59 different varieties of spuds attract 400-plus people to Black Isle potato day at North Kessock
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Transition Black Isle has run a Potato Day where people can choose from a huge range of seed potatoes for over a decade.
The first was back in 2010 and there was a couple of years' break during the coronavirus crisis when people picked up potatoes from ‘Tattie Hosts’ in different villages across the Black Isle.
The latest in North Kessock at the weekend was a tremendous success, attracting more than 400 people.
Anne Thomas, one of the trustees with Transition Black Isle, explained: “This year people could choose from about 60 varieties of seed potatoes.
“Some potatoes are kindly donated by local farmers and we make some profit which can be ploughed back into other projects.
“Left-over potatoes are given to local schools and charities for their growing projects. Some are also sold at markets and so on.
“This encourages many more people to grow (and eat) their own. Transition Black Isle was set up to help people transition away from a high carbon way of life to a more sustainable, resilient and low carbon one”.
She went on: “We have run a variety of awareness-raising, energy saving, waste reducing and low carbon travel events and projects over the years.
“Rather than being seen as something sacrificial, we are showing that making the change as a community can be enjoyable, sociable and save money too”.
The Black Isle Community Markets in March will also have a variety of seed potatoes available as well as other local food and crafts.
Cromarty is on March 12, Culbokie on March 19 and North Kessock on the 25th.Transition Black Isle is also running the popular roaming Black Isle Repair Cafe at Victoria Hall, Cromarty on Saturday, March 25 between 1-4pm. To keep up to date with Transition Black Isle activity visit www.transitionblackisle.org or @TransitionBlackIsle Facebook page.
Pick up today's Ross-shire Journal for more pictures from the Potato Day at North Kessock.
