QUINCY, Wash. — Larry Schaapman kept a sharp eye on the gap between the primary and secondary chains of his new state-of-the-art potato digger to make sure potatoes and dirt weren’t bunching up. He’d ...

Auzel H. Gerbaz, a resident of the property now known as Aspen Village, wrote an article called, “Potato Digging started in valley; Spuds Bring $1.65” that ran in The Aspen Times circa Sept. 24, 1936.

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We've found quite a menagerie this fall -- along with a good potato crop. My son, Sam, isn't the sort of person who has the patience to be a good potato-digger. He'd rather be playing basketball and ...

AMMON — Residents hand-picked 1,480 pounds of red, gold, purple and brown potatoes from dark, rich soil dug by an antique machine here recently. Pam Olsen of Ammon invited her customers and the public ...

EAGLE ” These days, the Eagle Valley’s potato crop is limited to backyard garden plots. But in decades past, when agriculture rather than real estate or tourism drove the local economy, spuds were one ...