Cat Bennett and Milkweed Tussock Tubers: A Vision in Purple Potatoes (Among Other Kind)

Camilla Ammirati

Citation

Ammirati, Camilla. “Cat Bennett and Milkweed Tussock Tubers: A Vision in Purple Potatoes (Among Other Kinds).” New York Folklore, vol 47:1-2, 2021. pp 10-17.

Summary

Milkweed Tussock Tubers is a regenerative agricultural project that is helping to maintain a range of traditions, from seed to field to fork. Farming which has the goal of sustainability helps to return a community to a critical level of local knowledge and skill that connects humans to the environmentl.