Local Farmer Grows Beans from the Basque Region

One bean shown in this video is grown by only nine farmers in the world!

Manuel Recio, of Veridian Farms, shows us some of the uncommon types of beans that he grows on his farm in Grand Island, Oregon, near Portland. Garrafón Valenciano, Tarbais, Tolosa, and Caparrones de Anguiano are grown in the Basque regions of Spain and Southern France, and are not commonly found in the US. These type of beans are used in Paelle (Valencian rice dish), and cassoulet (slow cooked casserole from Southern France) dishes.

For Manuel Recio’s story, check out our related video: It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World of Basque Peppers and Peppers: A Love of Spanish Food and Culture.