2026 Potato Day!

Potato Day in Saltaire in February was a great success. It was cold but generally dry so the queue went round to the back of the building, being possibly the longest ever. 34 varieties were on sale, 21 of which were organic. Sales at the start can only be described as frantic which may be why they became very quiet towards the end.

The poet John Hegley on his way to a far smaller event at the Otley Courthouse, had offered to come and do a turn. He did two songs and a couple of poems, written over lunch in our café, all on the theme of potatoes. He managed to get the crowd joining in on one of the songs, a first for Potato Day, and was absolutely brilliant throughout.

After the event, the remnants were put on sale the following weekend at Brackenhall Countryside Centre and then a week later in the pop-up stalls in the new Darley Street Market in Bradford. While the sales at the latter weren’t massive, we did connect with a different audience and the event was felt worthwhile.

WYOG Exists To Support & Promote Organic Growing

Its origins go back to 1955 as part of a Yorkshire-wide initiative to promote organic growing at the Harrogate Show. In 1975 the county wide group split into Mid Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Sheffield who were all branches of the Soil Association which co-ordinated these groups until 2007. WYOG started its own organic show in 1989 which continues to this day and entries are only judged on taste and not looks. WYOG also runs a potato day which sells 40 + varieties of seed potatoes, many which people cannot get from anywhere else.

WYOG sometimes organises plant swaps or wine tasting events. It has this web site which is full of advice and information on growing, organic news and innovations so please have a look around and join our mailing list for news of our events.

2026 Potato Day!

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