Sweet Potatoes
Georgia is famous for sweet things – its tea, its people and its potatoes. In fact, the state’s sweet potato market value is $2.5 million.
Find LocallyGeorgia is famous for sweet things – its tea, its people and its potatoes. In fact, the state’s sweet potato market value is $2.5 million.
Find LocallyGeorgia’s warm climate is perfect for the five sweet potato varieties grown here – among them the Covington (most popular), the Beauregard and the Evangeline. They’re harvested about 90 days after planting, then air-dried to keep their sweetness.
Pumpkin spice lattes. Cinnamon-scented everything. Sweet potato pie. These are the flavors that usher in autumn, and Georgia sweet potatoes are one of the season’s MVPs (most valuable potatoes). Baked, casseroled or prepped any way you can think of.