GROW THEM FOR THEIR GOOD LOOKS AND GOOD TASTE
Heirloom beans native to the American Southwest and Mexico are finding their way into home gardens, markets, and restaurants around the West. These are bean varieties that date back hundreds or even thousands of years, with such descriptive names as 'Anasazi', once grown by cliff dwellers of ancient New Mexico; 'Montezuma Red Twiner', said to be discovered in 3,000-year-old Mayan tombs; and 'Aztec Dwarf White', possibly cultivated by the ...