Waitlist Beans

Produced in Mexico, this thick-skinned bean is big and beautiful. Not your average black bean. It's a firm bean but goes from dense to creamy with ...

Creamy, mild heirloom with a slight potato flavor and texture.  Black Calypso are also known as Orca beans—and they truly deserve that name, unlike...

A rich Borlotti bean from Piemonte in Italy. Slightly larger than standard Borlotti (Cranberry beans), Stregoni beans have the cherished nutty and ...

A rustic Italian-bred legume with an unusual, almost tooth-like shape, prized in Italy for its rich flavor.  In the 1980s, Steve lived in Italy and...

Our famous bean with the velvety texture and deep bean broth. A favorite classic pot bean. This absolutely delicious bean is similar to Good Mother...

A super mild European-style classic heirloom bean, known for its pairing with lamb but excellent as a pot bean and with roasted tomatoes.  We owe a...

Deep rich flavor, velvety texture and an addicting bean broth make Good Mother Stallard almost everyone's favorite bean. I hate when anyone asks me...

A mild bean with a velvety texture, also known in Mexico as "Frijol Apetito."  You'd be surprised at how many variations there are on pretty, purpl...

A firm red bean with a rich flavor and superb pot liquor. When our friends at Xoxoc sent the sample, our immediate reaction was “Not another red be...

RIch, hearty, brothy, and bold. California grown from Italian seed. Limited production. One of our most popular beans, Ojo de Cabra (Eye of the Goa...

Mild with a creamy interior, this rare heirloom is ready to be put to work in your favorite soup or chowder.  This eye-catching bean is thought to ...

An heirloom passed down for generations in rural Hidalgo, Mexico, this small, compact bean produces a rich, flavorful broth.  In Mexico, a rebozo i...

The classic heirloom bean that inspired the birth of Rancho Gordo. Suggestions of chocolate and coffee make this pinto-family rarity one of our fav...

Prized black beans from Oaxaca with rich flavor and a renowned bean broth. Smaller than your average black turtle beans, these tiny heirlooms are c...

A small, hearty and dense bean that's drought-tolerant and indigenous to the American southwest.  Suggestions: Salads, pot beans, dips, casseroles,...

If you love red beans, you'll want to grab a bag of these sturdy yet incredibly creamy heirlooms grown on the West Coast from Italian seed stock. G...

We are excited to introduce you to this historic heirloom from the Willamette Valley that somehow manages to be light and substantial at the same t...