North Kessock plays host to Transition Black Isle’s annual Potato Day, with crowds flocking to this popular fixture in the local calendar
Green-fingered fans of North Kessock’s popular annual Potato Day once again flocked to the Black isle community at the weekend.
This year’s Potato Day took place in the village hall on Saturday and delighted organisers at Transition Black Isle said it had been “as successful as ever” and “helped by a fine day”.
The event featured more than 40 varieties of seed potato for people to grow, as well as a range of onion sets, a seed swap service, advice, a competition and even a café.
The day works to raise awareness of how far some of our food travels before it reaches our plates, while also giving people the chance to pick up some lovely fresh potatoes and other veg.
A spokesperson for Transition Black Isle said: “Potato Day was as successful as ever, helped by a fine day, plenty of willing volunteers and impeccable organisation.
“Thanks are due particularly to Julie Gibson, principal organiser of the event, Trish McKeggie, who performs the critical task of ordering the commercially-sourced potatoes, and Penny Hepburn and her helpers who managed the excellent café.
“We would also like to thank the local growers and wholesaler who kindly donate additional supplies, and of course all the volunteers who helped in various capacities before and on the day.”
Those who missed out on some of the potato varieties will get the chance to pick some up at upcoming community markets on the Black Isle this month. The next is in Cromarty this Saturday (March 8), with further ones in Culbokie (Saturday, March 15) and North Kessock (Saturday, March 29). Any leftovers will be donated to local schools and charities.
For more information visit www.transitionblackisle.org.
