About Saverine Creek Heirloom Jewelry
Beans (except fava beans from Egypt and soy beans from Asia) originated in the “New World”. Hundreds of the original varieties, with all of their special qualities of color, flavor and nutrition, have already disappeared. Saverine Creek Heirlooms at Hagley Farms in Michigan is helping to keep several of the remaining varieties in production. Help us save those that remain by sharing the unaltered beauty of Nature’s agricultural gems displayed in our hand crafted eco-friendly designs.
The idea for Saverine Creek Heirlooms came to Debra in the autumn of 2003. She was astonished by the intricate beauty of some of the dried beans her brother had grown on their family centennial farm. The heirloom seed varieties had intriguing names, like Good Mother Stallard, Jacob’s Cattle, Red Calypso, Tiger Eye and Paint Dry. The seeds were gorgeous; opening each dried pod was like finding a treasure — seeds genetically untouched, passed down from generation to generation. Debra felt their individual beauty needed to be showcased, and making them into jewelry seemed to be the perfect avenue to draw attention to these rare “gems.”
Each year her oldest brother plants an incredible garden in the rich organic soil, filled with an amazing array of rare and unusual vegetables. The whole family partakes of the bounty; Mom and Dad, brothers, sister, nieces, nephews, cousins, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They gather together at harvest time, canning and freezing. In the cool weeks some of us can be found outdoors, pulling dried bean pods from their bushes then shelling them all by hand in a spot warmed from the sun and out of the wind.
Debra’s workshop is located in the upstairs of her home where she can prepare and drill each seed by hand. During the creation process Debra gives careful attention to each bean and seed to bring out the beauty as well as provide an exquisite piece of organic heirloom jewelry.
You will find many pieces of Saverine Creek Heirloom Jewelry in the Michigan-Made online store.
Debra and her Saverine Creek Organic Heirloom Jewelry is a featured client in a Michigan-Made featured client article.
