Bean: Oregon Giant

This is the bean that introduced us to dual-purpose beans. We like to cook pods when they are big and still juicy, although at that point they have strings like a traditional string bean. Also tasty when smaller and stringless, but with a much milder flavor. Can be used as (huge) fresh shelling beans and/or for dry beans. Pods shed off a fair amount of rain when drying down. Plants tolerate shade and cold wet weather very well. Most famous for being a commercial bean grown for the canning industry from the 1930s through 1970s and recently appeared to be lost. All of our plants are grown right here on our farm in Hendricks county without any chemical intervention. Seeds saved from plants grown locally will grow and produce better then plants grown in foreign environments with different soil, weather and moisture then what we have here. All of the seed that we grow and sell are from non-hybrid heirloom varieties that are all non gmo and open pollinated. All of our seed saving work is done by hand without machines so you will get some plant material and chaff in with the seed. All seed packets have been made from recycled magazines. Approximately 25 seeds per packet.