Enjoy the taste of history
Ancient varieties of beans and lentils
Many of our bean varieties have been eaten for thousands of years. Favas fed the Egyptians who built the Great Pyramids. Zuni Gold sustained the Native Americans who lived in the arid Southwest. For time-tested nutrition and good health, people around the world have enjoyed a bowl of beans. Get yours today!
"Beans are such a nice, neutral canvas, you can make a big, basic pot of them and then play around with them differently every day."
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Crescent Dragonwagon, author of
'Bean by Bean'
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About CHP Heirloom beans
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For more than a decade, Country Harvest Pantry has sourced heritage and heirloom dry beans from small growers across the United States. These growers do heroic work to preserve genetic diversity and the nutritional benefits inherent in dry beans. Your purchase supports these small growers.
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Some varieties are thousands of years old. Others are newer, but all breed true -- they aren't hybrids. If you plant our beans (although we like eating them better!), you'll get more of the same bean.
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Previously offered only at farmers markets in Tucson, Arizona, Country Harvest Pantry now sells more than 40 kinds of beans, legumes, and soup mixes nationally. Beans are always from the most recent harvest and are packed in one-pound packages. Every package includes a bay leaf because beans are always better with bay. Taste the history!
About me
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I'm Robin Mather, and I've been a food journalist for more than 40 years. I've written
for The Detroit News, the Chicago Tribune, the Arizona Daily Star, Cooking Light, and
Mother Earth News.
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Heirloom and heritage foods have been my passion since the early 1990s. I'm delighted to
have this chance to help you enjoy them, too!
I'm the author of two books. My third, 'The Feast of the Dove: How to Eat Well in Good Times and Bad,'
will be published later this summer.
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All recipes on this site are my original recipes and I retain ownership.
"The cultivation of beans has been crucial to the development of civilization: as a source of protein, as cattle fodder and as a means of replenishing nitrogen in the soil."
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Ken Albala,
food historian and author of
"Beans: A History"
Heirloom beans
Sourced from small growers
across the United States
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Dry beans are one of the last crops with true genetic diversity. It's important to preserve their unique qualities.
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Like all dry beans, they're a source of complete protein when combined with grains such as rice, corn or wheat.
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High in fiber, with no cholesterol and little fat, beans have nourished people around the world for thousands of years.
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Dry beans are a great option to help your health and your budget. Stock up on heirloom beans today!
