Organic Fava Bean Box- Fresh in Pod

Our fresh fall fava bean harvest is now available

Although fava beans are traditionally considered a spring crop, we plant a special late-season crop each year for an autumn harvest. This year’s fall planting was especially successful, giving us a beautiful crop of fresh, full-size shelling fava beans.

 

Fresh fava beans are one of the signature specialty crops at Norwich Meadows Farm. Long cultivated throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East, favas are prized for their rich flavor, creamy texture, and deep culinary history.

Fresh Shelling Fava Beans

These are full-size shelling fava beans, freshly harvested and sold in the pod. The beans should be removed from their pods before cooking. For an especially tender result, the thin outer skin surrounding each bean can also be peeled after blanching.

Please note: Baby fava beans are not available with this harvest.

What Do Fresh Fava Beans Taste Like?

Fresh fava beans have a distinctly green flavor with more richness and depth than English peas. Their flavor is often described as grassy, nutty, buttery, and slightly mineral. Once shelled and cooked, the beans become tender, creamy, and deeply savory.

Favas pair especially well with olive oil, citrus, yogurt, mint, dill, pecorino, garlic, seafood, grilled meats, and seasonal alliums.

How to Prepare Fresh Fava Beans

• Remove the beans from their pods
• Blanch briefly in salted water
• Slip off the pale outer skin for the most tender texture
• Serve simply with olive oil, lemon, herbs, and pecorino

Ways to Use Fava Beans

• Add to pasta, risotto, grain dishes, and salads
• Make fava bean purees, spreads, and dips
• Pair with pecorino, mint, lemon, and olive oil
• Add to braises, soups, and seasonal vegetable stews
• Serve raw when very tender or lightly blanched

Our fresh fava beans have become a seasonal staple at the Union Square Greenmarket and are used by many of New York’s leading restaurants.

Why Our Fava Beans Are Different

These are field-grown specialty fava beans selected for flavor, tenderness, and culinary performance rather than storage durability. They are hand harvested and shipped fresh for kitchens where texture, sweetness, and freshness matter.

Fava beans have been foundational ingredients throughout Italy, Greece, North Africa, the Levant, and the broader Middle East for thousands of years.

Allergen and dietary note: Fava beans are legumes. Individuals with G6PD deficiency, also known as favism, should avoid consuming fava beans.

Shipping & Delivery

We ship all produce via overnight delivery nationwide. At checkout, please select your preferred delivery date.

Shipping schedule:
• Order by Thursday at 12 PM ET → Ships Monday
• Order by Sunday at 12 PM ET → Ships Wednesday
If a delivery date falls on a holiday, your box will arrive on the next available business day.