Last fall at the North Carolina State Fair, I visited for a spell with a farmer who goes by the name Pa Tater. He showed me some purple sweet potatoes and told me about their antioxidant properties.

While the U.S. might be king in terms of the number of ingredients you can find, there are select produce foods you can't ...

We can all agree that potatoes are a pantry staple. Like other produce, they come in all different shapes, flavors and colors. But one variety deserves some extra praise: purple sweet potatoes. These ...

Though the regular potato has a home in our pantry, sweet potatoes get special attention. They're not only more delicious, but they're also more nutritious, with more fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin C ...

You see the sign in front of a basket of vaguely purple tubers at your local farmers market and you think, “Really?” But six or seven years ago when Bryan Hager of Crager Hager Farm in Bremen saw ...

Although they're both purple and have a comparable sweet taste, there are distinct differences between the Okinawan purple sweet potato and the ube tuber. Okinawan purple sweet potatoes, very much ...

Purple potatoes are healthy option that can offer blood sugars and blood pressure benefits, and also may help protect you against cancer. Share on Pinterest Purple potatoes are the eye-catching gems ...