FIELD OF PEAS

June 26, 2017 at 12:54 a.m. | Updated June 26, 2017 at 12:53 a.m.

by Gazette Staff

Lesley Nelson and his granddaughter Z'Niah Nelson pick purple hull peas Sunday at his farm in Texarkana, Ark. "These are just for family and friends," Nelson says about the dark purple heirloom variety of peas. "The pink ones are for market," he says about the hybrid variety.
Lesley Nelson and his granddaughter Z'Niah Nelson pick purple hull peas Sunday at his farm in Texarkana, Ark. "These are just for family and friends," Nelson says about the dark purple heirloom variety of peas. "The pink ones are for market," he says about the hybrid variety.

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 Lesley Nelson and his granddaughter Z'Niah Nelson pick purple hull peas Sunday at his farm in Texarkana, Ark. "These are just for family and friends," Nelson says about the dark purple heirloom variety of peas. "The pink ones are for market," he says about the hybrid variety.

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