How We Harvest Taros! | Niue Style! | My Way! | Taro Farming |
Tato Farming: Planting and harvesting taros here on Niue is a lifestyle for most families. It is our staple food. Children help by working alongside their parents and learning at the same time. This is how the torch of knowledge is being passed on from generation to generation.
This is how children or young people are introduced and inducted into the learning and values of hard work, patience, teamwork, delayed gratification and also skills of working without supervision, after they have been taught under supervision of course.
These taro farming experiences will in no doubt help mould them into hard working and responsible individuals with fortitude. Skills gained and mental strength that can transform or translate well into other areas of their lives.
There are lots of taro varieties and each has their own unique characteristics such as taste, texture, longevity in the ground, growth factors, external environmental factors and so forth. There is so much to learn, understand and appreciate about taro farming.
It is an ongoing process which never ends unless you give it up altogether or leave the Island!
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Here in Philippines, I harvest my taros if they're 6 mos.i take out the young ones sprouting earlier, so that the mother taro will produce big taters, and those young ones I took out, I plant them in small nursery bags, then plant them when rooted.
@emmabaguio9136
Ай бұрын
Oh i see❤❤❤❤thats y❤❤so good❤❤❤
Nice music, good looking taro, good looking people, nice weather, everything looks good......who knew that living in our small islands in the pacific and dreaming of the big cities, the cars, trains, the Hollywood Movies, The Bruce Lee's Movie that one day we will be watching video of our taro and our beautiful polynesian everyday living.
@LifeOnTheRockNiueIsland
2 жыл бұрын
True aye! Thanking the Lord for amazing technology nowadays that enabled us to do this. Fakaue lahi for your comment.
@simotetoa6300
2 жыл бұрын
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@LifeOnTheRockNiueIsland
Жыл бұрын
@M Seeker No. Mostly all Niue varieties with a few that has origins from Samoa. Don't know of any that are from Fiji. The popular Fijian pink taro is from the Niue taro.
Here in my province in the Phippines we cook the leaves, peeled petiole and corms with coconut milk, shirmp, small vinegar and ginger....
I like the one's with the purple dot, in Jamaica we call it dasheen.
@ramishrambarran3998
Жыл бұрын
In Trinidad too !! Haha !
@TABUVIBEZ
15 күн бұрын
Here in Fiji it's called uro-ni-vonu, which means turtle's fat. It is known in some province as Moala, named after an Island here famous for planting that variety alone.❤
In Trinidad we call that tool a Louchet. And the Taro plant we call Dasheen. We boil and fry it with various veg and non veg sides. The leaves we make bhagi and our national dish calaloo.
@barriotiklifetv
Жыл бұрын
here in the Philippines we eat the stem of taro like this
@ranivonwurttemberg7352
Жыл бұрын
I am growing it in Georgia US. Yes, mom always added dasheen in the bhagi. So sweet.
@leafbranch1872
3 ай бұрын
In Trinidad the dasheen grows big like this?
Love it! Taro Pacific Islanders spiritual food.. Greetings from Melanesia
Sending full support to your Channel, watching from Dubai, United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
Wow 😮 that's beautiful my brother 👏🏽 thank God, congratulations 👏🏽
Visiting the island of Niue is on my bucket list.
Fa'afetai tele/ Fakaue Lahi for sharing. Beautiful plantation you got there, love it. Malo le Galue Tama Niue.
@samwright285
2 жыл бұрын
Malo foi le asiasi mai i lea itu le vai
The tool is called a " Luchet", sold in our hardware stores. We call Taro, "Dasheen" in our country. Its origin is Tahiti. It is planted in very wet waterlogged soil here. Our leaves have a purplish colour in the middle of the "Y" on each leaf. Cooked, one type is bluish, the other is white. Young leaves are sold in bundles in our markets. Very popular and important food item in our diet. Nice family video. Keep it up. All the best ! Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
@davebrunner1272
Жыл бұрын
Hi. My family grew it here in Florida,we also called it Dasheen it was more round than what he was digging. I still grow it. Some of my family don't like it because we ate so much of it as young ones but to me it brings back good memories.
@ramishrambarran3998
Жыл бұрын
@@davebrunner1272 Yes. I understand. I am 67, and came from an agricultural background. In years gone by, meat was eaten only on Sundays, or less often. Garden produce was eaten according to the season, as there were no freezers or packaging facilities. So, when cassava, breadfruit, yams, dasheen were in season you ate lots of it ! I have a friend who says he will never eat breadfruit again. They had a tree in the front yard !!! We have more of the rounded dasheen in my country. But I have seen some big ones. In nearby Venezuela there are long ones, maybe around 10 lbs. Bundles of young dasheen leaves are a very important food item in our markets and supermarkets. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
@vantablacklogicthoughts5186
Жыл бұрын
Thank u I came to say the same thing and am from Jamaica 🇯🇲 and we call I dasheen
@ramishrambarran3998
Жыл бұрын
@@vantablacklogicthoughts5186 We call the bundle of leaves, " dasheen bush". We make " Saheena" an Indian delicacy with the leaves, bhaji, and calalloo. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
Big taros Good Farmer planting Good taros.
Wow! I can make endless taro ice cream and coconut taro dessert! You guys are so lucky and bless to have all those taros.
This is the kalo Samoans are missing everyday Kalo Niue Samoa don’t have this kalo anymore The Best kalo there is on the planet 🙏🙏🙏
@teesamataua4028
2 жыл бұрын
Yes we grew up in Samoa with "taloniue" , "talomanu'a", '"ta'amutoga", and "ta'amuniukini".
@samwright285
2 жыл бұрын
@@teesamataua4028 malo lava le faasoa
@samwright285
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome content. Tonga have some really good taros too. Aloha🤙
@Mr_crease
2 жыл бұрын
CAp
Thank you for your inspirational taro harvest. I am encouranged to plant a taro crop, coming this December. Great crop. Our ancestral food crop.
Its my favorite food,,wow grow so good the soil is so healthy ,i love ❤ planting 😊
Taro the main roots of the Pacific Islanders. It's nice to see the kids learning the basics and traditional ways of doing things that have been passed by from our ancestors. Greetings from the Republic of Palau🇵🇼💖
@arthurrapson8183
Жыл бұрын
Doesn’t mean anything coming from you.
Tjo its wild flowers here in Africa .Watching from Johannesburg South Africa 🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍
you have a great show and living in a great place but i,m a bit old now (terry)🌴🤙🌺the flowers for your wife
Nice loose soil.Perfect for taro growing.Greetings from the Philippines.
Great to see a father proud of teaching his son his history and showing the world his knowledge
For all you gym fanatics out there eat Taro after you hit the gym it has a variety of health benefits rich in carbohydrates
Love this. Taro, our Pacific food. Thank you for sharing. Much Love form PNG.
Vinaka from FIJI. Keep the clips coming on planting our island staple DALO it's called over here.Yet we say one of the best varieties here is called SAMOA..I guess Niue varieties isn't here yet.keep our Pacific food alive..Palusami for miles..please send clips on planting yams,tapioca,kamala,here we have kawai,banana,other root crops..we're rich in the Pacific!! We just started realizing.. took us a long time
@supersayinmangos5847
2 жыл бұрын
Niue talo is already there - lots of shoots were sent over to the taro bank in Fiji ( supposed to keep incase something happens and we lose our Niue taro varieties). Nek minit heard Fiji is growing the Niue taro and markets to NZ as Fiji pink ? Fiji pink taro selling in Auckland is the Niue taro. So much for a taro bank initiative? Please check your side Nan Chu…
@nanchu2151
2 жыл бұрын
@@supersayinmangos5847 O my goodness. Thieving devils.Kai Viti my people or Kai idia ...disappointed but not surprised..SORRY..
Beautiful harvest. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to Sunday lunch.
Well done 👍 Niue Taro farmers from Perth Western Australia 🇦🇺👏💛❤️
. Bula woo love taros. That's a big one❤
Thanks to god. For everything
Taro yuhu Nice sharing farming information. Awesome plants Thanks you
Cheers Bro! 🇫🇯 🇦🇺 Got me hungry as watching all this dalo 😆
I've just started growing Fijian taro. This was helpful. Thanks for the info.
Delicious with prawns ....
Absolutely love that tool! Well made and stood the test of time.
Your sweat well harvested bro...keep your vlogs coming...🇳🇺
Those are huge Uso👍 seki
Watching your channel idol and your subscribers . taros so nice to mixed this in our native delicacies mixed with casava and secret regredience and wrapped with banana leaves turn to casava and taroos cakes. wow so delicious it reminds our province. in leyte philipines.nice channel idol . salute.
Wow very big, good job, good hands
Very nice your video. Now I know to harvest taro. Thank you for video your great man SHOWING your experience. From Saipan CMNI Marianas near Guam watching.
@LifeOnTheRockNiueIsland
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
Supporting the polys in the pacific islands 🤙🏽
Always love the Niue taro's.❤
Big ups my brotha much love from your Tongan brothas in US Arizona yessssssah
Growing up in Manu'a having a kalo plantation is the sign of a real man and with kalo the size of your harvest is what every young man hoped for when time to harvest the kalo plantation. I was surprised to hear you name the kalo Manu'a because that is exactly what it was. But like another person commented, the best in our plantations was the kalo Niue, purple and tasty, the smell of it will never compare to any other taro. Malo lava...
@licelewanigatu1390
2 жыл бұрын
Good...have you tried the yellow taro here in Fiji...taste good and smell nice!!!!
@penielitela7144
2 жыл бұрын
@@licelewanigatu1390 As a matter of fact I have, my ex-wife is kaiviti, I have been to all the Fiji markets in Suva, Lautoka, Sigatoka and Nadi. The varieties are plenty and the tastes was also amazing. But, the talo Niue is still the best to me because it's what we grew up growing the most. We have the yellow variety also, and it's mostly grown in swamp or what we call in Samoa, Kaufusi.
Love this so beautiful...my grandmother is from Niue... Veemoa & Punimata bloodline
Keep up the good work
beautiful uso
Love this...the world will know the power of Taro soon
@bronsonperich9430
7 ай бұрын
Taro feed the slaves in the Carribean and is one of the oldest culitvated crops in the world.
Nice musik, goot taro, keldi
In jamaica we call it dashene .dont take the small ones out . Just pull the main one out.
Bula Niue I like the DALO plantation very green and fresh thanks for the video
Thanks for sharing & great harvest of taro. Love the island of Niue 🇳🇺 Monu Tagaloa
Aloha from Hawaii, I hope one day to grow taro like this
fakalofa........good harvest yummy taro.......
Love this video! Hi from Washington, D.C.!
Great taro farmer. 👍👍👍
Good size taro variety. You're blessed.
this, your particular video that i keep coming to... i own a taro patch here in 🇵🇼 and i just have not had the luck of harvesting a large one to be impressed with. So, looking at your harvest, i am in awe! wow! could be the good soil, or maybe a technique you have that seem to be working good. good job!
In Ghana we harvest them when the leaves are dried out and that’s when they get big.
Like your video brother from vanuatu 🇻🇺❤️.
Very good video.. very good harvest... Thank you.
I love taro..it's my favorite all time root lol..this harvest is joyfully to watch
Very good size of taro
Wow I love it
I just cant believe how they have access to just such a large variety of fruits , trees and plants. Feels like they live in paradise. Fresh produce right on their door step , surrounded by nature and enjoyed together in a close knit family and community! All the money in the world cant buy what they have.
The leaves cooked with coconut milk, fried fish, dhal, Basmati rice, WOW it's better than spinach .
Educational
Love your videos. Greetings from Ontario Canada.
@LifeOnTheRockNiueIsland
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks heaps and fakalofa lahi atu from Niue.
Your new sub from Solomon Islands. Great content brother.
I Love it my grandfather come from Niue savage family
Nice song and the taro's look so nice
New subscriber from France 🇫🇷
wow that's so many nice farm have a great day
Bravo, great work ❤
Praise the LORD for creating happy herbs!
Good harvest. Vinaka
Finally a thorough video on taro harvest with proper technique... Keep it up cuzz, I'm growing my first coco and kalo this year, your tips are really helping... Tenopai
@bronsonperich9430
7 ай бұрын
Hard bro. This video helped me to establised my plantation. Kei Aotearoa koe bro?
Beautiful abundance harvest brother. Great job with the farm which is the main essential on the island.
Hard work..well done.
Nice harvesting,beautiful family giving hands to help the job to be done,GOD BLESS
Wow sir amazing vegetable ❤️🍀
Remind me my father's talo. That is awesome
Beutiful taro farm bro keep it up good hard work..love it frm Sydney
Love Niuean Taro ♥️
Love kalo Niue 💚
Awesome Family. Love it.
Thanks?great harvest taro
Living the life #fulfilling 👏
We called them dasheen back in Jamaica..
Cheehoo..... some big taro! 💯🤙🏼
Bula from Fiji. I can see some familiar looking dalo, uro ni vonu (purple corm) & jabeni (yellow corm) 😍😍 #wananavu
Nice and well drained soil 👍
Kalo Niue The Best kalo
Nice taro!
We call it gabi. Our ancestors ate more of it than now. You guys have the big itchy kind that you have cook for a long time. We call it badiang and only eaten during famine or natural calamities
First time I see Niuen taro plantation, it's very interesting, fortunately you still have those taro, but not anymore in Samoa
@360concrete8
2 жыл бұрын
Samoa is planting taro's from Niue since Samoa taro was infected by taro blight back in the early nineties
@leont5096
Жыл бұрын
@@360concrete8 wow really
Wow...just like here in Fiji...
Reminds me of growing up in Fiji
Love taro😊
That was awesome 👌.
Nice! Very solid you guys! Love the soundboks 2.
@LifeOnTheRockNiueIsland
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro!
Nice sharing 👍