Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Time-lapse of growing taro directly from root. The root (edible) was bought from neighboring Asian grocery market. It was then planted in container and lots of water to grow. Taro plant is the small ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands of miles from the Hawaiian Islands, a growing group of Native Hawaiians work the soil in the metropolitan area of Portland, OR. Through them, taro has taken root ...

Unless you live in the high mountainous regions of the country, growing potatoes in the home garden is practically impossible. We’ve tried it, and usually end up with a harvest of potatoes the size of ...

At the farm in Northeast Portland, a native Hawaiian group cultivates taro — building community and preserving cultural ...

Capri Cafaro visits the island of Oahu to learn how taro is sacred to the Hawaiian people. Capri explores regional traditions surrounding taro in Hawaii. She learns about the history of taro and how ...

Wailua taro grower Ed Wendt said he’s been battling to have a fair amount of water for his plants for decades and while the situation has improved, East Maui farmers still need help. Photo courtesy of ...

Caren Atieno a lecturer at Rongo University attends to her Arrow root farm at Rongo University on November 30, 2023 she also explained on how she started the project and the reason. [Caleb Kingwara, ...

Specialty crops occupying some of the smallest acreages of farmland among Valley counties are, from left, taro, which amounted to one acre or less in 2022 in Fresno County; daikon radish, only one ...

A breakthrough in breeding hybrids of one of Papua New Guinea's most culturally significant crops could solve growing ...