Episode #3 — November 12, 2020 Episode 3: Alison & Ben Sklarczyk, Sklarczyk Seed Farm

Every cherry-sized potato minituber that leaves the Sklarczyks’ greenhouse is step one for what will eventually become 50,000 pounds of full-sized potatoes to be baked, roasted, turned into chips or fries or any other way humans consume spuds. Ben and Alison discuss the process of producing plants in their tissue culture lab and then greenhouse before they reach field seed potatoes in disease-free and sterile condition, as well as their recent expansion, trends in seed potatoes and balancing family with their demanding business.

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