Dean, thanks for doing all that footwork! I especially enjoyed "Masai, Leather Britches Beans, and many more..." but have yet to finish the article. The fellow is a good writer.

George

Dean i'm sorry i don't have any links of my own to add but i wanted to thank you for the good reading. Appreciate your sharing.

Thanks so much for posting these, Dean. I posted a link to this thread on the bean swap on the Round Robins forum. I've really enjoyed learning a little more about some varieties I was unfamiliar with.

I found these to articles very helpful though they are more basic and general info:

A Tale of Three Heirloom Beans

Beans (which includes a lot of vegetable species!)

Learning to grow beans is fun
Bruce

strange, my first link there is named "How to Grow Beans" not "A Tale of Three Heirloom Beans" completely different page.

B

grymntl thank you for the additional links. I really liked the second link, which makes for a good introduction for beginners like myself.

Here are a couple more articles I ran across in the last week.

Garden Beans Offer Year-Round Source of Great Flavor, Nutrition

My Legume Love Affair - A Third Helping - Some Nice Recipes

Fresh Peanuts

Greasy Beans In The Blue Ridge Mountains

Bill Best Article, and new to me description of people like us, "bean stock neophytes"
Cradle of Hope Greasy Beans & Garlic

Shades of My Childhood

Nice Looking recipes
Beans: A History & My Legume Love Affair Ninth Helping

Enjoy!

Dean

You Don't Know Beans.(Rancho Gordo)
Growing Beans for Beantown
ManyTracks Organic Gardening
The Worth Of A Hill Of Beans
Cargamanto/Cranberry Beans
BILL BEST AND HIS PASSION FOR APPALACHIAN HEIRLOOM SEEDS

Dean

Brown Beans(memory Lane story and Recipe)
A Hill o' Beans
Greasy Beans and Yellow-Eyed Peas
Very Problematic Bean
18th Century Beans
Uncle Jacks Beans

Dean

Here is a quarterly update of articles:

An African bean finds its way to america- cowpeas

Discover Cowpea

Growers carry on Cherokee tradition

Greasy Beans: We Like Them In Spite of Their Name

And for something different:
Rat Turds; a Secret to Fantastic Hot Peppers!

Enjoy!

Dean