Field peas are the South's most varied legume, but many cooks never venture past black-eyed peas and might not realize there are other choices. We should, however. Although black-eyed peas are good, ...

Speckled Butter Bean Ceviche with Grilled Shrimp from “Beans & Field Peas,” by Sandra Gutierrez. Juli Leonard jleonard@newsobserver.com The time to enjoy Southern peas is finally upon us. Every summer ...

We asked some of our favorite chefs and food personalities to share recipes that put this spring staple front and center.

FARGO - Field peas (Pisum sativum L.), native to southwest Asia, were among the first crops brought under cultivation by man. The largest acreages of field peas in the U.S. are in North Dakota, Idaho, ...

During the years I lived in the mid-Atlantic, when I responded to the region's summer heat with inexhaustible strings of choice words, it helped to remember that my most beloved summer crop, a little ...

PIERRE, S.D. — At Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, South Dakota, South Dakota State University has a trial of field peas, consisting of around 35 different varieties of both green and yellow ...

Growing peas in your garden is a snap with these must-know planting, care, and harvesting tips.

Most gardeners plant peas in the spring when the soil begins to warm. I plant mine in October. In fact, I sow peas every fall, not in hopes of harvesting a bumper crop before the snow flies. I do it ...

Crowder peas, lady peas, and zipper peas. There are plenty of different types of field peas out there besides black-eyed peas. Discover a world of fresh and flavorful field peas this season.