{"title":"SPRING 2026 HAS ARRIVED","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's been a very long winter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe can say so many trite, cliched things about spring, but you know what? They're all true and remarkable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo celebrate, we have new beans, old favorites, and recipes inspired by the season.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"good-mother-stallard-beans","title":"Good Mother Stallard Bean","description":"\u003ch5\u003eDeep rich flavor, velvety texture and an addicting bean broth make Good Mother Stallard almost everyone's favorite bean.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI hate when anyone asks me to name my favorite bean. Can you name a favorite child? No! But if I had favorites, I'd certainly have to consider Good Mother Stallards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost likely bred in Virginia, and given its memorable name in the 1930s. We've been growing this beloved bean on the West Coast and have had some disappointing harvests. We should give up but it's a favorite among customers and staff, so we’re still investing the time and energy to bring them to you. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rancho Gordo","offers":[{"title":"1 Lb Bag","offer_id":2570821571,"sku":"GMST-1","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2511\/files\/good-mother-stallard-bean-327750.jpg?v=1743487370"},{"product_id":"rebosero-bean","title":"Rebosero Bean","description":"\u003ch5\u003eAn heirloom passed down for generations in rural Hidalgo, Mexico, this small, compact bean produces a rich, flavorful broth. \u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Mexico, a \u003cem\u003erebozo\u003c\/em\u003e is a shawl, often worn with panache by Mexico's lovelier residents. Perhaps if you were totally drunk you might think these pretty beans resemble a shawl, but who knows? Who cares? It's fun to say the word \u003cem\u003erebozo\u003c\/em\u003e and it's more fun to eat these delicious beans. They have a rich bean broth and can be used in place of any traditional Mexican bean in recipes, especially refried beans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rancho Gordo","offers":[{"title":"1 Lb Bag","offer_id":2570820483,"sku":"REBO-1","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2511\/files\/rebosero-bean-741169.jpg?v=1723504891"},{"product_id":"rio-zape-bean","title":"Rio Zape Bean","description":"\u003ch5\u003eThe classic heirloom bean that inspired the birth of Rancho Gordo. Suggestions of chocolate and coffee make this pinto-family rarity one of our favorite and most requested beans.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the bean that started the whole thing! Steve was eating a bowl of simply cooked Rio Zapes and they blew his mind. He remembers: \"The flavor was reminiscent of Pintos but there was so much more going on. I could detect traces of coffee and chocolate and the velvety texture was like nothing else. I was sold on heirloom varieties after just one bite.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1935, Rio Zape beans (also known as Hopi String beans), were found in the Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings of the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico. Then, in the 1960s, archaeologists found them in the excavation of a sealed tomb in Rio Zape, Durango, Mexico. It's believed that the beans were sealed in the tomb around 600 AD. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA beautiful bean with a mysterious history!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rancho Gordo","offers":[{"title":"1 Lb Bag","offer_id":2570819587,"sku":"RIOZ-1","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2511\/files\/rio-zape-bean-356991.jpg?v=1723504890"},{"product_id":"royal-corona-bean","title":"Royal Corona Bean","description":"\u003ch5\u003eEnormous, thick-skinned runner beans with a surprisingly creamy interior. One of our all-time best sellers, it's a versatile giant that works in all kinds of cuisines. A true pantry staple. \u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA hand-harvested crop straight from Europe into your pantry. Giant, fat, white runner beans that are creamier and more luxurious than Greek and Spanish gigandes and a little denser than traditional Italian coronas. Royal Corona beans can replace any white bean, but be prepared to be astounded by how big they are when cooked. Fully cooked, they can be a little starchy but you can also keep cooking until they reach the creamy point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is our first venture outside of the Americas (although this bean's origins are clearly in Mexico) and we are happy to offer you this giant legume, created in Mesoamerica, bred in Italy, and grown in Poland. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartha Rose Shulman praised them in the New York Times: \"\u003cem\u003eRoyal Coronas are large white European runner beans that are similar to Greek gigandes but bigger, richer and sturdier. They are about twice the size of a lima bean and, unlike many other large white beans, the skin doesn’t slip off when you soak them.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rancho Gordo","offers":[{"title":"1 Lb Bag","offer_id":2570818755,"sku":"ROYC-1","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2511\/files\/royal-corona-bean-678872.jpg?v=1730244886"},{"product_id":"ojo-de-cabra-goats-eye","title":"Eye of the Goat (Ojo de Cabra) Bean","description":"\u003ch5\u003eOur famous bean with the velvety texture and deep bean broth. A favorite classic pot bean.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis absolutely delicious bean is similar to Good Mother Stallard in that it needs only onions and garlic to make it shine. Cooked simply, this bean, with a little salsa and some fresh tortillas, is about as grand as it gets. Please don't waste your stock or bones to \"improve\" this bean. Frankly, it doesn't need your help! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEye of the Goat have a thin skin, releasing so much flavor into the bean broth and yet they are firm enough to hold their shape during cooking. As you bite into each bean, you'll notice the luxurious texture and wonder why you've wasted so much time with bland, commodity beans from the grocery store. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rancho Gordo","offers":[{"title":"1 Lb Bag","offer_id":2570817987,"sku":"GOAT-1","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2511\/files\/eye-of-the-goat-ojo-de-cabra-bean-741337.jpg?v=1723504800"},{"product_id":"flageolet-bean","title":"Flageolet Bean","description":"\u003ch5\u003eA super mild European-style classic heirloom bean, known for its pairing with lamb but excellent as a pot bean and with roasted tomatoes. \u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe owe a lot to France for developing the Flageolet from what were originally beans native to the Americas. It's ultra-creamy and dense and it stays whole despite a little rough treatment when being cooked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis mild, creamy bean is famous, and rightly so, for teaming with lamb or even fish, but don't let vegetarian options slip by. Roasted tomatoes and garlic mixed with the cooked, super creamy beans, topped with a drizzle of your very best olive oil, sounds like an end-of-summer highlight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome bean historians think they can trace Flageolets to Oaxaca, Mexico. We know they have been bred in France for generations. Flageolet are mostly mint green, with some of the beans closer to white. They would be all green if growers could manage to get the entire field to ripen at the same time, which is next to impossible. 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You can use them in your kitchen as you would any small white, European-style bean, but with an ingredient like this, simple is often better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Back Story from Steve: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne day I was checking through our mail orders and I stopped in my tracks. There was an order from someone named Marcella Hazan in Florida. She ordered beans and even my first book, \u003c\/em\u003eHeirloom Beans\u003cem\u003e. It couldn’t be! My mind raced back to the early 1980s in San Francisco in what was possibly the smallest apartment on Nob Hill. I was young, broke and so happy to be living in the city. Every opportunity, I’d push up my Murphy bed into the wall and have dinner parties. My bibles were Diana Kennedy’s \u003c\/em\u003eThe Cuisines of Mexico\u003cem\u003e, Paula Wolfert’s \u003c\/em\u003eCouscous and Other Good Food from Morocco\u003cem\u003e and perhaps the book with the most kitchen splatters was \u003c\/em\u003eEssentials of Classic Italian Cooking\u003cem\u003e by Marcella Hazan. I really think these women taught me to cook more than anyone else.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the order was sent, Marcella and I became online buddies. In addition to food, I also love music and I’m a huge fan of Italian pop music from the 1960s. Marcella indulged me and I think even got a kick out of my obsessions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt one point I asked her what beans she missed the most from Italy. I assumed she’d say Lamon, the famous cranberry bean from Veneto, or Zolfino, the delicate, almost gelatinous orbs that come from Tuscany, but she wrote back immediately that she missed Sorana, a cannellini bean I’d never heard of. On a whim, I had the staff go hunting for the seed and through some sleuthing and luck, we found it. I kept Marcella abreast of the growing and she was encouraging. She was really starting to have health issues around this time. I couldn’t wait to send her samples.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSadly, she died right as we were harvesting them. I was heartbroken and the world lost one of its brightest and most intense lights. How great is it to have affected so many people with your work? I can’t imagine. I was pretty upset about this.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI contacted her husband Victor and told him about the bean and asked what he thought about our marketing it as Marcella, in tribute to her. I knew she was sensitive about lending her name and held my breath. Victor wrote back, “Marcella would get a kick out of your naming the bean after her.” He was encouraging about the project and you can bet the first bag out of the field went straight to him.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo we now are happy to present the Marcella bean. I hope you love it as much as we do.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rancho Gordo","offers":[{"title":"1 Lb Bag","offer_id":13607171096672,"sku":"MARC-1","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2511\/files\/marcella-bean-878677.jpg?v=1730244322"},{"product_id":"ceci-piccoli-small-chickpea","title":"Ceci Piccoli (Small Chickpea)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSmall, dense nuggets of garbanzo love with hints of nuts. \u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuick cooking and versatile, these small chickpeas are a well-known secret in Italy. Because they are smaller, they have more skin, which is thin, but it pleasantly changes the texture and flavor. You'll find all sorts of uses for these—from salads to minestrone to spreads. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited harvest. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rancho Gordo","offers":[{"title":"1 Lb Bag","offer_id":39646505762912,"sku":"CECP-1","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2511\/files\/ceci-piccoli-small-chickpea-764078.jpg?v=1723504799"},{"product_id":"fagioli-deluxe-gift-box","title":"Fagioli Deluxe Gift Box","description":"\u003ch5\u003eA classic cookbook plus four of our favorite beans for Italian cooking. \u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ranchogordo.pro\/products\/fagioli-the-bean-cuisine-of-italy\"\u003eFAGIOLI: THE BEAN CUISINE OF ITALY\u003c\/a\u003e: Revised and expanded edition of Judith Barrett's seminal book on Italian bean cuisine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ranchogordo.pro\/products\/marcella\"\u003eMARCELLA\u003c\/a\u003e: Grown in California from Italian Sorana seedstock. 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We think we've figured things out, and we'll be offering it again in the future, but we found some Italian seed stock, and it did pretty well! Grown on the West Coast, it's very similar to Ojo de Cabra but not exactly the same so we're calling this one Occhio della Capra. 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