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Bananas
Chaya/Tree Spinach
Pineapples
Sweet Potatoes

BANANAS

These crops are frequently grown in tropical climates. With minimal upfront costs, they can be reproduced for consumption and sale. These links provide information on the various crops.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1082/is_n4_v41/ai_19660633

http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/fruits/banana/culture.htm

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/banana/banana.htm

http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/education/teachers/curriculum/honduras/seventh/studentpage/ documents/grade7.studentpage.growingbananas.pdf

http://bsi.org/brom_info/growing/pineapple.html

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CHAYA/TREE SPINACH

Bella Online

This web site provides 2 recipes for preparing chaya, also known as tree spinach.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46435.asp

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ECHO Technical Note

This downloadable PDF document details the tree spinach plant, with extensive references. Dr. Martin Price, co-founder of ECHO and head of ECHO’s Agricultural Resources Department, has said, “I would consider chaya to be one of the five most important underutilized food plants ECHO distributes.”

http://www.echotech.org/mambo/images/DocMan/Chaya07.pdf

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Purdue University

This article, entitled Potential Nutritional and Health Benefits of Tree Spinach [Chaya], is from the horticulture department of Purdue University.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1996/V3-516.html

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Urban Harvest

A brief article on tree spinach, including how to grow and prepare it. It also includes 2 recipes.

http://www.urbanharvest.org/advice/vegetables/chaya.html

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PINEAPPLES

http://bsi.org/brom_info/growing/pineapple.html

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/citrus/pineapple.htm

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2003/12-5-2003/pineapple.html

http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/soar/sciproj2000/maral.html

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SWEET POTATOES

http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/recipes/sweetpotatoes.html

http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/sweet.html

http://www.gardenersnet.com/vegetable/yams.htm

http://www.farmradio.org/english/radio-scripts/32-1script_en.asp

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