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- From: "Maurice E. Smith" <maurice AT chibardun.net>
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams"
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:01:30 -0600
I was wondering if it would be possible to get some the smaller tubers, plants or seeds to try growing some next year in a hoop house.
Maurice and Gail Smith DragSmith Farms Six Rivers Cooperative 1346 16 1/2 Ave. Barron, WI 54812 maurice AT chibardun.net 715-537-3307 715-418-1286 Maurice cell 715-418-1287 Gail cell
-----Original Message-----
Here in Dominica, yams (Dioscorea) of many varieties are staples of the diet (ground provisions). They are exported to places in U.S. where there are significant West Indian or Puerto Rican populations. When I visit western MA, I often see yams in standard supermarkets which serve these populations.
Some of the varieties get huge indeed, although these monsters would be used locally and not be exported. (Exporters have size standards to meet.) My favorites are the rarish Blood Yam or Red Yam which cooks up like mashed potatoes and the sweetish purpley cush-cush. Babolay, Ladies' Yam, White Yam are others. There is even a yam, I forget its name, that makes the "food" on the vine as opposed to under ground.
Best wishes to all,
Karen
Roots Farm Organic Produce Fruits, Roots, Vegetables &
Herbs Cockrane 767-449-3038
On Nov 4, 2009, at 10:42 AM, Bill Shoemaker wrote:
When I took International Food Crops as an undergrad,
we discussed the difference between sweet potatoes and yams. In the case of
yams, when they are grown in Africa, their native land, they grow up to 5' long
and often weigh 50-80 lb. Are you sure that's what you saw? I've seen true Yams in markets in certain parts of
William
H Shoemaker, UI-Crop Sciences
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Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams",
Wyatt Jones, 11/04/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams",
Bill Shoemaker, 11/04/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams",
Bill Shoemaker, 11/04/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams", BarbaraJ, 11/04/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams",
Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland, 11/04/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams", Bill Shoemaker, 11/04/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams",
Maurice E. Smith, 11/06/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams",
Bill Shoemaker, 11/06/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams", Owsley lucy, 11/07/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams",
Bill Shoemaker, 11/06/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams",
Bill Shoemaker, 11/04/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams",
Wyatt Jones, 11/04/2009
- [Market-farming] Sweetpotatoes (was: Re: Pie Pumpkins and "yams"), Etienne Goyer, 11/04/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams",
Bill Shoemaker, 11/04/2009
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