Taclla (Foot Plough)

Potato Interpretive Centre:  About The Potato

We invite you to join us in a journey through time, learning about the potato from its beginning as a wild food source in South America, to the fourth largest commercial crop in the world. A storyline in English and French interprets the 13 stations consisting of photographs, captions, sketches, graphs and model displays:

• Origins of the potato
• Nutritional value of the potato

• Potato Pottery & Ceramics

  Introduction of the potato to Europe
• Introduction of the potato to English colonies: British North America
• Introduction of the potato to English colonies: Prince Edward Island
• Varieties and distribution of the potato in Canada
• Importance of the potato in the world
• a) Pests and diseases of potatoes
  b) Plant nutrition
• Science and the potato industry
• Post-harvest management
• Potato processing
• Marketing and exporting
• Growth of the P.E.I. industry

Second Stop: Machinery Gallery