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Bolita Bean
Spanish settlers to the northern New Mexican region initially presented the Bolita Bean to North America. After this introduction, the bean was incorporated into much of the American Indian food traditions in the Four Corners region. With its high protein content and its general ease on the stomach, the Bolita Bean became an important crop bean, quickly becoming extensively cultivated throughout the American southwest.
The beans are deep, pinkish-beige—almost salmon in color—and boast a taste richer in flavor than the Pinto bean, to which it is often compared. Unfortunately, because of this easy association, the Bolita Bean often looses out to the pinto bean in sales and cultivation.
Courtesy of Native Seeds/SEARCH
Courtesy of Native Seeds/SEARCH
Producers:
Moriarty, NM
Schwebach Farm
PO Box 327
807 W. Martinez Road
Moriarty, NM 87035-0327
Phone: 505-832-6171
www.schwebachfarm.com
Dove Creek, CO
Adobe Milling
PO Boc 596
Dove Creek, CO 81324
Phone: 800-542-3623
http://www.anasazibeans.com/
Purcell Mountain Farms
www.purcellmountainfarms.com
Seed Sources:
Tucson, AZ
Native Seeds/SEARCH
526 N. 4th Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705-8450
Phone: 520-622-5561
www.nativeseeds.org
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