Dec 29, 2008

Farmers, Residents in Tiny Hastings Vie over Use of Pesticides

For decades, life in this tiny town revolved around the spud. Residents swore that when they bit into a potato chip, they could tell whether the tuber was grown in Hastings. The high school football team was dubbed ”The Spudsters.” A sign posted at the city limits still proclaims, “Hastings: Potato Capital of Florida.” Miami Herald