STOCK UP FOR THE WINTER WITH AMAZING LOCAL HEIRLOOM BEANS TO COOK ALONG WITH YOUR ODF VEGGIES!
Bulk Pack 1 - includes one bag each of the following 1 lb bags:
Chili Bean Mix - Soldier, Jacob’s Cattle, Light Red Kidney mix
Flageolets - small green gourmet
Heirloom Bean Soup - 10 to 20 variety mix!
Marfax - small golden brown, nutty flavor
Peregion - beautiful, holds pattern after cooking
Bulk Pack 2 - includes one bag each of the following 1 lb bags:
Black Turtle - classic, organic
Boston Cranberry - historic Midcoast Maine striped kidney
King of the Early - robust early red bean with beige stripes
Marfax - small golden brown, nutty flavor
Otebo - versatile small sweet Japanese navy bean
Amanda and Tyler have been huge fans of Baer’s Best Beans since discovering them while working on farms in Massachusetts. Charley and Carol are an inspiration to farmers like us, pioneers paving the way for young farmers who want to return to a way of growing that focuses on quality, special products grown with love and care. Many of these beans are heirloom varieties you can’t find anywhere else! We are so proud to be carrying Baer’s beans and offering folks a GREAT DEAL with these two bulk packages. Buy one bundle of five one-pound bags for $30 or two packs of ten one-pound bags total for $50. This is a great deal for a very special product.
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Watch this 2022 feature on Baer’s Best Beans on Weekends with Yankee!
Watch the whole process including hand-grading at the very end!
From https://www.baersbest.com:
“Charley and Carol Baer have operated Baer's Best for over three decades specializing in heirloom bean varieties that have grown here in the Northeast since colonial days. Many years ago beans were a New England staple and some local people still remember the Saturday night traditional meal of baked beans and brown bread. Now many people are rediscovering the benefits and pleasures of having beans as a regular part of their diet and finding new ways to enjoy our specialty beans.
Our story begins in central Maine, where Charley got his start growing beans in the 1980's. By this time, dry bean production had been moving further west, and onto ever-larger farms for decades. But as with so many things, regional specialties and rare varieties were abandoned in favor of uniform fields.
With a fleet of mid-century farm equipment, and a handful of classic New England heirlooms from friends and other farmers, Baer’s Best was born. The farm operation has moved from one farm to another, added more equipment, and all the while Charley has continued collecting bean varieties. Now in its third decade growing and supplying beans, Baer's Best is located in southern Maine, where we grow a rotating cast of over 20 varieties of beans, some heirlooms, and some modern standards as well. Many of our varieties are no longer grown commercially anywhere else.
As a small farm we can harvest each type at peak maturity and quality. After the drying process is complete in the barn, the crop is cleaned with conventional screening machines followed by state-of-the-art gravity separation. One final time-consuming step we take with the beans is to use 100-year-old hand grading machines to do final QC. This results in a top quality product far better than commercial grades.
STOCK UP FOR THE WINTER WITH AMAZING LOCAL HEIRLOOM BEANS TO COOK ALONG WITH YOUR ODF VEGGIES!
Bulk Pack 1 - includes one bag each of the following 1 lb bags:
Chili Bean Mix - Soldier, Jacob’s Cattle, Light Red Kidney mix
Flageolets - small green gourmet
Heirloom Bean Soup - 10 to 20 variety mix!
Marfax - small golden brown, nutty flavor
Peregion - beautiful, holds pattern after cooking
Bulk Pack 2 - includes one bag each of the following 1 lb bags:
Black Turtle - classic, organic
Boston Cranberry - historic Midcoast Maine striped kidney
King of the Early - robust early red bean with beige stripes
Marfax - small golden brown, nutty flavor
Otebo - versatile small sweet Japanese navy bean
Amanda and Tyler have been huge fans of Baer’s Best Beans since discovering them while working on farms in Massachusetts. Charley and Carol are an inspiration to farmers like us, pioneers paving the way for young farmers who want to return to a way of growing that focuses on quality, special products grown with love and care. Many of these beans are heirloom varieties you can’t find anywhere else! We are so proud to be carrying Baer’s beans and offering folks a GREAT DEAL with these two bulk packages. Buy one bundle of five one-pound bags for $30 or two packs of ten one-pound bags total for $50. This is a great deal for a very special product.
*****************************
Watch this 2022 feature on Baer’s Best Beans on Weekends with Yankee!
Watch the whole process including hand-grading at the very end!
From https://www.baersbest.com:
“Charley and Carol Baer have operated Baer's Best for over three decades specializing in heirloom bean varieties that have grown here in the Northeast since colonial days. Many years ago beans were a New England staple and some local people still remember the Saturday night traditional meal of baked beans and brown bread. Now many people are rediscovering the benefits and pleasures of having beans as a regular part of their diet and finding new ways to enjoy our specialty beans.
Our story begins in central Maine, where Charley got his start growing beans in the 1980's. By this time, dry bean production had been moving further west, and onto ever-larger farms for decades. But as with so many things, regional specialties and rare varieties were abandoned in favor of uniform fields.
With a fleet of mid-century farm equipment, and a handful of classic New England heirlooms from friends and other farmers, Baer’s Best was born. The farm operation has moved from one farm to another, added more equipment, and all the while Charley has continued collecting bean varieties. Now in its third decade growing and supplying beans, Baer's Best is located in southern Maine, where we grow a rotating cast of over 20 varieties of beans, some heirlooms, and some modern standards as well. Many of our varieties are no longer grown commercially anywhere else.
As a small farm we can harvest each type at peak maturity and quality. After the drying process is complete in the barn, the crop is cleaned with conventional screening machines followed by state-of-the-art gravity separation. One final time-consuming step we take with the beans is to use 100-year-old hand grading machines to do final QC. This results in a top quality product far better than commercial grades.
