Beans!
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Bean harvest at Adaptive Seeds, a certified organic seed company near Sweet Home, Ore., on Sept. 7, 2023.
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Sarah Kleeger, left, and Mark Luterra head into the fields to harvest beans at Adaptive Seeds, a certified organic seed company near Sweet Home, Ore., on Sept. 7, 2023.
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(Left to right) Sarah Kleeger and Jocelyn Stevens harvest Brighstone (CQ) beans at Adaptive Seeds, a certified organic seed company near Sweet Home, Ore., on Sept. 7, 2023.
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Mark Luterra pulls Brighstone beans during a bean harvest at Adaptive Seeds, near Sweet Home, Ore., Sept. 7, 2023. Brighstone beans are pull beans and grow low to the ground as opposed to stalk beans that grow up in the air. Adaptive Seeds, a certified organic seed company specializing in public domain, open pollinated seeds grown in the region.
Caden Perry / OPB
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Sarah Kleeger drags a tarp full of Brighstone beans down the bean plot near Sweet Home, Ore., Sept. 7, 2023. Kleeger is co-owner of Adaptive Seeds, a certified organic seed company specializing in public domain, open pollinated seeds grown in the region.
Caden Perry / OPB
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Mark Luterra, left, and Sarah Kleeger rake through Borlotto del Valdarno bean stalks during the harvest process at Adaptive Seeds near Sweet Home, Ore., Sept. 7, 2023. The pitchforks they use are precise enough to shake out any beans with just a few taps on top of the piles of beans. Adaptive Seedsis a certified organic seed company specializing in public domain, open pollinated seeds grown in the region.
Caden Perry / OPB
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Mark Luterra uses his patented "Winnow Wizard" machine to remove dust, straw, dirt and other contaminants from a batch of Wolverine's Orca beans in Sweet Home, Ore., on September 7, 2023. Luterra invented this machine in 2018 and currently has a manufacturer in Wisconsin building more machines for sale to other farmers.
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Dust, straw, dirt and other contaminants are removed from a batch of Wolverine's Orca beans in Sweet Home, Ore., on September 7, 2023. The winnowing machine, “Winnow Wizard” is patented by Mark Luterra, who invented this machine in 2018 and currently has a manufacturer in Wisconsin building more machines for sale to other farmers.
Caden Perry / OPB
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A variety of beans grown at Adaptive Seeds near Sweet Home, Ore., Sept. 7, 2023. The term "heirloom beans" refers to any bean with a historical or family name attached to their unique make up. Adaptive Seeds is a certified organic seed company specializing in public domain, open pollinated seeds grown in the region.
Caden Perry / OPB
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Andrew Still displays Whipple beans, grown at Adaptive Seeds near Sweet Home, Ore., Sept. 7, 2023. The term "heirloom beans" refers to any bean with a historical or family name attached to their unique make up. Whipple beans come from the Whipple family in Douglas County, Ore. Adaptive Seedsis a certified organic seed company specializing in public domain, open pollinated seeds grown in the region.
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(From left to right) Cat Sandoval, Kari Coleman, Jocelyn Stevens, Mark Luterra , Andrew Still (he/him) and Sarah Kleeger pose for a crew portrait at Adaptive Seeds in Sweet Home, Ore., on September 7, 2023.
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Bean harvest at Adaptive Seeds, a certified organic seed company near Sweet Home, Ore., on Sept. 7, 2023.
Caden Perry / OPB
