In Paris, near the Red River, a full-page ad beckoned farmers to “Grow Black-Eyed Peas and Purple Hull Peas For the Future. Torn enlisted help from experts. University of Texas folklorist and ...
Cowpea is the common name for the legumes known to botanists by the scientific name Vigna unguiculata. But they’re also called “field peas” or “Southern peas” for the U.S. region where they are ...