GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — Pioneer PBS’s Prairie Yard & Garden will feature Sandi Aarestad’s business of developing high-quality potato seed stock on its upcoming episode. “Valley Tissue Culture Spuds” will air on Thursday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. on Pioneer PBS.
In this episode, PY&G host Mary Holm visits Valley Tissue Culture near Halstad. Valley Tissue Culture is a family-owned business that’s been in operation for over 30 years. They offer over 100 red, yellow, russet, white and novelty potato seed varieties to growers around the country and beyond. Learn about their process in producing high-quality seed stock and their production plans for the 2023 growing season.
People in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area can livestream this episode at www.pioneer.org/live on Thursday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. “Valley Tissue Culture Spuds” will be repeated on Saturday, April 15 at 4 p.m. and Monday, April 17 at 1 p.m. The program will also be available to stream at www.pioneer.org/pyg and on Prairie Yard & Garden’s YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@PrairieYardAndGarden.
Produced by Pioneer PBS, PY&G is a midwest gardening program that inspires well-being through the growing and enjoyment of plants. 2023 is the 36 season of PY&G. Mike Cihak is the producer/director and videographer with additional videography by Tim Bakken. Mary Holm is the host of the program. Production sponsorship is provided by Minnesota Grown, Heartland Motor Company, ACIRA, Shalom Hill Farm and Friends of Prairie Yard & Garden.
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