<![CDATA[Y’all, I want to talk about beans.]]>Y’all, I want to talk about beans. And capitalism. And stupidity and greed. You know, the American Way.

Now Bean Clubs, ie people who trade beans, have been around forever. US clubs as far back as the 1800s, and the 4H Club has had an active Bean Club since the 1930s.

But has expensive beans for rich white people, and copyrighted the term , and is threatening to sue anyone who uses the term. This has got to be one of the stupidest copyright claims I have ever seen.

They have literally sent cease and desist letters to heirloom bean growers and distributors.

Y’all, beans. We’re talking about beans. Late stage capitalism is so goddamn stupid. I’m tempted to go start a porn site called BeanClub, just for the giggles of it.

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America’s Most Famous Bean Club Is Getting Litigious With Other Legume Leagues

Heirloom bean company Rancho Gordo has a trademark on the name "bean club" and is making sure other legume companies stop using it. They spill the beans.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a31954ce-6dc1-4e63-82be-0407bb868761/y-all-i-want-to-talk-about-beans.RSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 20:55:32 GMTSun, 19 Apr 2026 19:19:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:26:12 GMT]]>@MissConstrue I once planted a handful of mixed beans from a packet sold as food, not seeds. It produced an interesting mixture of plants.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116437730730717117https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116437730730717117Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:26:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:11:46 GMT]]>Even beans are region dependent, but — guessing that you’re in the US near a coast and north of Florida? — I would try scarlet runner beans.

If you’re far enough north that it’s still early spring right now, peas! Just as good as beans for the soil and snap peas are quick to a crop. There are even varieties you eat the tender tendril tips of, even faster than peas.

@mlanger @MissConstrue

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/clew/statuses/116437674032933817https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/clew/statuses/116437674032933817Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:11:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:52:05 GMT]]>@MissConstrue
Beans are one of my favorite crops to grow! And there are so many varieties that most folks can find something that works for them.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aosmith16/statuses/116437596590722240https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aosmith16/statuses/116437596590722240Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:52:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:32:15 GMT]]>@MissConstrue

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/116437518606424724https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/116437518606424724Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:32:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:31:53 GMT]]>@MissConstrue CONSUME LEGUME ♥️♥️♥️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/116437517179434461https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/116437517179434461Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:31:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:16:26 GMT]]>@MissConstrue I believe we ordered bean seedlings this year. I am sad to admit that I had not had "fresh" beans until about three years ago, and they were a revelation. (Cranberry beans, nature's most gorgeous source of protein.)

And wow, didn't know that about Rancho Gordo. Now I don't feel bad about not being on their list.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/116437456395368681https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/116437456395368681Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:16:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:15:39 GMT]]>@MissConstrue I stand by my statement regardless

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116428739389726774/statuses/116437217422706482https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116428739389726774/statuses/116437217422706482Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:15:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:14:41 GMT]]>@random_regret @MissConstrue Disney needs to go. They've been farming Mickey for like a century.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116428739389726774/statuses/116437213578402339https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116428739389726774/statuses/116437213578402339Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:14:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:41:35 GMT]]>@MissConstrue @lisamelton they are facilitating the rise of bean mobs!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DavidNielsen/statuses/116436139762232636https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DavidNielsen/statuses/116436139762232636Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:41:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:40:28 GMT]]>@MissConstrue What kind of bean do you recommend for a first-time bean grower? I've got space in my garden this year and am willing to give it a go.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/116436135343512072https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/116436135343512072Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:40:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:12:25 GMT]]>@MissConstrue

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DP0/statuses/116435789134684772https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DP0/statuses/116435789134684772Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:12:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:38:16 GMT]]>A lot of people don’t know this, but beans are crazy easy to grow, and they’ll work even in bad soil. Plus the plants are great for refurbishing old and tired soil. And pollinators love them.

Heritage plants are great, and seeds are available. Note that companies like Rancho Gordo treat their beans so they cannot be sprouted. There are companies that sell heritage and sproutable beans in bulk.

Go to any ethnic market that sells beans bulk, and I will bet folding money they will sprout.

Beans are the planet’s most viable and inexpensive protein and complex carb food source. We cannot let a few people gatekeep this most precious of resources.

Grow beans. Share seeds.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/MissConstrue/statuses/116435654823813351https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/MissConstrue/statuses/116435654823813351Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:38:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:20:32 GMT]]>@jmcrookston

$160 American dollars for 24 pounds of beans. $6.66 cents a pound. For beans. Beans.

We live in hell.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/MissConstrue/statuses/116435585111917602https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/MissConstrue/statuses/116435585111917602Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:20:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:15:14 GMT]]>@McCrankyface oh poop, I’m in Texas, I couldn’t see it either. 😂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/MissConstrue/statuses/116435564247806992https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/MissConstrue/statuses/116435564247806992Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:15:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:14:40 GMT]]>@uncanny_creature Sorry, it was trademark, not copyright. I got the two confused again.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/MissConstrue/statuses/116435562005575246https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/MissConstrue/statuses/116435562005575246Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:14:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:13:08 GMT]]>@GGMcBG The Legion of Legumes

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/MissConstrue/statuses/116435555990371582https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/MissConstrue/statuses/116435555990371582Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:13:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:56:49 GMT]]>@tweetsjen @MissConstrue those are fanciful terms that became generic over time. The standard in this case will probably be slightly different, if the claim is that their mark is descriptive they will have to prove secondary meaning. I checked TSS, the mark was registered in ‘23 so they may have a difficult time proving to a jury that this term is associated with their brand.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/be_far/statuses/116435019965013879https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/be_far/statuses/116435019965013879Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:56:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:05:02 GMT]]>@MissConstrue trademark protection is a thing. You have to defend your trademark or risk losing it. I'm a longtime Bean Club member and am fine with this.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/BoredomFestival/statuses/116434816369685613https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/BoredomFestival/statuses/116434816369685613Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:05:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:54:57 GMT]]>@be_far Kleenex and Xerox cannot enforce theirs, this will be the same principle. Although, I wonder how they got it granted in the first place.

@MissConstrue

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/116321507429831657/statuses/116434776730886782https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/116321507429831657/statuses/116434776730886782Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:54:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:51:14 GMT]]>@MissConstrue Corporations already control “plant patents”, that was a mistake that should never have happened EVER
NO
I do not want or need more greedy corporations taking away any more, this again is absurd

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/em_and_future_cats/statuses/116434762096664208https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/em_and_future_cats/statuses/116434762096664208Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:51:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:49:23 GMT]]>@MissConstrue favoriting this ONLY because I think it’s an awesome idea of yours at the end ❣️😹
This is utterly stupid… maybe we should all start making a “bean club” and do ALL SORTS of things in the club 😹
Maybe a bunch of accountants (bean pushers 😉) getting together to have tea once a week and play scrabble or scrimmage 😹
I don’t know ANYTHING! I’d rather that than these stupid privileged “business owners” claim that they and only they can have this name.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/em_and_future_cats/statuses/116434754851564769https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/em_and_future_cats/statuses/116434754851564769Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:49:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:43:23 GMT]]>@grayhaven @MissConstrue I’m going to take it a step further and copyright the word BEANS

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ni.hil.ist/users/riotmuffin/statuses/116434731262505878https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ni.hil.ist/users/riotmuffin/statuses/116434731262505878Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:43:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:19:49 GMT]]>@YakyuNightOwl @MissConstrue Thank your for sharing this. Rancho Gordo is now on my "never list". What a lousy human.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/falcon14/statuses/116434638601118044https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/falcon14/statuses/116434638601118044Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:19:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Y’all, I want to talk about beans. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:01:57 GMT]]>@MissConstrue

I used to buy their beans, but I haven’t in a long time. Now I won’t ever again and that’s not likely that I ever would anyway because there are a lot of other ways to get beans like that.

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