Where do bean seeds come from?
I've been corresponding about our bean project with Janice, a representative for the Central Bean Company, and learning a lot. Pretty little 1-pound bags of beans at the Central Bean Company Here's something I know now: Central Bean, located in Quincy Washington, produces real Orca beans. Not everyone who claims to do that really does. I found similar false claims from Ujaama Seeds , North Circle Seeds , Adaptive Seeds , Annie's Heirloom Seeds , and even Walmart , and many others. Dr. Miles told me that when she reached out to these seed suppliers to tell them of the error, they mostly shrugged and said something like "eh, who cares?" Here are things to know about Orcas: Orca beans are not an heirloom variety. If you see claims about black-and-white beans being "a dramatic find in 1992" or "preserved over generations", it's not an Orca bean. Orca beans are not "also known as Ying/Yang, Calypso, or Wolverine beans". Those...