Organic Zuni Gold

The Zuni Gold Bean is a treasure from the Zuni people of New Mexico, cultivated for generations in the high desert Southwest. These beautiful beans have sustained communities for centuries, thriving in the challenging growing conditions of their native lands. Like all heirloom beans, they carry stories of resilience, tradition, and the careful stewardship of seeds passed down through generations. Blue House Farm's Zuni Gold Beans are mostly white with a distinctive golden cap—a result of careful seed selection over the years. Each season, farmers choose which seeds to save and replant based on how the plants performed, and over time this practice shapes the beans themselves. It's a beautiful reminder that heirloom varieties are living, evolving ingredients that reflect not just their ancestry but also the specific farm and farmer who grows them.