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Sweet Potatoes

Eagle Road Farm

$4.24 $4.99

2 lb

Often referred to as yams, sweet potatoes pack a more nutritional punch than true yams, which have a woodier skin and starchier texture, like yucca. In fact, all the orange vegetables we call yams in North America are actually sweet potatoes, which means we have the basis for all your holiday classics right here. Chop, glaze, and top with marshmallows; mash and whip with eggs, butter, and vanilla for a sweet potato soufflé to die for; alternate slices of sweet potato and apple for a healthier, sweet side dish; or try simply mashed in place of white potatoes for a healthier alternative.

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Eagle Road Farm

Quarryville, PA

This small farm takes root in the fertile soil of Lancaster County, PA. Using Integrated Pest Management, Eagle Road Farm takes care to control the health of their produce by using primarily natural, biological means to eliminate pests from their farm. This is accomplished through various methods such as pest habitat manipulation, growing of resistant crops, and cultural/agricultural shifts that make the crops a naturally more inhospitable place for those pesky little critters while making the farmland richer overall. Pesticides are used rarely if ever and only applied if all other means of pest management have failed and there is a temporary, overwhelming outbreak. These exceptional treatments and materials are selected with the utmost care to ensure as minimal an effect as possible on human health, beneficial plants and organisms, and the environment.

Store in a cool, dark area away from onions.