In a Word: WOW!
Yesterday afternoon I send out an email with news about our new beans. Immediately we started to get orders. Lots of them. It was pretty wild. This morning we came...
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In the garden
Flageolet in Stock
Hooray for small victories. The flageolet are back in stock from our online store and we'll be bringing them to the farmers market this weekend. Our stock isn't unlimited, but...
Three Beans From Hidalgo
Three delicious new beans have arrived from Hidlago: Flor de Castilla: This is a dense, creamy bean with a this skin and delicious pot liquor. When raw, they change color...
Can You Help Me Name This Plant?
UPDATE: See the comments below but reader Robert advises us: The Agave outside Santo Domingo is Agave guiengola, a species native to eastern Oaxaca. It certainly is a striking plant,...
Somebody Found the Baby Jesus!
Our "top model" Eli, son of our own Susan and chef Miguel, found the baby Jesus in the rosca de reyes cake we had here at the warehouse. He was...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
I thought you'd get a kick out of the Christmas tree made by Susan in the warehouse. Thank you for helping make this our best year ever. I'm thankful you...
'Tis the Season
1. I'll be at the ferry plaza market tomorrow. We'll have books, popcorn, beans and gift boxes. Plus tortillas and chips. If you bought your book somewhere else and want...
Christmas Countdown
1. Sunday is our cutoff date for guaranteed Christmas deliver. Of course you can still order things but depending on how fast UPS is and our stock levels, your order...
Holiday Shipping
For guaranteed delivery by Christmas Sunday, December 14th is our cut off date. Of course, if you want to place your orders sooner, that would be ideal. Orders received between...
Flor de Castilla
You may have heard me rave on about a great bean from Michoacan called Rosa de Castilla. Well, apparently her slightly less pretty, but equally noteworthy, cousin is Flor de...
The View from Saturday
I apologize that the posts here have been a little inconsistent. Our focus for the last month and the next weeks ahead is getting out the Christmas orders. Staff changes...
Italian Bean Lust
In the 1980s, I spent a lot of time in Italy. I love the food, the people and the music. I was young and stupid and having a gas in...