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In Italy the bean is known as Monachine but since its name is regionally protected like Tarbais or Greek Elephant, in the US it goes by Pellegrini, named for Seattle's culinary icon Angelo Pellegrini who grew it for over 50 years. It is a dual purpose snap / dry bean that climbs to ~5 feet. It...

Frost Bean is listed in this year's Seed Savers Exchange yearbook by a Montana member.

Thanks for the welcome =). I prefer to direct seed too but I decided both to appease my itch to get planting despite Mother Nature's erratic mood and to pamper the smaller seed samples - that and if I wait til the ideal time to direct seed I was concerned I'd be overwhelmed given all that is...

This is my first year participating in this beany endeavor. Seeds for Allubias de Tolusa (15), Blue Star Gold (5), Chaska Purple (12), Chester (14), Cottontail (12) and Fountain Pitts Allen (12) were dusted with bean inoculate and started in pots today. And so the adventure begins!

eeps - sorry about that! I am on a small family farm in northwest Oakland County, Michigan. We share our land with a sizeable herd of rowdy, fun-loving (and sometimes naughty!), free-range heritage poultry that includes geese, ducks, turkeys and chickens. Passionate about eating flavorful...