New research traces the genetic ancestry of the popular root vegetable to a brief plant romance millions of years ago.

Small potatoes — 19 to 41 millimetres, to be exact — now make up about 10 per cent of all the hectares grown on P.E.I. for the fresh or table market.

When it comes to Irish food, it's not all potatoes, says food columnist Andrew Coppolino. Irish influence in food is felt all over the world, including Jamaica and India.

The Little Potato Company is now a multimillion-dollar company, with $32-million in annual sales - almost doubling every year since starting - with 5 to 8 per cent of sales currently going to the ...

He’s right, of course: the potatoes we love to call our own really are a world food. Potatoes can be traced back to South America, where they were grown for thousands of years. In fact they made ...