Organic potato heads raise awareness

In Amsterdam, Netherlands giant potatoes have been riding bikes in the Dutch countryside and cities.

 

 

This phenomenon is a part of a nation-wide cycling celebration of organic farming.

 

 

The PieperPad (Dutch for "Potato Trail") is a 1000 kilometer long cycling tour designed to raise awareness about the importance of ecological farming in the Netherlands by encouraging members of the public to get out into the countryside and enjoy potatoes, a well loved Dutch staple, in a totally new way.

 

 

The Pieperpad is an initiative by Greenpeace Netherlands together with Biologica. Both organizations defend biodiversity and campaign on environmentally and socially sustainable agriculture.

 

 

Dutch folks have been very enthusiastic about the project and requests are flooding in from individuals and businesses who want to hop on the Pieperpad. Greenpeace Netherlands has also started a competition asking supporters to create a name for the newest organic potato that will be ready at the end of 2009.