How and Why Sheridan Acres Grows Heirloom Beans on Their Family Farm in Michigan скачать в хорошем качестве

How and Why Sheridan Acres Grows Heirloom Beans on Their Family Farm in Michigan

We continue with my bean interview series, Behind the Scenes the World of Beans! Today, we are talking to Kevin Messing. Kevin runs Sheridan Acres, a family farm in the heart of Michigan bean country. He grows an incredible variety of beans, from black beans to many types of heirloom beans, including flor de mayo beans, flor de junio beans, buckskin beans, and calypso beans. Photo credit: The photos and video clips added into this interview video are from Kevin. Thank you for sharing beautiful photos and videos from your farm! Questions we discuss during the interview include: 1:09 Please introduce yourself and Sheridan Acres. 2:05 What types of beans do you grow at Sheridan Acres? 2:31 What are heirloom beans? 4:06 What are some of the other heirloom beans you grow at Sheridan Acres? 4:48 How do you choose which beans to grow? 6:37 What first interested you in heirloom beans? 7:52 What are some of the challenges to growing heirloom beans? 10:10 How long does it take to clean out the combine, before starting to harvest the next type of bean? 12:01 What is direct harvest? What is two-step harvest? 14:31 What are the benefits of growing beans? 17:09 What are some of the challenges of growing beans? 19:01 What is something you would like people to know about growing beans? 20:52 How do you package your beans? 23:35 Do you have any fun stories of how customers have responded to your beans? 25:37 What was it like to meet the author of the bean cookbook, Cool Beans? 26:53 What was one of the bean dishes from that event that you enjoyed? 27:37 What is the best part about being a bean farmer? 28:26 Are people more interested in beans? What other trends are you seeing? 34:59 Where can people find out more about Sheridan Acres? Find more information, check my website: https://alegumeaday.com/bean-intervie... Thank you for watching!