Happy Thanksgiving! by Vicky Spelman

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The cornucopia is a symbol of Thanksgiving or the fall harvest and many of us use one to decorate our dining room tables as the centerpiece to our traditional feast.  It refers to a horn-shaped basket or a gourd that has been hollowed out and filled with fruits and vegetables gathered from a good harvest - sometimes it may contain flowers for added beauty.

Colorado Potatoes for Thanksgiving by Morning Ag clips

Photo credit: Savannah Schlaufman, Alamosa, CO

Ready for some mashed potatoes?

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Colorado is renowned for the variety of agricultural products grown and raised statewide–and that includes potatoes. Colorado is the 2nd largest producer of fresh market potatoes in the U.S., and demand reaches an annual high every November in anticipation of Thanksgiving.