Under the best conditions it takes four to six weeks for roots to grow, maybe longer.

"We go out in the bush and look for wild roots," she says.

The ground should be at least 40 degrees for roots to develop in the late fall months.

A search for roots and identity is part of that story.

Next year she and her mother are off to Ireland to search for their roots.

It is mostly a story about family and searching for roots.

It's a very American thing to look for your roots.

Have you not heard of the man who was digging in the earth for roots and found a treasure?

Many of them have said that a common theme in their practice is the search for cultural roots and identity.

We told her to go out and collect food, to dig for roots.