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Oregon has named the potato as the state vegetable. This comes after Oregon Potato Commissioner and chef Leif Benson discovered six years ago that Oregon didn’t have a registered state vegetable. The Oregon Potato Commission began working with lawmakers to create a bill to adopt the potato. The Oregon potato industry celebrated the new state vegetable with a plaque dedication at the Oregon State Capitol this fall.
With over 43,000 acres of spuds grown in Oregon, potatoes are the number one vegetable produced in the state.
