Bean Type: Pole

Growing Notes: The plants have white blossoms and flattened 7-8 inch long pods.

NYU Seed Library Member: Laura Kumar

Where did you find your bean?

A Bean Collector’s Window

Where are you growing your bean?

East facing deck.

What is your connection to the bean? Why did you choose this particular bean?

The grower is from Ireland, emigrated to Boston and later to Canada. Many of my ancestors also immigrated from Ireland to the US (New York). The only beans I recall eating while growing up were lima and green beans, and the occasional black bean. When I asked my parents about beans they ate or my grandparents ate they responded with fava beans, but otherwise the same as above. I thought I would choose a bean that has traveled a path similar to my ancestry.