Posted in News on July 29, 2011
Western Maine BBQ Festival Many thanks to the hard working Green Thumb Farms team members who helped make our first BBQ Festival a success. Thank you to Hannaford for inviting us to participate in this wonderful event. We served up some delicious BBQ style baked beans to help customers understand what we do and where we come [...]
Posted in News on July 21, 2011
Come visit us at the Western Maine BBQ Festivalthis weekend (July 23-24). This event takes place the the Fryeburg Fairgrounds. We will be serving up baked beans and enjoying the festivities. This is a real BBQ competition with real prizes as well as a chance for you to be a “people’s choice” judge. For more [...]
Posted in News on February 14, 2011
We are proud to be an ingredient sponsor for the 8th Annual Chilly Chili Cookoff 2011 on March 5th in North Conway, NH! We are proud members of the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce. This is a International Chili Society District sanctioned event. We are sponsoring the Peoples Choice competition by providing contestants with their choice [...]
Posted in News on January 5, 2011
New for 2011 we have added our MOFGA certified organic Jacob’s Cattle and Yellow Eye beans to our online store. As always you can still purchase our conventional Soldier Beans, Yellow Eye Beans, Jacob’s Cattle Beans and Red Kidney Beans. Happy New Year!!!
Soldier Beans We are happy to report that today we are packaging Soldier beans in our State of Maine 2 Lb. bags! Green Thumb Farms really appreciates your patience and would like to let you all know that are now taking orders online. For a quick access click on this link: http://greenthumbfarms.com/store/beans/soldier-beans/ Enjoy your Soldier [...]
Soldier Beans History of Soldier Beans Soldier bean (phaseolus vulgaris) is an heirloom plant that has been cultivated in New England since before 1800. The name comes from a distinctive red mark on each 3/4-inch bean that resembles an old-fashioned toy soldier. These are also known as red-eye beans. Soldier beans are a bush bean, [...]