Our August weather has been highly abnormal. We’ve had way more rain than usual, with flash floods happening south of us and the barley and hay farmers are losing their crops. This is the time of year when everything normally dries out and the harvest begins. The potato guys, on the other hand, are loving it. Their harvest happens later in the year and the extra water is great.
There are two types of potatoes grown here, russets and reds. You can tell them apart by the color of their flowers. Russets are white and reds are well, red. It should also be noted that these potatoes never get eaten! They’re seed potatoes which get shipped around the country to other farmers.
Well someone grows our potatoes. Who might that be?
China.