Tag Archives: tepary

Trial Planting of Tepary Beans

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Dave @ HappyAcres

I mentioned a while back that I was going to try growing tepary beans (Phaseolus acutifolius) this year. The plants are very heat and drought tolerant, and the beans themselves are high in protein, calcium and other minerals. Back in … Continue reading →

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Monday Recap: Crunchy and Seeded

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Lots of crunchy vegetables are coming in right now. Like the April Cross daikon radishes. I’ll probably ferment some of those in the below photo for crunchy pickles. A little bit of them went on a salad yesterday, and I … Continue reading →

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Featured Cooking Bean: Brown Tepary

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Dave @ HappyAcres

This year I am on a mission to cook and eat as many different varieties of beans as possible. This is another in a series about my observations about those beans. Imagine there was a bean that was drought tolerant … Continue reading →

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