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[Image description: a young child holds up several purple potatoes by the plant stem while smiling]

He also found out that they come in purple, which was a lot of fun for him.

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[–] LallyLuckFarm 8 points 1 year ago

For the record, we asked his parents if it would be okay to share his photo, and then asked him if he was comfortable with us sharing his picture too. Our niece helped us to explain his options for his picture.

[–] MrGerrit@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plot twist: Nephew doesn't like to eat potatoes anymore.

"It comes from the ground??? EEWWWW!"

[–] LallyLuckFarm 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

😂 he was very keen to try purple mashed potatoes actually, but thinking they would taste more purple than regular potatoes

[–] MrGerrit@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Haha, kids are great. Aren't they. Keep up the good work 👍🏻.