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The potato patch adventure actually begins in
late February when potato grower Ralph Child, owner
of Childstock Farms in Malone, New York,
donates
seed potatoes for the students to plant. Because shipping can cost
as much as the potatoes, Ralph arranges to
have them included with a large shipment to a
farmer outside of Columbus.
Parent Mark Haberer
drives up that way regularly as part of his job. Each year, he
picks up the potatoes and brings them to the school.
Students begin
planting potatoes around St. Patrick's Day. They
harvest the potatoes their
second week back to school. The process
is used to teach many things, including measuring, weighing, estimating,
graphing, and plant science. They are also
used to introduce students to some of the many healthy ways potatoes can
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