Its been all-go this week with the harvestign of the Lumper potatoes as part of the Living Heritage Project. Various schools have been out digging up their spuds, some have had great success, some not so great, but the kids are loving the unusual shapes and sizes of these heritage potatoes.
The Lumper potatoes are true to their name…lumpy! The kids certainly enjoyed harvesting the Lumper heritage potatoes, see more harvesting in schools here, almost as much as they enjoyed planting them!
See harvesting pics from St Therese Primary School and St Pauls Primary Schools here.
Gareth Austin is a Community focused Horticulturist based in Derry-Londonderry and voice of Gardening on the Mark Patterson Show on BBC Radio Foyle. Gareth specialises in Community horticulture, offering a wide range of events, programmes and acitivity on engaging people in the exciting world of Horticulture. Gareth lectures in Horticulture in the North West Regional College and offers school horticulture programs through the Western Education + Library Board. Gareth is passionate about changing land-use to a more positive use, urban food production and showcasing the flora of county Derry through the City of Horti-Culture programme of events.
