Seed potatoes arrive

  Our seed potatoes came in on Wednesday afternoon. This may not sound too exciting but it is becoming an annual event for us.                                                                                                    Doug and Leslie, friends of ours, coordinate the seed order every January from a potato grower in Colorado. This grower supplies lots of seed companies and outlets in the East. Doug has arranged for them to make a potato drop for us when the semi truck is heading to Vermont. This year they were delivered to the Feed Barn in West Chester, all 7000 pounds. Yes, 7000 pounds,that is a lot of future tators.                                                                           Jim and Linda, owners of Gravel Knolls Farm, where the Feed Barn is located, used there fork lift to unload the three and half tons of spuds. Than about ten of us organic growers from southwest Ohio and Indiana started dividing up the pre-ordered potatoes under the direction of Leslie. It was threatening rain and hail but the weather held long enough to get everyones orders loaded in their vehicles. It was great to see all the fellow farmers and talk for a spell about the upcoming season. Now if only the weather will cooperate a little more so we can get our 500 pounds planted.