In Part 2, we’ll meet some more great NC potato growers and how those taters get sorted and packed. Plus you’ll meet the national reps from the National Potato Council and Potatoes USA who help put ’em on every plate, and the man who’s in the process of taking his North Carolina potato deal to Cuba.
In Season 1 we did a two-part episode about a lethal disease called citrus greening that’s decimating Florida’s most-famous industry. Things haven’t improved much since then — but farmers are getting more creative when it comes to the crop.
There’s an organization that measures the world’s sweetest watermelons each year. Cordele, GA always wins — Watermelon frames the culture this small town.
Food waste is a huge issue. Americans throw away about a third of what they buy. But did you know farmers are only able to harvest about 60% of what they plant on average?
Quick, how do you spell sweetpotato? If you think we just did it wrong, think again — that’s the scientific way. And if you grow sweetpotatoes in North Carolina, it matters.
