Phaseolus vulgaris 'Cherokee Trail of Tears'. Good as a snap or dry bean, this black shiny beauty has a sad history involving native Americans being forced to leave Tennessee and forced to relocate to Oklahoma. Given to an American half gardener by a real Italian gardener. Thank you, Max Nunziata. #phaseolus #phaseolusvulgaris #cherokeetrailoftearsbean #americanbeans #maxnunziata #mezzogiardiniere #seedsavers (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw2bHJ5hhF8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gnsfx9a3zmbo

Phaseolus vulgaris 'Malawi green dry beans', a gift from Max Nunziata, another seed freak in Italy. They apparently were taken to Africa by German colonizers in the 1800s when they were known as "malachite beans". These came to me yesterday with the tricky name of "mboubo". #Phaseolus #malachitebeans #beautifulbeans #maxnunziata #seedcollectors #italiangardeners #phaseolusvulgaris #lamacchinafissa (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw2Y2TaBGoK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kgwox45b1bbt