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6.23.10: Much to my dismay, after mailing several pieces of my jewelry to Hoffman Media to be photographed for the July/August issue of Cooking with Paula Deen magazine, my jewelry did not appear in the issue at all. My excitement has turned to embarrassment, after having told countless customers my jewelry would be in the magazine. I am extremely let down but not discouraged. There is, however, a beautiful interview of Jere and Emilee Gettle of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds — well worth the read. Thank you to all the people who shared my original excitement. As soon as I dry my eyes, I will go back to drilling seeds . . .
" Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth:" and it was so. Gen.1:11
Beans (except fava beans from Egypt and soy beans from Asia) originated in the “New World”. Hundreds of the original varieties, with all of their special qualities of color, flavor and nutrition, have already disappeared. Saverine Creek Heirlooms is helping to keep several of the remaining varieties of organic seeds in production. Help us save those that remain. “Green gift” yourself or someone you love the unaltered beauty of natural organic heirloom dry beans and seeds displayed in our hand crafted designs using Nature's “seed bead” gems. Most of our seeds come from our own garden. Seeds gifted to us are offered as well, and are listed below.
Black
Good Mother Stallard bean is a
strain from the Red Good Mother Stallard, isolated by Saverine
Creek Heirlooms in 2004. Black-red ovals with small white patches and dots.
Black
Nightfall is a beautiful bean, with it’s grays
shading to black. It is reminiscent of the waning light at evening.
Its origin, sadly, is lost in the past. Silver gray ovals with black swatches in varying locations and little islands of black throughout.
Brockton horticultural beans were first introduced in 1885 and are now
used as a dry shelled bean. A vibrant red-brown oval with deep mahogany streaks.
Cherokee
Trail of Tears was carried by the Cherokee
Indians on their forced journey of relocation, which began in
Georgia in 1838 and during which over 4,000 Cherokees died. Glistening narrow black ovals.
Christmas Lima originated in Peru, first recognized in the 1840's. This bean is also known as Chestnut Bean because its flavor resembles that of the nut. The lovely swirls of maroon on this bean's white background remain even after cooking. Christmas Limas are now adapted to the high desert region of the American Southwest.
Green
Flageolet, which varies in color from cream to palest
green, is known from the early 1800's in France. It was once
treasured by the greatest chefs and is now an endangered variety. Elongated ovals with the faintest touch of green.
Hopi Purple String beans (a/k/a Rio Zape) have been found in the Anasazi cliff-dwelling ruins in the USA southwest. This bean has a hint of chocolate flavor.
Indian Woman Yellow was brought to Montana from Europe by a Swedish family. This bean is a rare heirloom variety now found in Native American communities in Montana.
Jacob’s
Cattle beans, named from the Biblical story, are
related to the Pueblo Anasazi beans of the American Southwest. Beans have patterns of maroon, gold or (rare) brown across a white oval.
Magpie beans were developed in France, then reintroduced to the United States around 1905. (All beans except soy and fava originated in the New World, ) We received this seed as a gift from Louise Godbold of Holt, Michigan, who grew it for many years in her garden.
New
World Corn (the “mother” of all
modern corn) once existed in hundreds of varieties, each with
its own special qualities of color, flavor and nutrition. Few
of the varieties remain today, and they are threatened by genetic
contamination. Some of the varieties are Hopi Blue, Hopi Pink & Hopi Magenta Parching, Oaxacan Green Dent, Mandan Bride, and Earth Tones Dent
Paint
Dry beans are closely related to the famous Yellow
Eye. This variety is one of the historic open-pollinated varieties we are helping to preserve.
(Open-pollinated means you can plant the seeds you save). Creamy white with an island of brown, dotted with a white teardrop.
Red
Calypso beans were grown every summer by the first
Midwest settlers. They are appreciated for their unusual roasted,
smoky flavor. A stunning, bold bright white with burgundy.
Red
Good Mother Stallard An old-fashioned food staple, Good Mother Stallard beans have been maintained by the Drowns family over several generations. Areas of white invade intense claret-red ovals.
Scarlet
Emperor runner beans have been cultivated for many
centuries in the cool, misty highlands of Central America where
they grow as perennials. They were introduced to Europe as early
as the 1600s. The Scarlet Emperor was named in 1906. Large, regal and of distinct shape, this bean is of a consistent deep garnet red with small islands of a rich salmon pink color.
Spanish
Tolosana, also known as “the prince,” was
carried by early Spanish missionaries from the New World to
the Old. Today, this bean is rare in the New World, and is not
preserved in either Canadian or USA gene banks. A lively balance of dark and light, deep and pale red ovals.
Tiger’s
Eye beans are believed to have originated
in either Chile or Argentina over 100 years ago. This variety is one of the historic open-pollinated varieties we are helping to preserve.
(Open-pollinated means you can plant the seeds you save). A shimmering bright red-brown with graceful dark curves scattered along the compact oval.
True
Red Cranberry beans originated in Maine, and
served as a staple of the Abenaki Indians and lumbermen in the
Northeastern United States. Compact, almost round spheres of deep, dark with a pearly eyelet of white. (top of page )
Pipian squash (a/k/a Calabacita) dates at least from pre-Columbian Latin America. Regional variations can be either round or elongated, and are green or gray with white stripes. The gray type is often referred to as “gray zucchini”. (Squash of other varieties with the same appearance are also sold as calabacita because of similar appearance.)
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