Growing up as a daughter of parents who came of age during the Great Depression and World War II, I found summer to be much more than trips to the lake and July Fourth celebrations. It was the time to ...

PURPLE HULL PEAS: These are distinguished by pods that turn a rich purple color when they are ready to harvest. CROWDER PEAS: The distinct characteristic of these peas is that their seeds closely ...

I like to grow Purple Hull peas because when the pods are ready to pick, they turn purple (great for a novice grower unsure of when to harvest) and the flavor of the peas is excellent. YARDLONG BEANS: ...

A farmer might call them cowpeas. A grocer might call them black-eyed peas. A restaurant waitress might call them field peas. But they are all talking about the same vegetable — the southern pea. If ...

Crowder peas, cow peas, black-eyed peas, pink-eye peas, purple hull peas -- these Southern peas start making their appearance in the market this time of year. Because they love a long, hot growing ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - As your spring-season greens give up in the summer heat, replace them with easy-to-grow summer crops like sweet potatoes, summer peas and okra. Summer peas include ...

A Southern Pea (Purple Hull Peas) Production Workshop is scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday at the Tabernacle Church in Dermott. Conducted by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Small Farm Program, ...

SOUTHERN PEAS: Southern peas are easy, productive and delicious. Excellent varieties include Mississippi Silver, Purple Hull, Whippoorwill, Black-eyed and Elite. They grow on relatively short vines ...