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THE TUBBY TUBER

Taro is a starchy staple crop throughout the Pacific and parts of Asia but it can be grown as far south as Melbourne.

One of the most ancient cultivated crops, taro is valued as a fast-growing root-to-tip edible plant with heart-shaped glossy leaves that can be used

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