Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow, Green & Purple Beanies

HURON, Ohio – Some of you have harvested green beans from your back yard garden, most likely by hand and with a sore back to show for your efforts! That’s why most commercial growers today use huge harvesting machinery to tear the beans away from their stems so that they can harvest at a rapid rate. Even though they can harvest a large number of beans this way, the process itself ends up bruising the beans, breaking the ends and destroying the plant. At The Chef’s Garden sustainable farm in Huron, Ohio you will be amazed to learn that every bean they sell is hand-harvested to preserve the life of the plant, the shelf-life of the product and the integrity of its beauty.

Each bean is gently harvested, taking care to avoid damaging the plant, so it can generate additional crops of beans. The Carmellini® bean is an especially interesting veggie to harvest, as its size is comparable to a thick piece of dental floss. It takes 3-4 hours to harvest just one pound of these miniature beans. “We couldn’t believe a chef would consider buying a bean so immature, but the tenderness and flavor was just what Chef Andrew Carmellini wanted, so we named the bean after him!” said Farmer Lee Jones, co-owner of The Chef’s Garden.

No one but Farmer Lee Jones and the team at The Chef’s Garden was willing to grow and harvest items like the Carmellini bean. This sets the farm apart from the competition. “We believe The Chef and Farmer Concept® is at the heart of all we grow. The sole reason for our existence is because chefs trust us to provide them the highest quality and safest herbs, vegetables, micro greens and edible flowers for nearly 30 years,” commented Farmer Lee Jones.

The Chef’s Garden sells over 20 different types of beans in vibrant yellow, green, purple, magenta, ruby and even speckled white with pink.

To schedule an interview or to request a comment, please contact Melissa Burdick at melissab@chefs-garden.com or call 419-433-4947.

About The Chef's Garden

The Chef’s Garden is a family farm that grows, packages, and ships the highest quality, safest and most flavorful specialty vegetables and herbs directly to the best chefs in the world. In order to grow foods with optimum quality, flavor and nutrition, the Chef’s Garden is committed to sustainable agricultural practices that replenish nutrients depleted from the soil naturally, not synthetically. The Jones’ family story can be found at www.chefs-garden.com.

Source: The Chef's Garden