october or cranberry beans, where to find them

mesue · 08-04-2008, 02:38 AM

I am interested in buying maybe 25-100 lb bags of what we in the south call october beans, others call them cranberry beans because of their color. My Mom used to talk about remembering as a child them bringing in huge sacks of the beans they had bought from the store.

Anyway I figured probably some online strore sells them in large quanities, or if you know a grocery store in Va. that carries them in 5-10 lb. bags. TIA.

galeane29 · 08-04-2008, 09:10 AM

They are also known as Shelly Beans and Horticulture beans.

http://www.purcellmountainfarms.com/...37;20Beans.htm

I'll keep an eye out but so far that's the only site I've found them on.

mesue · 08-05-2008, 02:15 PM

Thanks, hubby was going to plant some in the garden, but we could not find any seed beans. We used to put them in the freezer instead of canning or completely drying. Now it is just too late in the season.

We did manage to get our hands on some heirloom green beans so we are happy about that. I will probably have about 80 quarts to can that is still in the garden, we've already canned 70 quarts, we did lose one jar, it did not seal. Hubby is saving plenty of the seeds so that we can share and cntinue to plant them in the future.

From what I am reading on the internet there are those that are worried about speculators running up the price of food the way they have done with oil, so I am planning ahead, just in case. We planted potatoes but they did not grow for some reason, so that was something I was counting on having and saving.

I have a link to a book that is online that was published in the 70's about how to survive, it was more about how to survive without working, but some of the things mentioned still applies. I've posted it in off chat, but I saved it in faovrites if you would like the link, let me know, it is an interesting read.

Eyore · 08-12-2008, 12:24 AM

They have Cranberry beans here.
http://www.bulkfoods.com/beans.asp?referrer=gobea

08-04-2008, 02:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
mesue Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: not the middle of nowhere but I can see it from here. Posts: 4,313 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 26 Thanked 149 Times in 87 Posts	october or cranberry beans, where to find them I am interested in buying maybe 25-100 lb bags of what we in the south call october beans, others call them cranberry beans because of their color. My Mom used to talk about remembering as a child them bringing in huge sacks of the beans they had bought from the store. Anyway I figured probably some online strore sells them in large quanities, or if you know a grocery store in Va. that carries them in 5-10 lb. bags. TIA. __________________ Ignorance is bliss but the question is can we afford it?

08-04-2008, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
galeane29 JoeMama Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sweet Home Alabama Posts: 5,062 iTrader: (4) Thanks: 1,050 Thanked 1,106 Times in 584 Posts	They are also known as Shelly Beans and Horticulture beans. http://www.purcellmountainfarms.com/...37;20Beans.htm I'll keep an eye out but so far that's the only site I've found them on. __________________

08-05-2008, 02:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
mesue Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: not the middle of nowhere but I can see it from here. Posts: 4,313 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 26 Thanked 149 Times in 87 Posts	Thanks, hubby was going to plant some in the garden, but we could not find any seed beans. We used to put them in the freezer instead of canning or completely drying. Now it is just too late in the season. We did manage to get our hands on some heirloom green beans so we are happy about that. I will probably have about 80 quarts to can that is still in the garden, we've already canned 70 quarts, we did lose one jar, it did not seal. Hubby is saving plenty of the seeds so that we can share and cntinue to plant them in the future. From what I am reading on the internet there are those that are worried about speculators running up the price of food the way they have done with oil, so I am planning ahead, just in case. We planted potatoes but they did not grow for some reason, so that was something I was counting on having and saving. I have a link to a book that is online that was published in the 70's about how to survive, it was more about how to survive without working, but some of the things mentioned still applies. I've posted it in off chat, but I saved it in faovrites if you would like the link, let me know, it is an interesting read. __________________ Ignorance is bliss but the question is can we afford it?

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08-12-2008, 12:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Eyore Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: PA Posts: 3,060 iTrader: (1) Thanks: 22 Thanked 104 Times in 78 Posts	They have Cranberry beans here. http://www.bulkfoods.com/beans.asp?referrer=gobea