Two oca sources that spring to mind are Cultivariable ( https://www.cultivariable.com/ ; also for other Andean root crops) and Peace Seedlings (http://peaceseedlingsseeds.blogspot.com/ ; accepts orders only by mail). On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 3:18 PM James Waddick via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Friends, > > My Hy Vee when it opened a few years ago and ’showing off’ had > fresh Oca for the first month or longer, then nothing. I asked and the > produce managed gave me a blank look. It was very tasty and I would eat it > often if it were available. I grew a few bulbs out, but it hated the Kansas > City climate. > > Anyone know a reliable source of Oca ? > Jim > > > > > > > > > On Mar 22, 2021, at 1:50 PM, Judy Glattstein via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > Absolutely, piaba. Sacajawea fed quamash to Lewis and Clark. The > indigenous locals reputedly battled over gathering rights. > > > > Also - Jerusalem artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus, which is neither an > artichoke or from Jerusalem. Groundnut, Apios americana. Oca, Oxalis > tuberosa, also from the Andes whence came potatoes. > > > > Jerusalem artichoke is frequently in the supermarket, at the right time > of year. I first had oca when Wegman's had some, obtained from Frieda's > (great source for produce.) And the Apios showed up in my Connecticut > garden - but that was more than a couple of decades ago and I did not think > to bring any when we moved. > > > > Judy > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>