Spuds

The potato is the food of the future, according to the United Nations. Potatoes produce more nutritious food more quickly, on less land, and in harsher climates than any other major crop - up to 85% of the plant is edible human food, compared to around 50% in cereals. The Blue Ridge Virginia Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA celebrates the potato with a gala feast to underscore hunger in the world and to celebrate the UN's proclamation of 2008 as the "International Year of the Potato." The event features music by the "United Notions" and special guest speaker David Smith, Deputy Director of the UN's Washington D.C. Office. To register for this free event, contact bruce.carveth@gmail.com indicating the number in your party. Bring a pot-luck potato dish to share. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, 717 Rugby Rd. 295-3289.