Foods That Grow in Hawaii
Thanks to its mild climate all year round, Hawaii is an agricultural paradise that can support many different types of crops. In fact, farmland makes up about 40% of the land on the islands, and at the time of USDA's 2017 Census of Agriculture, there were 7,328 farms in the state. Scroll through the slideshow to learn more about eight foods that grow in Hawaii.
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Taro
This starchy root vegetable is central to Hawaiian culture and even considered sacred by many Hawaiians. The tradition of growing the taro plant in Hawaii goes back thousands of years. Taro even plays a role in the creation legend of the islands as the plant from which Hawaiians were formed. Over time, Hawaiians cultivated more than 300 different varieties of taro.