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Italian cannellini-type heirloom (Phaseolus vulgaris), grown from Italian heritage seed stock on California farms. Exceptionally thin skin, creamy interior, mild clean flavour. Named with the endorsement of Marcella Hazan.
Grown from documented Italian heritage seed. California-grown. New-crop annually. No synthetic additives. Rancho Gordo new-crop system means beans ship from the most recent harvest.
Same Rancho Gordo small-farm model. Naming acknowledges Marcella Hazan's role in encouraging cultivation of this variety for the US market.
The Marcella is a distinct Italian heirloom variety, not a commodity cannellini bean. Cannellini-type is an accurate descriptive term. The variety's Italian seed origin is documented in Rancho Gordo's published catalogue history.