These Jacob's Cattle Bean seed packets were put up here at Hancock Shaker Village. The Shakers were the first to package seeds in this way. A red and white speckled bean favored in New England for baked bean dishes.

Collected and hand packed by Hancock's resident gardener, these heirloom seeds come in a beautiful packet of traditional Shaker design. The Shakers were the first to "put up" seeds in paper packets.