Stories from the dirt
Field Notes
Digging days, fair days, kitchen experiments and the odd potato that looks like a celebrity. Straight from the farm on Lake Scugog.
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September 30, 2026 · Tyler Jobe
Keep Your Purple Purple
Our Head of Spud-ucation on cooking Russian Blues without losing the colour, why lemon and baking soda play tricks on them, and the Purple Reign Mash.
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September 20, 2026 · Kofi Richter
8,000 Years of Purple
Our Seed Supply Sage digs down through the history of the purple potato, from a Port Perry ribbon all the way back to the high Andes.
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September 9, 2026 · Stacy Nguyen
The Surgeon General's Report on Purple Potatoes
Our Potato Surgeon General examines the Russian Blue: what makes it purple, what's inside, and why your mash might be doing you a favour.