Celebrating The International Day Of The Potato

Every year for International Day of the Potato, we unite across continents to pay homage to the humble potato — and the families who grow them. Join Potatoes USA in celebrating the countless U.S. potato farmers and industry members who have helped shape the history of our food supply — and who will continue to feed our future.

Staunton Farms, California

Then: First-generation farmer Ed Staunton harvesting in the 1930s on a homestead awarded for his WWI service. Now: Fourth-generation farmer Kyle Staunton with his sons.?

Grant 4D Farms, Idaho

Then: First-generation Grandpa Grant clearing the sagebrush on the homestead farm in 1958 after migrating from California to Idaho. Now: The fourth generation helping with harvest.

Schroeder Brothers’ Farms, Wisconsin

Then: First-generation Francis Schroeder in the early 1900s. Now: Fourth and fifth generation farmers in front of the family’s potato museum. ?

Sterman Masser Family Farms, Pennsylvania

Then: Sterman Masser in the field with a rotational crop. Now: The seventh and eighth generation of potato farmers in front of the family farm.

Shaping history, feeding the future.