FoodTrust – Connections

I mentioned these little guys in my last post. We had some mini-tubers from last year’s growing season that we planted today. Mini-tubers are small potatoes that were grown in containers. Because they are so small they must be planted by hand.

Leonard developed a handy planting tool to take the back breaking task out of planting the tiny spuds. It makes evenly spaced holes and allows the mini-tuber to be dropped into the hole without having to bend over. Someone follows behind to rake soil over the hole.

The mini-tubers will be treated like any other potato crop and allowed to grow until late summer. The new potatoes will be dug up and used for see for next year’s crop. Some of that crop might actually make it to an A&P or Metro store where you’ll be able to have a taste of centuries old potato varieties.

Scott