A SPOTLIGHT ON SPUDS!

   MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2024

    A SPOTLIGHT ON SPUDS!

  If you're looking for something to

celebrate today I've got just the thing!

August 19th is "National Potato Day!"

The potato is the third most important

food crop in the world after rice and

wheat for human consumption!

There are more than 4,000 varieties

of native potatoes and another 180

wild species. More than a billion

people world wide eat potatoes.

It's a vegetatively propagated

crop which means new plants can

be produced from the potato itself

of a piece or "seed" from a potato.

It's probably best to "celebrate"

with some form of potato. Maybe

mashed potatoes, baked potatoes,

or French fries! Not hungry but

still want to celebrate? Just 

hold a potato in your hand and

stare at it! That will make you a

"Spec-Tater!" Hope you enjoy

your potatoes and that all your

NEWS is good!