Merlot Small Red Beans
Grown at Weatherbury Farm
Red beans are a good source of phosphorus, potassium and iron. They’re also an excellent source of dietary fiber and a low-fat source of protein.
Red beans also contain phytonutrients which have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Organic Merlot Small Red Beans
Merlot Small Red Beans have a slightly sweet, somewhat nutty flavor suited for everything from chili to Latin cuisine.
2lbs* ($7.78 ); 5lbs* ($16.02)
* 2 and 5 pound bags are packaged in re-sealable bags .
Closeup of Merlot Small Red Beans in bloom at Weatherbury Farm
Weatherbury Farm’s Merlot Small Red Beans are unique — they are traceable back to the field where they are grown!
Weatherbury’s Merlot Small Red Bean Tracker traces the beans back to the field where they were grown, here at Weatherbury Farm.
Weatherbury Farm is one of a handful of farms that produces local beans (grown, cleaned and packed on the farm). But we take it a step further and provide, through our grain tracker, complete traceability — information & pictures of how, when, and where the grain was grown.
Imagine you are serving beans and rice made with Merlot Small Red Beans. You can pull out your phone and show folks the field where the beans were grown.
Using Weatherbury Merlot Small Red Beans
Chili with Merlot Red Beans and Cornbread
Not a commonly eaten bean in the U.S. (yet!) – they are the go-to bean for Nicaraguans (red beans and rice, anyone?).
With their rich sweet nutty flavor, merlot red beans are suited for everything from chili to Latin cuisine.
Directions for preparing the beans are on the package back and in the cookbook you receive with your first order.
The terrior of the soil of the soils at Weatherbury Farm give the red beans their wonderful flavor.
How to substitute Merlot Small Red Beans in your own recipes
Use in recipes calling for small red beans. With their rich sweet nutty flavor, merlot red beans are suited for everything from chili to Latin cuisine. After harvesting, our beans are cleaned in three or four separate operations.
For best results, beans should be soaked overnight before cooking to achieve optimum texture and flavor.
When you use Weatherbury’s Zorro small red beans, you not only enhance the taste but make the dish more nourishing.
Benefits of Merlot Small Red Beans
Organic Merlot Small Red Beans
Because they are one of the most nutritious foods you can eat, beans are considered a “superfood”. Red beans are a good source of phosphorus, potassium and iron. They’re also an excellent source of dietary fiber and a low-fat source of protein. Red beans also contain phytonutrients. Both protein and fiber can help you stay fuller longer as well as decreasing your risk of many chronic diseases.
Merlot Small Red Beans were first grown at Weatherbury Farm in 2020.
One advantage of dried beans over canned beans is that canned beans, because of the canning process, may be high in sodium, which could affect the health of folks with high blood pressure.
And best of all, they taste great.
Storing Small Red Beans
Keep the beans in a cool, dark, dry place. Dry beans will, over time, take longer to cook (but they still have great flavor).
Beans should be soaked overnight before cooking to achieve optimum texture and flavor. Recipe is on package back and in our cookbook.
More Information about Merlot Small Red Beans
History of Beans
Unloading Merlot Beans from the combine into a wagon after harvest
Beans were one of the first foods that were gathered and prepared by humans. For 1000s of years, beans have been a staple food in Peru and southern Mexico. Because the Indian tribes of central and south America traded with other tribes, beans gradually spread over the Americas.
Around the world, beans are a diet staple. Beans offer high proteins to people who do not eat animal protein in sufficient quantities.
Organic Merlot Small Red Beans
Merlot is a new small red dry bean variety developed by the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service in conjunction with Michigan State University Agricultural Experiment Station.
Merlot Small Red Beans were first grown at Weatherbury Farm in 2020.
After harvesting, our beans are cleaned in three or four separate operations.
