Every Tuesday, Northarvest Bean Growers Association Finance Director Jennifer Hansen will be at the Moorhead Farmers Market, handing out free beans, along with cooking information and recipes.
Convoy of Hope aspires to form more partnerships, similar to Northarvest Bean Growers Association and Central Valley Bean Co-op, with edible bean companies.
North Dakota farmers had harvested 77% of their dry edible beans as of the week ending Oct. 2, 2022, and in Minnesota 76% of the state's edible beans had been combined as of that date, the U.S. Agricultural Department National Agricultural Statistics Service said.
Central Valley Co-Op in Buxton, N.D., markets dry edible beans to buyers around the world
Central Valley Bean Co-op annually processes slightly more than a million 100-pound bags of pinto beans, which represents 12% of the United States production. 7:30 am, Feb. 1, 2021 ×
Daniel Fuglesten, Central Valley Bean Co-Op, general manager displays a bag of pinto beans at the Buxton, ND, facility. Central Valley Bean Co-op annually processes slightly more than 1 million 100-pound bags of pinto beans, which represents 12% of the United States production. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
BUXTON, N.D. – The groundwork that members of Central Valley Bean Co-Op laid nearly 40 years ago keeps the Buxton business growing.