DRY BEAN PRIMER

What do all the different kinds of dry beans LOOK LIKE?
Most people do not know what dry beans look like, or at least cannot tell one kind from another.  If this description fits YOU, study the images below!

BLACK TURTLE BEANS
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Source:  Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University

KIDNEY BEANS
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Source:  Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University

NAVY BEANS
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Source:  Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University

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Source:  Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University

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