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Bean Seeds, Greasy

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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 they are quite mature, there's some actual bean in the pods, making for a heartier dish. These are a longstanding WNC staple bean and great for canning too.

Germination Rate: 93%

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

Grower: 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 and is working towards creating a county wide (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, NC Rabbit Den Farm is an ecologically driven plant nursery and mixed vegetable farm with a focus on fall storage crops and heirloom corn.

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, 2025.

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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 they are quite mature, there's some actual bean in the pods, making for a heartier dish. These are a longstanding WNC staple bean and great for canning too.

Germination Rate: 93%

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

Grower: 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 and is working towards creating a county wide (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, NC Rabbit Den Farm is an ecologically driven plant nursery and mixed vegetable farm with a focus on fall storage crops and heirloom corn.

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, 2025.

I've been saving them for 3 years and they've been saved by my neighbors for decades if not longer. I got them from a neighbor who has been growing them in the Grapevine community of Madison County his whole life. The seeds have been grown and saved in Madison County, if not specifically Grapevine, for generations. They are delicious! You harvest them when they are quite mature so there's some actual bean in the pods, making for a heartier dish then just plain old green beans. They are great for canning too. I really love how much history greasy beans have in WNC and how many mountain families have saved seeds on them for generations here. They are a variety that is pretty unique to our area and I'd love to see them continue to get planted in other people's gardens.

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