Autochtones

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)

These 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.

A 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!

Originally from Chile and Argentina this bean produced really well in Southern Quebec.  Rich tasting and about the size of a kidney bean, they are such a beauty to look at.

A very productive vine that reached the top of my 6′ trellis and fell over the other side as well.  A French heirloom that are delicious in Cassoulet meals – slow cooked meals.