Potato Mania - Utica's Potato Connection
Schedule
Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
623 Columbia St., Utica, NY, United States, New York 13502 | Utica, NY
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Come celebrate National Potato Lover’s Month at the Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley with its highly acclaimed Lunch & Learn series on 11 AM Wed Feb 11, 2026. Did you know that a potato developed in Utica in the 1840s helped save the world from malnutrition and starvation? This remarkable achievement not only transformed agriculture but also nourished countless lives. Join us for "Potato Mania: Utica’s Potato Connection" with Patrick Reynolds, Director of Public Programs at the Oneida County History Center. Potato snacks will be served.
Often overlooked in history, Reverend Chauncey Goodrich is known as “the patron saint of potatoes.” Goodrich was chaplain at the Utica Lunatic Asylum and an amateur botanist. When the Great Potato Famine began, he developed a blight-resistant potato, called the Garnet Chili. This spud went on to become the most important potato ever created and is the genetic parent of most commercially grown potatoes today.
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