I was out with Lily on the Palmerston North esplanade the other day. The sun was shining and we were enjoying the fantastic facilities provided for everyone to use free of charge. There's a great big paddling pool and a bush walk. There's a big aviary with a variety of fancy birds like peacocks and parakeets, as well as a duck pond. There's a playground and a miniature railway. It's great for kids.
Opposite the pool, there's a manicured garden, with flowers, shrubs and the like. The unusual centre-piece was a potato patch. It had a selection of different potato varieties, including an experimental blue type. What fun. But why is agriculture intruding into the cities parks?
Apparently its international year of the potato. This is a celebration of the potato, the most nutritious food per hectare of land. Hooray for the potato!
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