Organic sweet potatoes from Limburg all year round

Tholen - Organic horticulture 'De Waog' in Neer, Limburg, is heading towards year-round availability of organic sweet potatoes. With the expansion of storage cells to a capacity of 500 tons and the adaptation that these cells can be cooled in the summer, grower Joep van de Bool can supply his products throughout the year. "As desired by our buyers. These organic wholesalers want to get rid of faraway imports." The Limburg grower has been experimenting with sweet potatoes since 2014. "Although we have had the sweet potato in the range of our farm shop for over 25 years, sales have not gone so fast in all those years. We sold an average of one box every three weeks. In the winter of 2013 we suddenly noticed an increase in the sales and we sold three cases a week. " That got Joep googling on a rainy Sunday afternoon. "I saw that the sweet potato was also grown in Canada, so I thought: that should be possible here too." Joep bought a few boxes of sweet potatoes from a wholesaler and ...