Come Visit Us at the Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Conference

We’re only a day away from our trip to La Crosse, WI, to attend the annual Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (almost always known as MOSES) Conference this Friday and Saturday. We’ll be presenting our poster at the research forum and are excited to see what other studies have been going on. We’ll be … More Come Visit Us at the Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Conference

MOSES Organic Ag. Conference Potato Poster

Institute staff will be taking part in the poster contest at the MOSES organic agriculture conference this February. The Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) is a nonprofit with a mission to educate farmers and growers about organic practices. As you likely know, we concluded a study on potato-growing method in 2018 and we … More MOSES Organic Ag. Conference Potato Poster

Potato Study Infographic

As part of our potato study, we’re writing two articles — one for general audiences and another for professionals — presenting at conferences, and creating an infographic. This graphic summarizes in a visual way the bare minimum of the study’s information, but it is sharable and quick to absorb. Please feel free to share it … More Potato Study Infographic

Potatoes Five Ways: A Trial Looking at Different Potato-Growing Methods

Potatoes are an underappreciated garden crop. People can survive on this tuber alone because it contains everything for complete nutrition. Spuds thrive in diverse soils and climates. They store well and are easy to plant and care for. Because potatoes are cheap in the grocery store, many gardeners opt not to cultivate them, but for … More Potatoes Five Ways: A Trial Looking at Different Potato-Growing Methods

Input Data for the Potato Harvest — Lab Note 2.03

We just finished the last harvest for our potato plant study. We are comparing the growth, labor, and yield of five different potato-growing ideas: trench and hill, straw mulch, newspaper-and-straw mulch, containers, and towers. In order to help others reproduce our study or grow potatoes using these techniques, we are providing detailed instructions on our … More Input Data for the Potato Harvest — Lab Note 2.03

Initial Potato Harvest Data — Lab Note 2.03

We just finished the last harvest for our potato plant study. We are comparing the growth, labor, and yield of five different potato-growing ideas: trench and hill, straw mulch, newspaper-and-straw mulch, containers, and towers. In order to help others reproduce our study or grow potatoes using these techniques, we are providing detailed instructions on our … More Initial Potato Harvest Data — Lab Note 2.03

Care for Potato Plots — Lab Note 2.02

Recently we helped plant out ten plots for our potato plant study. We are comparing the growth, labor, and yield of five different potato-growing ideas: trench and hill, straw mulch, newspaper-and-straw mulch, containers, and towers. In order to help others reproduce our study or grow potatoes using these techniques, we are providing detailed instructions on … More Care for Potato Plots — Lab Note 2.02

In the News: Institute-Supported Potato Study

As readers of the blog will know, the institute is supporting a USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education–funded potato study. In short, we’re comparing the growing methods commonly used in gardens: potato towers, containers, sheet-and-straw mulch, straw mulch, and trench and hill (as a control). Last week we had a Jim Dayton, a reporter from … More In the News: Institute-Supported Potato Study