Radical eating

Jerusalem artichokes (pink),  mashua (white) and yacon (behind).

The two latter are South American tubers, very easy to grow. I haven't tried them yet; opinions vary as to their palatability. (The same could be said for potatoes when they first reached the Old World from the New.)

Should we even be growing vegetables from other continents? Yacon, I have now learnt, carries a virus that could  be transmitted to potatoes  and other members of the Solanum family both wild and cultivated.
Many plant species that were introduced as ornamental garden plants have become invasive and threaten to overwhelm the indigenous flora - aided of course by global heating.
Bananas, pineapples, avocados, peppers and tomatoes have all become embedded in our diets and in the ceaseless import/export trade that contributes so much damage to our atmosphere. 

Recently, I've been reading a book* that reflects on restoring our eating habits towards traditional foodstuff, which here on the Celtic Fringe would comprise oats, kale, turnips, apples, seafood, honey and dairy products.
 It's food for thought, if nothing else.

* Welsh Food Stories by Carwyn Graves


[A couple of back blips added.]