Bean Count Contest #7

How many beans in this jar?

There is only one type of bean:

• Flageolet

The Rules

• The jar of beans is at the plant-based booth at the Davis Farmers’ Market every Saturday (weather permitting) from 8:00-1:00 in the non-profit/community area.
• It is free to guess (estimate) the number of beans in the jar. You can submit your guess online here: Bean Count Guess. You can update your guess by submitting another one.
• The contest will end on December 12th. It will then take a little while to carefully count the beans.
• The 4 guesses that are closest to the actual count will win the prizes. The winners will be notified and the results will be posted on this web site.

  Everyone will receive a message - win or lose.

The Prizes

1. $50 gift certificate at the Davis Food Co-op at 620 G Street.
2. $30 gift certificate at Trader Joe’s at 885 Russell Blvd.
3. Cool Beans - bean cookbook by Joe Yonan, published by Ten Speed Press in 2020.
4. The Great Vegan Bean Book - bean cookbook by Kathy Hester, published by Fair Winds Press in 2013.

The Guesses (aka Estimates)

Several people carefully analyzed, counted, measured, and multiplied. Others made a 'wild ass guess' by gut instinct and intuition. Estimation is a difficult art.

Bar graph of the guesses:

    <150: *
    <200: *
    <300: *
    <350: ******
    <400: ******
    <450: ***
    <500: *******
    <550: ****
    <600: *****
    <650: *********
    <700: **
    <750: ***
    <800: ****
    <850: *
   <1000: **
   <1050: **
   <1300: **
   <1350: **
   <1550: ***
   <1600: *
   <2200: *
   <2800: *
   <3800: *

Here are all the guesses - with people's names abbreviated to the first 3 characters of their first and last names.

In guess numerical order

In alphabetical order by name

The Winners

The Bean and a Recipe

A creamy, mild bean traditionally loved…in cassoulet-type dishes, but we love them best with roasted garlic and tomatoes. We owe a lot to France for developing the Flageolet from what were originally New World beans. It’s ultra-creamy and dense and it stays whole despite a little rough treatment when being cooked. Flageolet Bean Salad – The Caviar of Beans

Questions?