Following up on my Tater Tot Delight post, I had to also point out some actual potato news: The Scottish have developed what agricultural geneticists are calling an eco-friendly spud.
The BBC reports that the new potato comes in a handy oval shape attractive to grocers. But the ec0-friendly part is that the new potato variety requires less water, less fertilizers and results in higher yields.
The Vales Sovereign potato was developed by the Scottish Crop Research Institute.
Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Me. Schools do not open until the potatoes are harvested. Oct. 1940 photo is from the Library of Congress Flickr photostream.
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I helped, very little, but still helped a friend grow/harvest A Ton, literally A Ton of potatoes this year. It was amazing and I have eaten no other potatoes all winter. Purple, red, yukon, fingerlings…yumm.
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I helped, very little, but still helped a friend grow/harvest A Ton, literally A Ton of potatoes this year. It was amazing and I have eaten no other potatoes all winter. Purple, red, yukon, fingerlings…yumm.
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