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  • From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Soup - Dry Bean Sources
  • Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:38:33 -0500


On Mar 13, 2010, at 10:06 AM, Richard Stewart wrote:

I am looking for enough soup bean seed source to plant 2 to 3 acres this year.  I am mechanically planting and harvesting them this year.

I've grow several heirloom varieties and newer hybrids.  The one I am looking for this year was labeled by several companies as just "Southwestern Black Bean" which is a poor description and quite generic.  Its about the same size as a soybean though not perfectly round and all that I harvested last year seem to pass through the bean planters for

The problem I have is finding a good source where I can order enough beans to fill my grain drill.  I need to order several hundred pounds.

Buying them a couple hundred seeds at a time is not an option.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Cheers!

Richard Stewart
Carriage House Farm
North Bend, Ohio


Fedco lists Midnight Black Turtle in 25 lb sizes, and Johnny's in 100 lb +; is that any help? I don't know how similar it is to Southwestern Black.

March 19 is Fedco's deadline for mail orders. but you can also order online. 


-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale






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