{"id":351505,"date":"2020-05-27T14:18:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T21:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=351505"},"modified":"2020-05-27T14:39:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T21:39:46","slug":"bj-penn-video-blog-tending-the-taro-patches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/bj-penn-video-blog-tending-the-taro-patches\/","title":{"rendered":"BJ Penn Video Blog | Tending the Taro Patches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[brid autoplay=&#8221;true&#8221; video=&#8221;571135&#8243; player=&#8221;20625&#8243; title=&#8221;Waipio Valley Tending the Taro Patches&#8221; duration=&#8221;314&#8243; description=&#8221;BJ Penn tending to the taro patches in Waipio Valley&#8221; uploaddate=&#8221;2020-05-19 18:46:48&#8243; thumbnailurl=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/15717\/thumb\/571135_t_1589914042.png&#8221; contentUrl=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/15717\/sd\/571135.mp4&#8243;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of BJ Penn\u2019s Video Blog, \u201cThe Prodigy\u201d gives us an inside look into his taro farm in Waipio Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Waipio Valley, much like most of the island nation of Hawaii, is a little slice of paradise. The calm breeze rolls through the valley, the wild horses roam free, and BJ\u2019s faithful canine companion Sophia gets plenty of exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to drag these taro patches out and get some of these weeds out. It\u2019s a lot of work. We\u2019re gonna throw some of this taro over here for now just to handle so we can dry this stuff out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taro, or Kalo in Hawaiian, is a tropical plant grown for it\u2019s edible roots and has been a staple of Pacific Islander culture for hundreds of years. BJ has been tending this crop himself for nearly a decade. It is traditionally used in Hawaiian culture to make Poi, which requires the fermented roots of the Taro plant to make a paste. A process that you\u2019ll see in later BJ Penn Video Blog episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Farming Taro and making Poi are just some of many ways for the UFC Hall of Famer to keep busy during the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m holding up pretty good (during the quarantine). Just taking care of business and doing stuff with the kids and taking care of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMMA in the quarantine is pretty crazy huh? It\u2019s amazing Dana keeps pushing to put it on, what a businessman. It\u2019s amazing, man. It\u2019s going to be interesting to see what\u2019s going to happen. I\u2019m sure everyone is talking about these fights, saying whether it\u2019s safe or not. They\u2019re gonna watch, you know? I\u2019m not a doctor, but it\u2019s going to be interesting to watch all this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fret not, Penn Nation. There\u2019s much more of BJ\u2019s Video Blog to come!<\/p>\n<p>For the full video blog library, and the BJJ with BJ video library,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/videos\/bj-penn-vlogs\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mahalo!<\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on BJPENN.COM 5\/27\/2020<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[brid autoplay=&#8221;true&#8221; video=&#8221;571135&#8243; player=&#8221;20625&#8243; title=&#8221;Waipio Valley Tending the Taro Patches&#8221; duration=&#8221;314&#8243; description=&#8221;BJ Penn tending to the taro patches in Waipio Valley&#8221; uploaddate=&#8221;2020-05-19 18:46:48&#8243; thumbnailurl=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/15717\/thumb\/571135_t_1589914042.png&#8221; contentUrl=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/15717\/sd\/571135.mp4&#8243;&#8221;] In this episode of BJ Penn\u2019s Video Blog, \u201cThe Prodigy\u201d gives us an inside look into his taro farm in Waipio Valley. 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