Since I am a little busy today, I will be updating the blog tomorrow with some pictures of seedlings from TPS (true potato seed) and a discussion of our TPS research. For now, here are a couple of links for your Monday reading pleasure!

Reinventing the Potato “Although most people associate the potato with Ireland and Idaho, its evolutionary birthplace is Peru, a country that, to this day, has far more varieties of the vegetable than anywhere else. Having read about this diversity, I traveled to an annual food festival in Lima known as Mistura, where I encountered tables heaping with all manner of bizarre and beautiful potatoes: spuds that were shaped like croissants and cucumbers; that were knobbed, ruffled, and bowed; whose skin and flesh were as yellow as egg yolk, as black as ink, or splotched and striped with shades of red, blue and violet.”

Out of the forests and into the highlands: African and Indian farmers discover holistic living in Quechua communities “A learning exchange between Indian, Kenyan and Peruvian farmers reveals similar approaches for adapting to climate change.”

See you tomorrow!

Ruth

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