Yacón, sometimes known as strawberry jicama, has a flavor that can be described in one word: delicious. It is an open-pollinated perennial (often grown as an annual) from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, ...

A rugged, reliable perennial, yacon (ya-CONE) has been a food staple for centuries in the Andes, where the sweet, juicy tubers are eaten fresh like fruit. In fact, the tubers hold so much sugar that ...

It is the curse of the weekly garden columnist: You have to live with what you leave out. Given the unforgiving nature of a sort growing season when things have to be started on time or else, this is ...

There is something deeply satisfying about bringing food out of the earth. As shadows lengthen in the garden and the days grow darker, long stems of the yacon (Polymnia sonchifolia) growing in The ...

Yacon is a sweet vegetable grown in areas including Ecuador and Chile. Ask anyone about natural sweeteners and you'll hear words like honey, monkfruit, stevia, molasses and maple syrup. There is ...

What is yacon syrup? Should I add it to my diet? Dr. Oz's recent segment, which involved several women testing out the product as a weight-loss aid, has us all wondering. Yacon syrup is found in the ...

California, especially near the coast, is blessed with a climate suitable for many perennial vegetables. Many gardeners are already familiar with artichokes, rhubarb and asparagus, but there are ...

Yacon syrup is made by extracting juice from the roots of the yacon plant, which grows in South America (it's been used for helping diabetes and kidney and digestive disorders in the area for ...