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Farm Visit Reflections: Harvest 2023
Farming is an act of hope. Farmers work long, hard hours, cultivating and caring for the crops they grow, the people they employ, and the soil they tend. They do everything they can to ensure a bountiful harvest, enough to...
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Stories: Sam Savage Breit and The Salt Horse, CA
Sam Savage Breit is the owner of Laguna Beach, CA farm-to-table specialty shop, The Salt Horse. Sam sources the freshest, most sustainable, nutritious, organic and seasonal product she can find and celebrates the stories behind the food and brands that she...
![Side by side fields looking very different - one is lush, the other dry and barren](http://beanstory.co/cdn/shop/articles/elizabeth-lies-YbgPWfWlvkE-unsplash.jpg?v=1689691049&width=900)
Why Soil Health Matters
Soil is the foundation of life. This thin layer of the earth supports the growth of nearly everything living on the planet. In fact, 95% of everything we eat is directly or indirectly produced in soil. Despite the importance of...
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Stories: Xandra Uribe of byXan Jewelry
"The time has come to elevate beans," says Xandra Uribe of Colombian-based jewelry byXan. Allured by the inherent beauty of beans and the contradiction that they have largely gone unnoticed throughout history, Xandra set out to honor these "little gems"...
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Why Buy Heirloom Beans
Aside from their gorgeous appearance and incredible taste (isn't that reason enough?), growing and eating heirloom beans offers a host of benefits. Here are a few reasons we love to celebrate and honor these remarkable little seeds: Cultural Connection and Preservation...
![Stories: On the Brossy Farm in Idaho](http://beanstory.co/cdn/shop/articles/Brossy7.png?v=1687463572&width=900)
Stories: On the Brossy Farm in Idaho
A big part of why we started Beanstory was to deepen our connections to the source of our food and those that do the work to grow what we eat. Sitting down with our farming partners, father and son, Fred...