Tyler Alani

Mr. Kriener

Eat local Eat local

2/22/12

WC: 251

Taro grows in many places, they have a range of southern Asia to Hawaii. The taro likes to grow in cold Clements, so it lives at high elevations. There are a lot of cultures that used this plants for different things. One of the things that taro ( Kalo) is able to be made into is poi. It is pounded taro, it turns into a purple color and it is really healthy, Poi helped the Hawaiians survive. There were over 300 types of taro on the world and know there are 87 types that are recognized today. The taro is able to grow a couple feet tall.

The way that people grow the taro today is that they plant them at high elevations and they water them every so often. The way that they used to grow it is that the Hawaiians had a water fall that went down the whole mountain, they used the water to make patches of water for the taro to grow.

The taro was also used for medicine and they would trade the taro for other things that they needed. The taro was very resource full because every part of the taro you are able to use. Even till this day we are using the taro in different ways to help us. The taro is healthy for you and it gives you protein and energy. The smell of the taro was able to keep insects away, and it was used to heal insects bite and stings.