{"id":2526,"date":"2023-09-01T01:01:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T07:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2023-09-05T12:13:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:13:46","slug":"please-pass-the-peas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/nature-detectives\/please-pass-the-peas\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Pass the Peas!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What\u2019s a Pea?<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone knows that! It\u2019s a round green thing you stab with a fork or balance on a spoon and eat. But did you know that a pea is also a bean? What?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2527 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pink-flowers-1024x823.jpg\" alt=\"Pink flowers\" width=\"640\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pink-flowers-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pink-flowers-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pink-flowers-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pink-flowers.jpg 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>It\u2019s All in the Name<\/h2>\n<p>Peas and beans are actually like first cousins in the same family. Their family name is \u201cLegumes.\u201d When we say \u201cThe Legume Family\u201d we are talking about peas or beans or both.<\/p>\n<h2>Where Do Beans and Peas Grow?<\/h2>\n<p>Did you know that peas and beans grow naturally in the wild as well as in our farm fields? The Pea\/Bean Family \u2013 The Legume Family \u2013\u00a0 is one of the biggest plant families on earth! It\u2019s found on every continent except Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p>It includes tiny plants in alpine areas to gigantic trees in the tropics. We have plenty of wild ones in Boulder County, too.<\/p>\n<h2>How Can You Tell It\u2019s a Member of the Pea\/Bean Family?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2530 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golden-Banner-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hand drawn illustration of Golden Banner\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golden-Banner-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golden-Banner-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golden-Banner-768x1178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golden-Banner-1002x1536.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golden-Banner.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are on a farm or in the forest, you can tell a member of the Legume Family by its beautiful flower, which looks like butterfly wings. And yes, peas are usually round and green and beans are usually oblong (but not always). Beans come in wider range of colors and patterns than peas. There are other differences, too, but here we will focus on their similarities as members of the same family. The part we eat is the plant\u2019s fruit! The fruit we harvest \u2013 the bean or pea \u2013 is actually next year&#8217;s seed! When we plant it, we call it the seed.<\/p>\n<h2>True Story<\/h2>\n<p>A shopper in a store selling bulk beans and peas once brought a pound of beans and a pound of peas to the checkout counter and asked the clerk, \u201cWhere do you have bean and pea <i>seeds? I want to plant some.\u201d What do you think the clerk said? (\u201cYou just bought them!\u201d)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2531 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-different-bean-pods-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of six different pea pods.\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-different-bean-pods-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-different-bean-pods-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-different-bean-pods-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-different-bean-pods-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-different-bean-pods.jpg 1741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.bouldercounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/please-pass-the-peas.pdf\">Continue Reading &amp; Download the Print Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"clearfix\"><i class=\"fa fa-bug fa-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Nature Detectives Library<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Every past issue of Nature Detectives can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bouldercounty.gov\/open-space\/education\/nature-detectives\/#library\">Nature Detectives Library<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s a Pea? 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