Potato Grower

February 2018

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22 POTATO GROWER | FEBRUARY 2018 Curzio Caravati is not a big- time commercial farmer. He doesn't pretend to be. Nor, he says, is he a scientist. What he feels he is, though, is someone with something to offer. He is, in his own words, "the biggest unpaid potato promoter in America." Raised in Switzerland by Italian-born parents, Caravati grew up far removed from production agriculture. As a young adult, he was a successful sports equipment salesman, working for American companies such as Nike and Riddell, which led him to move to the U.S. in 1990. Five years later was the start of his farming career. By Tyrell Marchant | Photos courtesy Curzio Caravati Curzio Caravati grows hundreds of potato varieties in micro-plots (growing bags) on three acres in southeastern Wisconsin.

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