Thursday, August 19, 2010

Happy National Potato Day!



Idaho Potato Facts:

-Idaho grows roughly one-third of the U.S. fall potato crop.

-The Idaho Potato industry accounts for more than 15% of the state's gross state product.

-In 2008, an estimated 300,000 acres of Idaho Potatoes were harvested - about 11 billion pounds of potatoes. That's enough potatoes to fill 500 NFL football fields.

-The exceptional quality of Idaho Potatoes is a product of the state's rich volcanic soil, warm days, cool nights and an adequate supply of clean water for irrigation.

Pictures of from the Idaho Potato Museum:

World's largest potato chip


Potato Mashers

3 comments:

Sister Mullen said...

You and the spuds look great together. The potato council should hire you as the face of their potato promotion campaign.

Kate said...

AWESOME!!!! Great job on celebrating National Potato Day! We just got french fries!:)

Unknown said...

LOVE it!!! I don't even like potato chips but I wouldn't mind eating that giant one!