My friend got the roots of Jerusalem Artichoke for me from a Wonju market lady. This is a great vegetable which I will be planting in certain places in Wonju for a new carbohydrate source in my diet. A sunflower, this hails from the midwestern US, and were used by the wild natives of the area. Native Americans are a great model for sustainability because their survival was dependent on living within their local environment. They are often referred to as a model for true paleo diet, which is often confused by the grocery store paleo authors, who make rules to approximate wild food choices in a grocery store. Native people had a wide variety of plants and animals in their diet including grains and I think that the key to a true paleo diet is their wildness and their diversity. This plant was cultivated by the Native Americans, but still retains much of it's wildness.
It's a very useful for me because rewilding is the best way to minimize ecological foot prints. Jerusalem Artichoke will thrive in the wild and is good way to start gardening. One plant can out produce sweet potatoes. John Koller from growingyourgreens.com, reported growing approximately 10 pounds from one plant. The tubers can be stored in soil for a year. It is a perennial plant that will come back year after year. They also produces beautiful sunflowers that attract bees to pollinate crops, as well being beautiful to look at.
That's my opinion, but you can do whatever you want. Take care.
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