I garden in North Carolina and have hated beans in all forms my whole life. I discovered Dragon Tongue beans in a catalog and reluctantly bought them because I thought they looked pretty, and they've opened a gateway for me to grow so many more: Alabama Butter Beans, Sunset Runners, 1500 Year Old Cave Beans, etc etc. I am obsessed with beans now, and the Dragon Tongue remains my favorite. I love giving it to neighbors and friends; no one knows what to do with them because we have nothing similar in any grocery store, and it encourages me to keep growing and sharing.
Brilliant - thank you. So many things we're talking about as a matter of urgency in our family in terms of seed security. Very good to hear such an in-depth discussion.
And yes, loving Van Morrison is an inevitable fact of aging - something I wrote about recently too :-)
Wow - two of my favourite substack writers chatting to each other - heaven!
This was beyond delightful -- thank you, Dan and Mark!
I discovered anise hyssop this year and am totally obsessed -- who even knew it was so delicious? (I chop it up and add it to salads.)
Also, I never tire of the word, "courgette." It's so wonderfully British.
I garden in North Carolina and have hated beans in all forms my whole life. I discovered Dragon Tongue beans in a catalog and reluctantly bought them because I thought they looked pretty, and they've opened a gateway for me to grow so many more: Alabama Butter Beans, Sunset Runners, 1500 Year Old Cave Beans, etc etc. I am obsessed with beans now, and the Dragon Tongue remains my favorite. I love giving it to neighbors and friends; no one knows what to do with them because we have nothing similar in any grocery store, and it encourages me to keep growing and sharing.
Fantastic interview.
What a wonderful conversation! Thanks for introducing me to Mark and Otter Farms! Now I've got to track down some shiso to grow in my yard next year!
Brilliant - thank you. So many things we're talking about as a matter of urgency in our family in terms of seed security. Very good to hear such an in-depth discussion.
And yes, loving Van Morrison is an inevitable fact of aging - something I wrote about recently too :-)
https://chasingangels.substack.com/p/sieving-the-week-is-like-panning
Hi Dan, thank you - really enjoyed chatting with you