All About Potatoes: National Potato Lovers Day

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While potatoes may not have all of the healthy goodness of a bunch of kale most of us still have a love affair with the potato!

There are so many tasty dishes that can be made with potatoes and today is a perfect day to celebrate them since it’s National Potato Lovers Day as well as National Potato Lovers Month!

A Potato History

The potato is the 4th largest crop in the world behind rice, wheat, and corn. The Inca Indians first grew potatoes between 8000 BC to 5000 BC. In 1536, the Spanish conquistadors conquered Peru, discovered the potato, and took it back to Europe.

It took a while for the potato to make it around Europe — Sir Walter Raleigh grew them in Ireland first. However, some farmers and others realized that potatoes were pretty easy to grow and provided enough nutrients to keep people alive. You could also feed 10 people per acre of taters.

Sounds like a good reason to grow them, huh?