Steve Sando started Rancho Gordo out of a love for cooking and a frustration with the lack of ingredients, especially those that are native to the New World. One of the things that originally drew him to beans was the fact that they are indigenous to the Americas. Rancho Gordo began in 2000 as Steve’s passion project. Steve started with no experience farming or selling food products, yet his passion has led him to be the largest grower of heirloom beans in the world. He's by far the most well known champion of heirloom beans. Sando has been featured in virtually every food magazine in print, The New York Times, and even CBS SundayMorning. Rancho Gordo has over 30 heirloom beans in his catalog and they sell out quickly. He has worked closely with small farms and seed collectors all over the US but mostly Mexico to bring these undiscovered new world gems to chefs and home cooks across America. We are very fortunately to feature some of his most popular varieties some of the more elusive varieties are exclusive to our heirloom bean and grain club.
