Heirloom beans, from Napa Valley to your mailbox

Heirloom beans, from Napa Valley to your mailbox

Heirloom beans, from Napa Valley to your mailbox

Rancho Gordo, in California’s Napa Valley, doesn’t sell you garden-variety beans. Their heirloom beans, many from small Mexican villages where the seeds are revered like old family recipes, are a hit with upscale restaurants and a mail-order clientele. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti asks owner Steve Sando to spill the beans about his success.