Organic Heirloom Dapple Grey Beans
Dapple Grey beans are an heirloom variety which have a distinctive white and grey pattern, and share their name with the coat of a grey, speckled horse.
We grew Dapple Grey beans interplanted with grain sorghum, inspired by the Indigenous practice of planting "the three sisters," with the sorghum acting as a living trellis for the beans. While Dapple Grey beans are technically a bush style bean, they do appreciate the extra support during the growing season. They benefit even more at harvest time, when the beans have dried down and use the sorghum plants to stay upright.
Grown by Meadowlark Organics in Ridgeway, WI as part of a diverse rotation. Certified Organic by NICS.
A portion of the proceeds from all bean and corn sales will be donated to Ohe·láku, a nonprofit made up of Oneida families relearning how to grow traditional White Corn together. Learn more here.
Pick through beans carefully!
The quality of beans we grew in 2024 was our best yet, but for a few reasons out of our control, we saw more "foreign material” make it into the combine. It’s important to pick through these beans for any small rocks and bits of soil that have snuck past our cleaners. We are working on adding sorting machines that can clean the beans more effectively in years like this. In the meantime we thank you for your understanding!
Dapple Grey beans are an heirloom variety which have a distinctive white and grey pattern, and share their name with the coat of a grey, speckled horse.
We grew Dapple Grey beans interplanted with grain sorghum, inspired by the Indigenous practice of planting "the three sisters," with the sorghum acting as a living trellis for the beans. While Dapple Grey beans are technically a bush style bean, they do appreciate the extra support during the growing season. They benefit even more at harvest time, when the beans have dried down and use the sorghum plants to stay upright.
Grown by Meadowlark Organics in Ridgeway, WI as part of a diverse rotation. Certified Organic by NICS.
A portion of the proceeds from all bean and corn sales will be donated to Ohe·láku, a nonprofit made up of Oneida families relearning how to grow traditional White Corn together. Learn more here.
Pick through beans carefully!
The quality of beans we grew in 2024 was our best yet, but for a few reasons out of our control, we saw more "foreign material” make it into the combine. It’s important to pick through these beans for any small rocks and bits of soil that have snuck past our cleaners. We are working on adding sorting machines that can clean the beans more effectively in years like this. In the meantime we thank you for your understanding!
Dapple Grey beans are an heirloom variety which have a distinctive white and grey pattern, and share their name with the coat of a grey, speckled horse.
We grew Dapple Grey beans interplanted with grain sorghum, inspired by the Indigenous practice of planting "the three sisters," with the sorghum acting as a living trellis for the beans. While Dapple Grey beans are technically a bush style bean, they do appreciate the extra support during the growing season. They benefit even more at harvest time, when the beans have dried down and use the sorghum plants to stay upright.
Grown by Meadowlark Organics in Ridgeway, WI as part of a diverse rotation. Certified Organic by NICS.
A portion of the proceeds from all bean and corn sales will be donated to Ohe·láku, a nonprofit made up of Oneida families relearning how to grow traditional White Corn together. Learn more here.
Pick through beans carefully!
The quality of beans we grew in 2024 was our best yet, but for a few reasons out of our control, we saw more "foreign material” make it into the combine. It’s important to pick through these beans for any small rocks and bits of soil that have snuck past our cleaners. We are working on adding sorting machines that can clean the beans more effectively in years like this. In the meantime we thank you for your understanding!
