ROOTS

Karana ate many roots while on the island. We also eat roots, or root vegetables, when we crunch on carrots!

This blue flower that grows on the island has a thick root that grows like a carrot underground.

The flower was pulled out of the ground and the root was either eaten raw or cooked over a fire. Karana saved many of the roots for winter.

"Every morning after I had gathered roots to store for winter, we went out to sea."

These roots are in the vegetable group of the food guide pyramid.