Local families showed up at the McDonald’s in Blackfoot, Idaho, on Sunday to see the Idaho Potato Commission’s giant spud.
The larger-than-life version of an Idaho potato is mounted on a trailer with the spud weighing in at six tons, the equivalent of over 32,000 medium-sized potatoes.
The event was a celebration of the potato harvest and meant to support local Idaho potato growers and farms.
“All the activities and how interactive everybody is and just how much fun it is to be here with your family, [is wonderful],” says Janet Miller, event attendee.
McDonald’s is one of the largest purchasers of Idaho potatoes. In 2013 the company purchased almost 1 billion pounds of Idaho potatoes.
Source: KPVI News