If the snap bean is the essence of zydeco, then somebody’s gotta grow it. At least that’s been the creed of the Creole Zydeco Farmers who’ve been harvesting their homegrown, deeply tilled zydeco for the past nine years.

They were the first to plant the z-seed in Greece and as their latest release shows, their best recording to-date is a bumper crop of good music.

Original member Warren Prejean returns, replacing Murphy Richard on Cajun accordion and vocals while the band’s other vocalist, Morris Francis, has switched from bass to piano accordion, retaining the band’s double squeeze box threat. Francis’ songs are the most lighthearted; there’s a run of festivals on “Fun in Acadiana,” a twist-and-shout boogie “Let’s Jump,” and beat heater Jockey Etienne’s pounding rumba rumble on “Zydeco Rumba.” “Creole Farmers Stomp” (can you say line dance?) is a good-groovin’ studio jam.

After that, it gets serious. The two Clifton Chenier covers (“You Used To Call Me,” “Tee Na Na”) work well while the Rockin’ Sidney pair (“If It’s Good For The Goose,” “Ann Cay anne”) has much more juice. Yet, it’s the last three songs, “Chanka Chanka Man,” the joyous “Dance and Sing,”and the old-style “Pray For Me,” (based on “Les Flames c’Enfer”) that prove they can crank out the dance music. No doubt, the Farmers grow it on all levels.