Sustainable Initiatives by Andrea Dean

Crazy for Cassava (and Asparagus): Day 26- My Experiments with Food Truth- 60 Days of Eating Locally Grown


Today I visited with Richard Liebmann at Lokahi Farms and got some Cassava and Asparagus.



Cassava, a.k.a. manioc and tapioca, is according to wikipedia – the third-largest source of carbohydrates for meals in the world. Cassava is not as popular in Hawaii as it is in the South Pacific and other parts of the world, but it should be! It is very easy to grow- low maintenance and high yield. My kind of crop. I got a few cuttings from Richard and am going to plant one each in a gallon pot. Richard showed me how to harvest the cassava and explained how to prepare it.





I have already cut and peeled my cassava and am about to go and grate it to make tapioca pudding for a local foods pot luck tomorrow night. I will report back about how it comes out tomorrow. Click here for an article that Richard wrote about cassava with links to other resources.


I was lucky because I called Richard just after he had his first asparagus harvest. I ate the asparagus tonight with my local Hula Cows butter and Kona Sea Salt. Totally divine! Have you ever seen what asparagus looks like when it comes out of the ground? I never had. Check it out:

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