Getting “Fordhooked,” The Three Sisters, and the Moche Bean Warriors

The long and distinguished history of the lima bean

Collection Highlights Descriptive Catalog of Canning and Freezing Vegetables (1949) The lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) has a long and distinguished history that might surprise those of us who know it only as a humble ingredient of succotash. Fordhook 242—a breed of the bean developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture—was a 1945 National All-American Selections winner in the edible vegetable category. Come read more about the surprising history of the lima bean in the National Agricultural Library's quarterly, NAL-GC.

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