 1800s. It received its name because if you look real close the red marking looks like a little toy soldier standing with it’s arms beside it’s body.
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Growing to 6 feet/2 metres this pole bean is a dependable producer of large, heavy, round, deep red beans that look like a ripe cranberry and have a rich full-bodied flavour. They go really well in baked beans and are a staple in Maine baked bean recipes. This is a disputed bean as many Indigenous communities claim it to be originally from their villages. I received this bean from Fred Wiseman, Abenaki from Vermont and so rightfully named it Vermont Abenaki Cranberry bean.
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Beautiful pole bean that sports fiery red flowers that attract hummingbird. This plant needs to be supported as it will climb on anything around it and can actually pull down tutors if not properly staked into the ground. Can be eaten as fresh and dried beans.
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Haricots Black Nightfall
$4.00Haricots Black Nightfall
$4.00These heavily productive vines will need support, but your harvest will be worth it. ALOT of snacking beans as well as a generous amount of dried beans made this bean a winner in our gardens this year. Growing up to 5-7′ the 5″ pods that house 4-6 beans each. I got this variety from Rebecca Ivanoff at a seed swap in London Ontario at a EFAO conference. -
Also known as Cherokee Black, the variety is good as both a snap and a dry bean; when mature, the greenish-purple 6” pods encase shiny jet-black seeds. This bean was shared with Seed Savers Exchange by the late Dr. John Wyche of Hugo, Oklahoma. His Cherokee ancestors carried this bean over the Trail of Tears, the infamous winter death march from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma (1838-39) that left a trail of 4,000 graves. Pole
(source : Seed savers exchange)
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Dolloff Beans
$4.00Dolloff Beans
$4.00These beans are cute, almost lima shaped beans that need a trellis to grow or they will crawl all over the ground. The pods are large with 5-6 beans inside. They take the whole season to grow but will provide you with an abundance of seeds when fully grown. Abenaki heritage bean from Vermont, this bean is perfectly suited for Quebec as long as you get it in the ground in early May.
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Early Mohawk Bean
$4.00Early Mohawk Bean
$4.00Early mohawk is a bush type bean with big pods filled with plump white/beige seeds that are speckled with a beautiful red pink spots. This may be a bush bean but it produces ALOT of seeds for its size. A worth while seed to have for small places
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An old French Canadian heirloom originally from the Cantin family of Quebec where it was grown for generations. The mustard colored seeds are used for delicious baked beans. Similar to Worchester Indian (Old Canada Bush Bean) which is one of the oldest types of beans except for the intense coloration of the seed. An early bean that dries beautifully on the plant and is easy to shell.
(Source: heritageharvestseeds.com)
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Iroquois Cornbread Beans
$4.00Iroquois Cornbread Beans
$4.00A great cornbread bean that grows very easily, a bush bean but can be semi vining, looking for something to hold to. Alot of pods on the plant, so much so that they get heavy and can fall down. I had to stake them to ensure that they did not fall over. These beans go well in salads, chili and soup. Very versatile and tasty, creamier than a kidney bean.
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Jacobs Cattle Bean
$4.00Jacobs Cattle Bean
$4.00The beans flavoring is fruity, rich and nutty, its consistency, dense and meaty. Jacobs Cattle shelling beans are edible at all periods of maturity.
Though Jacob’s Cattle shelling beans can be eaten raw when young, they are most suited as a soup and cassoulet bean as the beans hold their shape under long cooking, stand up well to plenty of seasoning, and possess a rich aroma when slow cooked. -
Kahnawake Pole beans
$4.00Kahnawake Pole beans
$4.00A delicious pole bean from Kahnawake. What makes this bean so amazing is that it can be eaten off the vine all season long, even as the seeds are swelling in the pod. It is also very tasty when it is a dried bean.
These beans will climb and climb if given the trellis to do so. Great to cover a wall!