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Bean Seeds, Grapevine Greasy, bean pods on the stalk
Bean Seeds, Grapevine Greasy, bean pods on the stalk
Bean Seeds, Grapevine Greasy, bean plant
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Bean Seeds, Grapevine Greasy, bean pods on the stalk
Bean Seeds, Grapevine Greasy, bean pods on the stalk
Bean Seeds, Grapevine Greasy, bean plant

Bean Seeds, Grapevine Greasy

$4.50

Greasy Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris): These delicious and culturally important beans have been grown in the Grapevine community of Madison County for many years. Harvested when the green bean pods are quite mature, the seeds have begun to fill out, making for a heartier dish. These beans are a longstanding Western North Carolina staple, great for canning and eating fresh. Mature seeds are white. Requires trellising. 

Weight (avg. seeds): 14 g (20 avg. seeds per packet)

Seed Grower: Matt Wallace, Rabbit Den Farm, Marshall, NC

USA Shipping Only | $5 Flat Rate or FREE Shipping on Orders over $45 | Our collective members pack and ship the seeds together. First Ship Date, Feb 15, 2026.

Greasy Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris): These delicious and culturally important beans have been grown in the Grapevine community of Madison County for many years. Harvested when the green bean pods are quite mature, the seeds have begun to fill out, making for a heartier dish. These beans are a longstanding Western North Carolina staple, great for canning and eating fresh. Mature seeds are white. Requires trellising. 

Weight (avg. seeds): 14 g (20 avg. seeds per packet)

Seed Grower: Matt Wallace, Rabbit Den Farm, Marshall, NC

USA Shipping Only | $5 Flat Rate or FREE Shipping on Orders over $45 | Our collective members pack and ship the seeds together. First Ship Date, Feb 15, 2026.

Matt Wallace has been saving these bean seeds since 2022. He received them from a neighbor who has been growing them in the Grapevine community of Madison County his whole life, and the seeds have been grown and saved in Madison County, if not specifically Grapevine, for many generations. They are delicious! Best harvested when the green pods are quite mature so the beans have begun to develop, making for a heartier dish. They are great for fresh eating, canning, and traditionally dried to create ‘leather britches’. We love how much history greasy beans have in Western North Carolina and how many mountain families have saved seeds from them for generations. Greasy beans are pretty unique to our area, and we would love to see them planted in other people's gardens to become kitchen staples and family favorites!

Stuck for bean inspiration? Check out these recipes from legume lover and dear friend of our project, Sheri Castle: In Praise of Pole Beans

Matt Wallace, Rabbit Den Farm, Marshall, NC

Matt has been seed saving and organizing seed swaps in WNC for 15+ years. He is involved with a group that stewards 3 seed libraries in Madison County and is working towards creating a countywide (or perhaps WNC-wide) seed savers network to coordinate seed saving and sharing efforts for community use. He also grows seeds commercially and runs a plant nursery. Located in Marshall, North Carolina, Rabbit Den Farm is an ecologically driven plant nursery and mixed vegetable farm with a focus on fall storage crops and heirloom corn.