I already knew I was strange.

I love harvesting legumes.

I love eating them even more😋!

Every time someone asks, “🤔If you don’t eat dead animals, how do you get protein?” I know they haven’t even begun to explore the expansive legume family.

One of my new favorites- both for taste & ease of cultivation- is the pigeon pea or gandules.

I previously mentioned my budding infatuation with the pigeon pea here. Now that the trees are laden with bean pods, they’ve moved up on my list for their very comfortable harvest.

Don’t get me wrong, I love a good bush bean as much as the next person & vining legumes are great, but need a trellis to grow on. Pigeon peas grow on a tree, so no trellis construction is necessary & they pump out more bean pods than the most productive bean bush or vine I’ve ever experienced; while also adding nitrogen to the soil AND they can be harvested without kneeling or bending AND they’re perennial AND they grow effortlessly in South Florida. This gorgeous, grocery supplying tree should be seen all over our landscapes & hold a prominent place in our local food system!

I have a few potted pigeon pea trees available for purchase at $10 cash each (pickup in Indiantown). I also have seeds available for purchase. Email me at kjones@mahabafarms.us to add some of these lovely trees to your yard.

Below is a snippet from one of my recent pigeon pea harvests: