“Your Local Potato Day, Since 1996!”
Back Again 2027 …..Save the Date, below…
When : Saturday February 13th 2027, Doors Open 10am
Where : Suffolk Rural (Otley) College, Charity Lane,
Suffolk IP6 9NE
News Update…….
We are in the process of selecting our choices of Seed Potato
Tubers, Onion Sets & Shallot Sets from our suppliers.
Given that this growing season may have been more challenging this spring and summer with the weather conditions, we wished to begin, to order our stock early to avoid potential supply demand. In this, we hope to provide our attendees once again the very best variety and quantities of Seed Potato Tubers, Onion Sets and Shallot Sets on the day.
As soon as the stock orders have been confirmed back by our suppliers, following harvest, then the available varieties will be published here on our East Anglia Potato Day website.
Our Stallholders of whom will be attending our East Anglia Potato Day, 2027 will also add a wide, and varied display of interest and products to view and also for sale on the day, which makes the event so colourful and rich in interest for the public, (our attendees) to enjoy.
Our hosts for the day, Suffolk Rural (Otley) College, will be the host venue for our East Anglia Potato Day, 2027, once again.
Lastly, we look forward to welcoming each and everyone back to
East Anglia Potato Day on date Saturday February 13th 2027.
Why visit East Anglia Potato Day 2027 and pick your very own choice of varieties of Seed Potato Tubers to Grow Your Own ?? Here’s Why …..
When you visit your local shop or store to purchase your own potatoes to cook and eat at home… and the flavour of these potatoes may possibly taste a little diminished. Why you may ask..??
The possibility, and likelihood is, that these potatoes have been lifted early, when their demand is needed to be put on sale for ourselves to purchase. This may possibly be, many weeks before the potatoes have had time to reach their full developmental stage.
The primary factors are, a lower concentration of starch and reduced flavour compounds.
The primary component giving mature potatoes their characteristic texture and flavour is starch. Early in their development, potatoes contain more water and less starch. The potato plant is still in the process of moving sugars from its leaves to the tubers and converting them into starch for long-term energy storage. Because the potato tubers have accumulated less dry matter and more water, their flavour is diluted, contributing to a milder or blander taste. With a reduced flavour compound development, means the complex flavour compounds that develop through maturity are less concentrated in early-harvested potatoes. These compounds typically form later in the growing cycle.
However, be rest assured, this is where the annual East Anglia Potato Day comes to the rescue…… When you visit East Anglia Potato Day 2027 you will have the very best opportunity (within East Anglia) to view and choose your very own selections of seed potato tubers from certified scottish sourced varieties. With many heritage varieties, going back decades, with many of these varieties to choose from, are certified organic.
So why not choose your very own potato tubers to grow at home, allotment or smallholding. So experience the true flavour of your own, home grown, freshly dug, lifted tasty potatoes as they should be….!!
Please tell all your family and friends about East Anglia Potato Day, so we can make the event an even more, popular day next year on Saturday 13th February 2027. We look forward to welcoming you all, at 10:00am when our doors open on the day.
Thank you, so very much for your continued support. EAPD”***
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***please remember your £1.50 CASH per person entry fee, thank you***
Event Date / Time:
Saturday February 13th 2027
Doors open from 10am – 2pm
Entry Fee £1.50 Adults – Children Free
No Dogs, except Guide Dogs
*Payment Options can be made by
Cash, Debit / Credit Card or Cheque
Location:
Suffolk Rural (Otley) College
Charity Lane
Suffolk
IP6 9NE
Car Parking Free
The East Anglia Potato Day is an annual event that has been running since 1996.
It is organised and run entirely by volunteers from three organic gardening groups:
Norfolk Organic Group
Suffolk Organic Gardeners
Ipswich Organic Gardeners, Group.
Approximately 40 different varieties of seed potatoes are available. They are sold as individual tubers, so that you can buy as many or as few as you require.
We also aim to offer as many organic varieties as possible, usually about 25% of the overall total.
