Yams by CARA RASNAKE https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh en-us 2024-02-07 19:41:54 UTC 2024-02-07 19:49:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Where is your whole food grown? Are they domestic or imported? 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877095101 Yams are grown in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are imported from Latin America.

]]> 2024-02-07 19:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877095101 What is the production process? Farming techniques, processing (cleaning, cutting, etc), chemicals used, and/or any other interesting facts you learn along the way. 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877096109 Farmers prepare the land, then plant the yams, and the rest of the process includes mulching, staking, weeding, harvesting, and then storing. 

]]> 2024-02-07 19:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877096109 How are these foods assembled and packaged for the consumer? 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877097235 Yams are packaged in 50-pound cartons.

]]> 2024-02-07 19:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877097235 How do these foods reach the consumer? Not just delivery, but are they frozen or processed in any other ways? 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877098175 Yams are cured after harvest. They have to be stored in 50-60 degree fahrenheit conditions. If they are, they can be stored for around six months.

]]> 2024-02-07 19:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877098175 Typically, how long would this product’s shelf life be? 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877099524 The shelf life of a yam should be, at most, six months.

]]> 2024-02-07 19:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877099524 Are there any local growers/markers of this food? If no, where is the nearest ‘farm’ producing it? 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/4ph4xh2glxyfzxgh/wish/2877100360 Yes, there are many local growers of yams.

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