cowpea
Southern New Year's
A cowpea is a legume grown widely in warm climates, especially Africa and the American South.
The plant produces edible seeds in long pods.
Black-eyed peas are the most familiar variety: We always eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck.
Cowpeas tolerate drought and poor soil, making them important in subsistence farming.
Spiced tomato rice dish
- fritterFried batter cake
- curryAromatic South Asian dish
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- pottageThick vegetable stew
succotash · gumbo · feijoada · tagine · sauce · etouffee · soul food · southern cooking
Arterial blood throb
- podsEnclosed natural containers
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
- nitrogen-fixingConverting N₂ to ammonia
- nodulesSmall rounded protuberances
beans · edible · dried · shelling · hull · protein-rich · annual · vine
Fostering growth through care
- harvestGathering mature crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- yieldProduce or relinquish
rotation · irrigation · tillage · fertilizer · seedling · drought-tolerant · intercropping · subsistence
Folded amino chain
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- folateVitamin for DNA synthesis
- ironElement twenty-six
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
magnesium · plant-based · vegan · low-fat · complex carbohydrates · amino acids · dietary · wholesome
jollof
Spiced tomato rice dish
pottage · succotash · gumbo · feijoada · tagine · sauce · etouffee · soul food · southern cooking · Nigerian
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- podsEnclosed natural containers
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
- nitrogen-fixingConverting N₂ to ammonia
nodules · beans · edible · dried · shelling · hull · protein-rich · annual · vine · heirloom
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
yield · rotation · irrigation · tillage · fertilizer · seedling · drought-tolerant · intercropping · subsistence · smallholder
protein
Folded amino chain
potassium · magnesium · plant-based · vegan · low-fat · complex carbohydrates · amino acids · dietary · wholesome · nourishing
- cropsmaize, wheat, rice, corn, potatoes
- legumespeas, bean, beans, lentils, lentil
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets
- dryland foodsdates, millet, sorghum, chickpeas, lentils
- cover cropsclover, crimson clover, rye, oats, buckwheat
- forage cropsalfalfa, clover, ryegrass, timothy, hay