Klamath Basin Fresh Direct to market purple fingerling potato
By
Tom Burfield
Published on
08/10/2009 04:30PM
Exclusive rights to grow and market a new purple fingerling potato developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and three Northwest universities have been awarded to Klamath Basin Fresh Direct LLC, Merrill, Ore.
Klamath Basin Fresh Direct — an association of potato growers along the Oregon-California border — plans to change the name of the potato, now called the Purple Pelisse, according to a news release.
The association plans to grow the potato organically and market it to high-end supermarkets and restaurants as a spud that can be boiled, fried or roasted, said association chairman Dan Chin, in the release.
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