Dried peas from the garden become seeds for the next season's plantings. Photo by Amy Robb. The pinkeye purple hull peas in my garden were in their last stages of production, and only a couple of pods remained on each plant. While it was hard to resist picking the delicious peas, it was with an eye to next year’s garden that those pods were left to dry on the plants. It was time to save the seeds. As we become more attuned to the importance of our local food system, we need t