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11,000-year-old solution to modern problem: Ancient potato could thrive in changing climate

Indigenous communities of the Southwest work to ‘rematriate’ the Four Corners Potato.

(Dave Showalter) The director of Utah Diné Bikéyah Traditional Foods Program, Cynthia Wilson (Diné), holds potatoes that have grown in Utah for more than 11,000 years.

(Dave Showalter) The director of Utah Diné Bikéyah Traditional Foods Program, Cynthia Wilson (Diné), holds potatoes that have grown in Utah for more than 11,000 years.