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This is the update everyone has been looking for - announcing the beginning of white potato planting season.

Our 8th season of trying to grow potatoes starts Friday, Mar3, at the Travis Mangum farm off Kings Rd in Shelby. Bus loads of Jr. Civitan members, students, North Shelby School students,...

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Last Minute Decision

26, Nov Doug Sharp

Email Forward: Project on Nov. 28

ALL: The CCPP is buying a trucvk load of sweet potatoes from Eastern NC. Thsse are seconds and this is somewhat of a risk for us. But, we are doing this for 2 reasons, one- we only produced 55,000 lbls this year, far less than our goal, and two, we may find ou...

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Harvest Plans for Nov. 2016

ALL: We plan to harvest sweet potatoes tomorrow, Thurs, and Fri. at the Patterson Springs site on Sulphur Springs Rd Start at 9

4 drops of rain were spottted near Waco today. Please do not let that stop you from helping. Need trucks.

Regards, doug

Update

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Busy week coming up. Hope to finish harvesting this week.

Starting tomorrow a.m, Oct 31, we will be working in two locations. Starting at 9, we will finish picking up potatoes at Spurling Rd plot in Fallston. Should finish this in 1 to 2 hours.

Also starting at 9, we will begin harvesting at...

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October Update

We plan to move on to the Metcalf Rd site on **Tuesday at 9AM

The Boggs site will be harvested at 9 on Wed, Oct 26.

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