DELIVERS WITHIN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS. GREAT NORTHERN BEANS COME FROM THE FAMILY OF BEANS KNOWN AS HARICOT. THEY ARE THE DRY SEEDS FROM FRESH GREEN POD BEANS. GREAT NORTHERN BEANS ARE ABOUT 1/2 INCH LONG AND PLUMP SHAPED, THEY ARE WHITE COLORED. GREAT NORTHERN BEANS ARE A "NEW WORLD BEAN", THEY WERE GROWN IN THE AMERICAS BEFORE EUROPEAN EXPLORERS CAME TO THESE SHORES.