Exciting first year of harvesting Ulluco!

Exciting first year of harvesting Ulluco!

Ulluco is a tuber crop native to the Andes, where it was developed alongside the similar tuber crops potato, oca, and mashua.

I want to leave most of the tubers in the ground so that I can increase the crop next year. Beautiful little tubers though! I'm almost not wanting to cook them- they are too pretty!

The tubers have a much firmer texture than potatoes and taste like a combination of beet and potato.

The leaves of Ulluco are also edible and can be used like spinach.

I personally find that the root layer in the Food Forest system is really interesting- there are so many varieties of root / tubers out there that are edible. And what I really like is that even in the middle of winter I know I can go and find a tuber for a meal- it just feels that bit more food supply resilient in these uncertain times.