As many of us list "Lose weight," at the top of our New Year's resolutions, some have discovered the weight loss and health benefits of Yacon, a perennial herb native to the lower Andean region of ...

Over the course of the growing season, a yacon bush will reach 6 to 8 feet in height with giant showy leaves and small yellow flowers, making it a nice ornamental backdrop plant. To save yacon from ...

Yacon root looks like a sweet potato, but it has a completely different taste, texture, and nutrient profile. This tuber has a creamy white-yellow color and a uniquely refreshing taste that's similar ...

Yacon is a sweet vegetable grown in areas including Ecuador and Chile. Ask anyone about natural sweeteners and you'll hear words like honey, monkfruit, stevia, molasses and maple syrup. There is ...

Yacón, sometimes known as strawberry jicama, has a flavor that can be described in one word: delicious. It is an open-pollinated perennial (often grown as an annual) from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. To some, it’s yacon. To others, Peruvian sweet root. ‘My partner is from ...

There is something deeply satisfying about bringing food out of the earth. As shadows lengthen in the garden and the days grow darker, long stems of the yacon (Polymnia sonchifolia) growing in The ...