Canadá: Five P.E.I. farms offer free potatoes to Islanders
Prince Edward Island’s potato industry has been hard hit following the suspension of exports to the US in November after potato wart was found in two Island fields.
With a surplus of product, some farmers have had to destroy what could not be sold. Now, five PEI farms are telling Islanders to just come and collect the potatoes.
Randy Visser, president of G. Visser & Sons Farm: “We just thought we’re taking these perfectly good potatoes out of storage, why don’t we invite our community." G. Visser & Sons, R. A. Rose and Sons Ltd, Blue Bay Farms, Vanco Farms, and WP Griffin are all opening their storage to give away their product.
The giveaway aims to put at least some of the spuds to good use. There are so many potatoes, it’s more than any organization could handle in terms of donations.
Fuente: https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9404046/canada-five-p-e-i-farms-offer-free-potatoes-to-islanders/
