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Historiography: ‘Touch Not Yon Dandelion!’ – The Sopris Sun
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Historiography: ‘Touch Not Yon Dandelion!’ – The Sopris Sun
Historically, Carbondale was known for its fine and abundant potatoes. What is less known is that the dandelion was responsible for the transition from grain crops to potatoes, according to premier spud grower Eugene Grubb in “Carbondale Pioneers, 1879-1890” by Edna D. Sweet: We grew alfalfa and our land was worth only $50 per acre, until Dad Weaver so longed for greens that he planted dandelions, which spread so they took our hay fields and com…
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