The source of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine has finally been identified. Researchers from North Carolina State University have pinpointed the Andes Mountains in South America as ...

The potato is so familiar, so ever-present, that it’s easy to forget it had to come from somewhere. But behind this comfort food staple lies a global journey that spans continents, empires, and ...

The potato was first cultivated by Indigenous communities in the Andes mountains innorthwestern Bolivia and southern Peru8,000 years ago. The potato as we know it today has come a long way from ...

Join Bob Donald, Chair of One Seed Forward, at Central Library for a journey all about potatoes, From their origins in the Andes to your plate, Bob will discuss history, varieties and growing methods.

Potatoes are the bookend crops of the garden.  Planted in spring, their harvest is the hallmark of late summer into autumn.