The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission (NCSPC) began celebrating a big milestone as it turned 60 on June 30th.
The commission kicked off a year of celebration unveiling an anniversary logo and special shoutouts from well-known sweetpotato fans on social media through its Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube channel throughout the day. NCSPC staff got the festivities started on June 28 with a 60th birthday party for its mascot, Spencer Sweetpotato, where many North Carolina commodity mascot friends joined in the celebration.
As the NCSPC blows out its 60 candles, its birthday wish is that the produce industry and consumers will join it in using the scientific, one-word spelling of the state vegetable. The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission deliberately spells sweetpotato as one word (unless directly quoting a source where it is spelled as two words i.e. sweet potato). The one-word spelling was officially adopted by the National Sweetpotato Collaborators in 1989 and is recognized as one word by the International Potato Center in Peru.
“There are many exciting things planned to mark our 60 years,” said Michelle Grainger, executive director of the NCSPC. “In the coming weeks, we will share more of our story with our commodity friends, including about how North Carolina is the nation’s largest producer and exporter of sweetpotatoes and educating them that Sweetpotato is one word! There’s plenty more to come and we encourage the community to follow us on our social media channels to stay in the sweet loop to learn more about North Carolina sweetpotatoes, their health benefits, delicious and versatile recipes and new, exciting ways to prepare them.”
Through this year of celebration, the NCSPC will reveal fun experiences for consumers and social media fans, schools and trade.
For more information:
Jen Velasquez
North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission
Tel: +1 (813) 380-8411
jen@fulltiltmarketing.net
https://ncsweetpotatoes.com/