Yams are best grown in a cool climate, they grow best in the mountains as the air is fresh and the soil full of nutrients.
In the US, what is marketed as 'yams' or 'candied yams' are actually the same thing as sweet potatoes. In Africa and such places you can find real yams, which are whitish pink to purple in color. The only way to tell whether (canned) sweet potatoes or the ones packaged as yams have more sugar is to read the labels of the individual brands.
Yams were seen as the main farming crop and meal staple of people in Things Fall Apart. Yams took a lot of effort to farm, but was the main way of sustaining a good life. Yams were celebrated, as was the Goddess of the Earth.
The best way to store flax seed is in the refrigerator or in the freezer. Make sure the bag you store it in is airtight as flax seed can get rancid.
in the refrigerator
The best way is in a sealed container in the refrigerator, or freezer.
The best way to store ornaments after Christmas is to wrap them with tissue paper and store them in a box with compartments or use shoe boxes to pack them.
The best way would probably store water in a nice cold place so it can cold so, later on you can have a nice cold drink. Or you can store water in a pantry.
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Artists, prepare your palates for yams! Yams ahoy! I'd really like another portion of yams, please.