Peas, Snow

(P. sativum) This rare beauty comes to us from the collection at Seeds Savers Exchange. Almost worth growing for its blooms alone, the bi-color pink and purple flowers rival some sweet peas we’ve seen! The sweet and crunchy flat pods are a gorgeous lemon yellow, and are best picked young, at...

(P. sativum) Here’s a success of the NOVIC (Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Coalition) trialing project whose goal is, in part, to increase the availability of organic seed for varieties suited to organic production systems. In the 2013 Oregon pea trials, they threw in a couple of snow peas to look...

(P. sativum) We trialed this almost 20 years ago on recommendation from our good friend Heather Tiszai, one of her favorites from the old Abundant Life Farm in Port Townsend, and have continued to be delighted by its vigor, sweet taste, and productivity year after year since. Beautiful bi-color purple/pink blooms...