Potatoes

Massey University PHD student Zirsha Wharemate is researching Maori potatoes. Audio

Lauren Keane of the Washington Post on the attempts being made to persuade the Chinese to eat less rice and more potatoes. Audio

You can boil them, fry them, mash them and that's not all you can do with potatoes. Audio

We’re planting spuds, and Colin’s got a swag of varieties for me to plant in the iPlot. Using the bio-intensive style we’ll get nearly 30 plants in a four-metre long bed, and with a bit of crafty… Audio

Robin Oakley started growing potatoes at the age of five...he's still growing them and now employs 35 staff in Canterbury. Audio

Alyson Gofton has a book called Potato Favourites. David went out to dig up some potatoes with her and to talk spuds. Audio

Alison Holst talks up the humble potato and her new book "Popular Potatoes - 100 Easy and delicious Recipes". Audio