https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE en-us 2018-01-02 16:59:32 UTC 2023-05-06 16:41:00 UTC hello@padlet.com victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/221045120 Sweet Potatoes were first domesticated about 5000 years ago though it is unclear if they was domesticated in Central  America or South America. The Earliest records date back to 750 BC in Peru, but more evidence shows cultivation began around 2500-1850 BC. ]]> 2018-01-12 16:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/221045120 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/221056842 Sweet Potatoes scientific name is Ipomea Batatas. The correct spelling for sweet potato is spelled as one word. ]]> 2018-01-12 17:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/221056842 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222116802 Sweet potatoes were well established as food in South and Central America. Columbus however, was the first one to bring them to Europe. The sweet potatoes gained a lot of popularity in the 16th century upper-class England. ]]> 2018-01-17 16:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222116802 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222132405 Potatoes come from Central America. Columbus helped spread the sweet potatoes to Europe in 1492. It was brought to China in 16th century and spread to Asia, Africa, and Latin America in the 17th and 18th centuries. Since the sweet potato can grow in basically any conditions, it can adapt quickly and and grow from very few roots. ]]> 2018-01-17 16:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222132405 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222138275 The sweet potatoes need to be in full sunlight for 3-4 weeks (90-170 days) to mature. They grow best in sunny gardens, where the soil isn't too rich in nutrients. The most common tools farmers use to harvest sweet potatoes are sweet potato plows and short bed diggers. ]]> 2018-01-17 16:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222138275 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222141966 Carbohydrates: 27 g
Proteins: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g 
Sweet Potatoes are also a great source of Vitamin A. It is able to meet 35%-90% of all Vitamin A needed. ]]> 2018-01-17 17:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222141966 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222256883 2018-01-17 22:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222256883 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222257179 2018-01-17 22:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222257179 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222257515 2018-01-17 22:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222257515 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222257850 2018-01-17 22:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222257850 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222258199 2018-01-17 22:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222258199 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222258530 - How To Grow Perfect Sweet Potatoes In Your Backyard. (2017). Rodale's Organic Life. Retrieved 17 January 2018, from https://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/how-to-grow-sweet-potatoes
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- Sweet potatoes. (2018). Whfoods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018, from http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=64]]> 2018-01-17 22:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222258987 victoriaduba2022 https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222490636 By Victoria Duba with help from nobody. ]]> 2018-01-18 16:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tomaszapp2022/xpqh5x66bkws/wish/222490636