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Climbing green beans, gives 6 to 7 very small beans per pod. They are a nice pink, and are delicious as dry beans. Just as delicious as green beans, and produces a lot.
This bean was given during a Seedy Saturday to René Paquet, then volunteer representative at the Canada Seeds of Diversity booth, by Marie-Jeanne Disant, from Quebec City. René then shared a couple with me, and it didn't take long before charmed by their high-yields and color!
Marie-Jeanne Disant: "I am so glad to find other enthusiasts for my grandma's bean. I have been saving them since the 70s, sharing them with whomever wants them, telling myself how important it is to save this heritage!"
"I did indeed get those beans from my grandma. She was living in France and had never left her Ile-de-France community, unlike these beans which have crossed the ocean! She had received them from her Swiss neighbor, who made her this gift between the two wars. How did the bean initially get to Europe, and Switzerland, I have no idea! But when I moved to Quebec in the 90s, I brought some in my shoes. I thought I wasn't infringing on the law that much, since I was simply bringing them back to their original continent. [...] One more thing, they can eaten as green beans even when the small seeds are forming inside, since they are so tender."
We later on learned that Mrs. Disant carried the beans in the shoes in her suitcase, not the ones she was wearing.
Package: 30 seeds
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Ancient variety with late maturity.
The pods are long, around 15 cm, and green with purple strikes. The beans are small, with grey-brown marks, and have a subtle hazelnut taste.
This bean comes from the Old Continent, where it was widely grown, but has since adapted to Quebec's growing conditions.
Package: 30 seeds
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Semi-Runner/Dry. 100 days to first dry seed.
Viney plants can be grown on the ground like a bush bean, but would probably benefit from growing on some support. Very productive of 4 to 5 inch oval green pods that are lightly streaked with purple. 4 to 6 small seeds per pod.
The origin is unsure but, according to Fruitition Seeds, seeds were traded at the Common Ground Fair in Maine, USA, in 2003. We obtained them from a seed swap in Ontario.
Package: 30 seeds
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We are pleased to introduce this mix of bush beans, selected for their taste, color, and hardiness. It includes Beurre de Rocquencourt (yellow), Dutch Princess (green), Nez Percé (light green), Apache (green), Famille Boucher (purple striped green), beurre à graine noire (yellow), Velour (purple) et many others. This will add to your garden's and plate's diversity, and make you discover a new bean world!
Package: 30 seeds
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This bush bean, meant to be eaten dry, was shared with us by Mr. Vachon at a Seedy Saturday, in 2017.
He told us that his great-grandfather, Champlain Vachon, lived in Abitibi, QC, on Abenaki land. Did he obtain those beans from them? Regardless, the Vachon family has been growing them ever since, handing it down from father to son. Very similar to Early Mohawk beans.
Package: 30 seeds
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The Charlevoix Bean is a red kidney bean. Red kidney beans were grown by the Iroquoians and the Wyandot people. This variety was popular among Montreal family gardens until the 1950s.
When cooked, the Charlevoix Red Kidney bean provides a good consistency to meals like chilis, soups, and stews.
To learn more about red kidney beans, visit (in French): http://www.quebecuisine.ca/?q=faisons-un-peu-de-lumiere-sur-nos-celebres-bines-ou-feves-au-lard.
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This broad bean variety was traditionally grown in the Charlevoix region. It was widely consumed by the inhabitants of New France.
Similar to the Lac-Saint-Jean variety, it produces white flower and regular sized fruits.
Package: 15 seeds
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The Comtesse de Chambord bean is a very ancient variety, from the 1880's. As its name hints, it comes from the Chambord region, in France.
Its small pods of exceptional quality have a very thin skin contain elongated white beans, making it a highly-valued variety.
Branched plant with late maturity.
Package: 30 seeds
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The Ferland Family bean is a yellow, flat, climbing heirloom bean, saved by René Paquet of Seeds of Diversity.
Originating from Saints-Anges, they were handed to Mr. Gérard Parent in 2001 by Mrs. Carmelle Boily Ferland (1916-2015), who received them from her parents, Cleophas Boily et Demerise Turmel. According to Mrs. Paquet, who then received them from Mrs. Parent, they date back to before 1900.
The pods can be harvested fresh, even when pretty ripe, or as dry beans.
For more informations, visit (in French): https://potagersdantan.com/2016/05/13/le-haricot-ferland/
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The Golden Heirloom bean was grown by the Cantin family in Portneuf for many generations. This ancient variety is now endangered. It might be a slightly different version of the Yellow Canada Bean.
It produces green pods when still young, and golden yellow beans once mature. As a semi-dwarf variety, it can grow up to 1m tall.
Package: 30 seeds
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Hidatsa red beans are semi-climbing, productive, and grow large pods containing between 5 to 7 beans. This variety was originally bred by the Hidatsa tribe in the Missouri River valley, in North Dakota, USA. It was then introduced to the wider public by Oscar Will, a horticulture pioneer, in 1915.
Package: 25 seeds
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High-yielding bush bean producing shelling beans of a beautiful matte white color. They were given to us by an Iroquoian collector, but we were not able to retrieve its origin. The variety is mentioned in an old New York catalog, but it is described as a climbing variety. We do no have further informations. A rarity!
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