My father devoted all his working life to growing potatoes here in rural Bogota, Colombia, so for me it’s a bit nice seeing people all over the world loving and eating potatoes. Still kinda wish people appreciated and respected more what mother nature gives to us
The introduction of muskets in New Zealand in the early 19C is well argued by respected NZ historian James Belich that it was actually the potato that enabled the wars as a reliable year-round food source.
Potatoes were incredibly important in 19C NZ and still are a (probably the) staple food here.
My father devoted all his working life to growing potatoes here in rural Bogota, Colombia, so for me it’s a bit nice seeing people all over the world loving and eating potatoes. Still kinda wish people appreciated and respected more what mother nature gives to us
Travelling in Peru, I couldn’t believe the different kinds of potatoes they had.
The introduction of muskets in New Zealand in the early 19C is well argued by respected NZ historian James Belich that it was actually the potato that enabled the wars as a reliable year-round food source.
Potatoes were incredibly important in 19C NZ and still are a (probably the) staple food here.