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    Simmering up bean recipes while you’re hunkered down

    Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo Heirloom Beans reports that over the course of last year, bean sales have skyrocketed 860%.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Mar 20, 2020 • 1 min read

    Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo Heirloom Beans reports that over the course of last year, bean sales have skyrocketed 860%. Sando has been in the business of beans for years, but over the course of the last few weeks has seen orders grow from 300 to 1,600 a day. Pre-order his book “The Rancho Gordo Heirloom Bean Guide.”

    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Letter to the Good Food community
    1. 3:37Simmering up bean recipes while you’re hunkered downYou’re reading this
    2. 15:45Cooking with pantry staples during social distancing
    3. 22:27Essential Indian recipes to cook at home
    4. 31:19Cooking with kids while holed up at home
    5. 38:40Restaurants adapt in the wake of LA’s shutdown
    6. 47:13Essential services and new guidelines on farmers markets
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    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Letter to the Good Food community
    1. 3:37Simmering up bean recipes while you’re hunkered downYou’re reading this
    2. 15:45Cooking with pantry staples during social distancing
    3. 22:27Essential Indian recipes to cook at home
    4. 31:19Cooking with kids while holed up at home
    5. 38:40Restaurants adapt in the wake of LA’s shutdown
    6. 47:13Essential services and new guidelines on farmers markets
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