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  1. Pacific farmers are reviving traditional knowledge to tackle a changing climate

    Drawing on long-held knowledge, research is helping farmers better adapt to climate challenges like #drought, weed pressure and declining #SoilHealth

    By Associate Professor Dorin Gupta, Dr Viliamu Iese and Dr Sineka Munidasa, University of Melbourne, Dr Leslie Ubaub, University of South Pacific and Associate Professor Soane Patolo, #MORDITongaTrust

    Published 14 August 2026

    Excerpt: " #Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is central to #Samoan diets and #CulturalIdentity and is also an important export crop. It is a carbohydrate-rich staple, consumed both fresh and in processed products like flour, chips, noodles and baby food.

    "Current techniques that use chemical #WeedKillers to grow taro are costly and negatively affect soil health and the surrounding environment.

    "Now, farmers are trialling alternative weed control methods like #mulching and #SheepGrazing, and then comparing these techniques with traditional #HandWeeding in taro cropping.

    "The integration of sheep grazing in particular is a new practice in traditional Samoan taro farming, offering an innovative approach to #WeedManagement.

    "The project has also trialled leguminous #AlleyCropping, another relatively new practice in the region, where fast-growing leguminous trees like #Gliricidia, #Sesbania and #Erythrina are planted to generate biological mulch for #WeedSuppression and #SoilEnrichment.

    "Mr Sala Sagato, the President of the #SamoaFarmers Association, is hosting one of the sites and has championed mulching."

    Learn more:
    pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/article

    #SolarPunkSunday #Samoa #Tonga #SAI #SouthPacific #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #NativeFoods #NativeCrops #NaturalWeedControl

  2. Guess which one is edible?

    那個不能吃?願意猜猜再看下方說明嗎?

    #Taiwan #formosa #chiayi_county #hometown #taro #small_mountainous_island_country

    亮面深V裂的是菇婆芋(右邊,毒);霧面小v裂的是山芋(左方)

  3. The French Pastry: An orh nee lover’s dream with taro-ffic mochi swiss rolls, salted egg choux puffs & cheesecake tarts

    I absolutely cannot get enough of taro, evidently — I even wrote a whole listicle dedicated to where you can f…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchdesserts #desserts #francais #france #French #frenchdesserts #orhnee #Taro
    diningandcooking.com/2689520/t

  4. @hawaiianeye797 oh and one more thing I want to point out about that definition, it is surprisingly often that I will look up a word and it has one or several non-agricultural meanings, and then the final definition will be “a variety of taro.” it just goes to show how fundamental #Taro is as a staple in the traditional #Hawaiian diet.

  5. Another lesson from the plants: you can be a little scrawny, a little damaged, have big chunks taken out of you, but you can still hold a giant droplet of life-giving water, and you're still living and growing 💚

    #plants #gardening #hawaii #taro #kalo #CPTSD #recovery

  6. These boiled and peeled and cut like thick medallions with fresh grated coconut on top, that's one perfect merienda for the books. That's Tito-tier merienda. 😂 #taro

    I didn't bother to ask how much are those because I know they cost a fortune. Tagged along in the market with my mother as the official market trolley handler.

  7. A young leaf of the giant taro, with water drops on it, is opening soon to a big ear leaf... that's why it's called as well elephant ear #leaf #elephantear #taro #Phuket

  8. NieR: Automata:

    " ... se dice que las reglas no existen para atarnos, sino para que conozcamos nuestra libertad. Y, sin embargo... aun así siento que me oprimen. "

    #nier #automata #yoko #taro

  9. Matcha or Taro? Show off your bubble tea preference with this yeen-ish design!

    Preorders open until 10th of April, each shirt is 20 CHF (~23.50$ / 21.50€ ) not including shipping.
    If you pre order two shirts it will be 30 CHF instead of 40 CHF !
    Preorder form:
    https://forms.gle/yCPq4mPotwTKq7wn6


    #Furry #FurryArtist #Tshirt #FurryTshirt #Merch #SmallArtist #Hyena #Yeen #SpottedHyena #HyenaTshirt #Shirt #Clothing #BubbleTea #Matcha #Taro #Cute #SwissFurry #Art #HyenaArt

  10. Plants teach us that you can be small, a little damaged, but still hold a large drop of rain-fresh water at your center 💚

    #plants #taro #hawaii #nature

  11. Morning drink and snack at Good Tea Stories in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. I was their first customer of the day 😅🌄

    uGlow Matcha Amazake and a Taro Mochi Waffle.

    #boba #bubbletea #ricedrink #vegan #taro #mochi #waffle #amazake #japanese #drink #goodteastories #eindhoven #food #drink pixelfed.social/p/yeechie/7938

  12. I got some Asian food goodies from my friend's rural backyard. She grows all of these on her 1.5 acres property that backs onto a forested park.

    Japanese chestnuts - these were boil cooked.
    Taro & Ube (purple yam - these were steam cooked.

    I also picked up some taro cake - Swiss roll style - with coconut cream filling.

    #AsianMastodon #AsianFood #EthnicEats #CulturalFood #Snacks #FoodCulture #nuts #chestnuts #food #cake #AsianComfortFood #yams #taro #ube #RootVegetables #tubers #Treats #POCfoods #HealthyFoods

  13. Actual solarpunk: using the solar cooker to steam kalo (taro) grown by a friend (with help from tux the cat) 🥰🌞☺️:

    youtube.com/shorts/ZstZOF_JF-I

    It came out sooo tasty and tender.

    #solarpunk #hawaii #food #offgrid #solar #kalo #taro #cooking

  14. #Taro, or kalo as it’s called in #Hawaii, is an essential part of #Polynesian #Indigenous food traditions. More than just a crop, taro has been cultivated for thousands of years, supporting island communities both nutritionally and culturally.

    The practice of growing taro highlights key elements of Indigenous sustainable agriculture, which can serve as a valuable model for modern farming methods today.

    loom.ly/00jDYKQ

  15. The angle I see the world most clearly from. From this angle - down near the soil, among the sweet potatoes and taro - priorities are clear and allegiances are obvious: gotta stand with and take care of the biosphere, because without its health, us humans can't be healthy either. 💚

    "Now I know a refuge never grows from a chin in a hand in a thoughtful pose, gotta till the earth if you want a rose" - the indigo girls (lyrics can be adjusted for no-till gardens 😸)

    #plants #garden #gardening #farm #farming #nature #ecology #environment #taro #hawaii #homestead #offgrid #solarpunk