May 27, 2016Sweet potato project enlists growers to fight food insecurity
The Dane County (Wisconsin) Sweet Potato Project has enlisted growers to fight food insecurity in the area. Project participants and growers have donated more than 5,000 pounds of sweet potatoes to food pantries since the project began.
Here’s more from Wisconsin Public Radio:
Launched in 2013, the Dane Count Sweet Potato Project is a partnership of Dane County UW-Extension, Equinox Community Farm, Slow Food Madison, River Food Pantry, Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin and Healthy Food for All.
The slips are leafed rootings grown organically by the Kansas State Horticulture Department. The project uses the Louisiana-bredBeauregard variety of the root vegetable, which has nutritious, orange flesh and a long shelf life. Just as importantly, this variety matures fast, making it well suited to Wisconsin’s growing season.
