Black Pearl, Soya Bean (80-90 days) Glycine Max An early maturing, black seeded soy bean that is well suited for edamame (fresh shelling beans) or waiting for the pretty satin black seeds to mature (mid- August for us here in SW Oregon). Plants grow to 20-30” tall and produce their beans above the leaf canopy for easy harvest.  SSF. Packet: Half Ounce ...

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Fava, Brown Speckled, "Surcan" Vicia Faba This variety was originally obtained in the Amaru region near the Sacred Valley in the Andes of Peru from a traditional seed-keeping family, who call it "Surcan" in their native Quechua language.  We have been selecting this strain for a uniformly brown and cream speckled pattern akin to a quail egg.  Typically planted in fall or early in spring (February or March) it can easily handle cold temperatures down to the teens. It flowers in April and May producing abundant nectar-rich white flowers that bees and pollinators adore. Green pods can be harvested for fresh shelling, boiled in salt water and eaten like edamame soybeans or allowed to dry down and used like chickpeas for a delicious hummus. HEIRLOOM. SSF  Packet: 1/2 ounce...

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Fava, Gold aka "Elio" Vicia Faba (80 days to green shelling beans)  This variety was originally obtained in the Amaru region near the Sacred Valley in the Andes of Peru from a traditional seed-keeping family who call it "Elio".  We have been selecting this strain for a uniformly yellow gold color.  Typically planted in fall or early in spring (February or March) it can easily handle cold temperatures down to the teens. It flowers in April and May producing abundant nectar-rich white flowers that bees and pollinators adore. Green pods can be harvested for fresh shelling, boiled in salt water and eaten like edamame soybeans or allowed to dry down and used like chickpeas for a delicious hummus. HEIRLOOM. SSF  Packet= .5 ounce (about 12 seeds)...

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Beans, Jackson Wonder Lima (70-80 days to green beans & 90-100 days to dry beans) - Phaseolus lunatus - Medium sized flat tan seeds with black and purple splashes. Bush growth habit. Can reliably grow and produce in shorter season areas such as the PNW. SRN Packet = 1/2oz...

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Musan, Soya Bean (120 days) Glycine Max We obtained this beautiful soy bean at a seed swap however it was collected in North Korea and contributed in 1998 by Randy Ireson, American Friends Service Committee (USDA Accession PI 612610.). Musan requires a fairly long season to mature but, if long enough, then it rewards growers with an abundance of pods for fresh shelling Edamame beans. Beans are bicolor blond and black. Flowers are white. Multi branched plants grow to about 36” tall. Very high in protein (from 53-61%).  Packet: Half Ounce ...

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