Eating in Season – Potatoes
Eating in Season – Potatoes
No Small Potatoes Potatoes are often connected with memorable and comforting occasions as they are an important and valuable staple in numerous holiday recipes and celebrations throughout history. It’s no mistake that the potato has sustained many cultures throughout history, however, did you know that potatoes are also environmentally friendly food? Here’s why, potatoes produce… Read More »
No Small Potatoes
Potatoes are often connected with memorable and comforting occasions as they are an important and valuable staple in numerous holiday recipes and celebrations throughout history. It’s no mistake that the potato has sustained many cultures throughout history, however, did you know that potatoes are also environmentally friendly food? Here’s why, potatoes produc
e natural pesticides and fungicides that help protect the crop reducing the need for crop intervention and potatoes are a very water efficient crop. Some research and data has shown that potatoes, when compared to other crops such as rice and wheat, have the lowest levels of greenhouse gases all adding up to an eco friendly product.
Potatoes are believed to be one of the most important food crops for human consumption, after rice and wheat, not only for it’s nutrient rich content but also in part that potatoes are easy to grow and cultivate, contain most of the vitamins and minerals needed for sustenance and can be stored for long periods of time.
The Inca Indians were believed to be the first cultivators of potatoes around 8,000 B.C. The Spanish Conquistadors who conquered Peru in 1536 then introduced the potato to Europe where it then gained popularity traveling around the globe.
Fun fact – The potato was the first vegetable to be grown in space. Nasa and the University of Wisconsin, Madison created the technology with the goal of utilizing the potato to feed astronauts on long space voyages and maybe even feed future space colonies!
Our culinary & educational specialist created this fun and easy recipe for hamantaschen style potato puffs for you to enjoy! Get the recipe by clicking this link https://www.alstedefarms.com/recipe/hamantaschen-style-savory-potato-puff/
Wishing you healthy cooking from our farm kitchen to yours!
