I have written about things that I do to make little to no waste, when I can.
As most of you know I am living off grid, and working towards self sustainability.
Enter the potato!
We eat about 150 pounds of potatoes over the course of the winter months.
Because of the limited space that I have, I grow only 25 pounds myself, and go to a nearby farm to buy the rest.
We prefer the red potatoes. I feel that there are more nutrients, and that they are less genetically modified.
I like that I can support local farmers, opposed to a potato that travels thousands of kilometers to your plate.
I am not a potato expert, just my ideas and thoughts. :)
Eating the potatoes!
We love them as a sidedish, anyway that they are prepared!
I also make perogies, stuffed with potatoey bacony cheesey goodness!!
We eat potato bread. There was a time, many years ago, that my son and I had very little to eat. I remember sending him fishing, making it fun for him, and praying that he could catch our dinner. An elderly gentleman came by one day with the biggest box of the smallest potatoes I had ever seen. There was at least 50 pounds in there. He said that they were too small to sell and his wife didn't like them that small. He knew. I knew he knew. His wife enclosed a potato bread recipe, and the rest is history. I will never forget their kindness.
When the potatoes are starting to look like they will sprout, I preserve as many as I can in the spring. They are amazing for quick potato salad on those really hot summer days. Its a win win for me!!
Potato Skins!
I usually cook potatoes with the skins on, but sometimes they are so dirty, that I just peel them. I dry those peels and add them to the fireplace. The potassium in the peels, helps keep the pipes clean.
Sprouted potatoes!
Every year, no matter how hard I try, there are always sprouted potatoes.
Of course I cut off the eyes, and I store them in damp shredded newspaper until they can be planted outside. That is what I use to grow the potatoes that we harvest in the fall.
So that is how we make the most of our potatoes.
I know that it is simple, but so many things go to waste. We have a vermi-composter, but they really don't care for the peels. Potatoes even grow in there!!
What do you do so that there is nothing wasted?
