Tom Shepherd's Local Beans!

You heard right! We're bringin' in local dried beans! Hopefully they'll be out and ready to buy this afternoon.

If you've never tried truly fresh, local beans your totally missing out. Fresh beans are MUCH easier to cook, because while they are dried, they were dried very recently. Here's a little description of the varieties we're getting:

Black Turtle Beans

These are your  basic black beans. They have a dense, meaty texture and flavor reminiscent of mushrooms. If you've had mexican food recently, this is most likely the bean you ate. YUM.

Canario Beans

A classic bean from Peru, the Mayacoba is also known as Canario or Peruano. It's a small but meaty thin-skinned bean that will take on all the flavors you can throw at it but still hold its shape. Great as a substitute for Canellini or great Northern beans but unique in its own right.
Suggestions: Pot beans, chiles, salads, stews