Sweet potatoes are easy to grow, versatile, and provide nutrient dense food. What magic happens for a sweet potato to reach your plate?
From Soil to Sweetness
Sweet potatoes grow underground, developing from little individual plants, called “potato slips” which are planted in early May. The little slip grows into a massive mound of beautiful sweet potato vines sporting deep green, triangular shaped leaves and eventually producing vibrant purple flowers that bloom later in the season. In the fall, the mature tubers are carefully harvested right after the first frost. Once out of the living soil, sweet potatoes are cured in warm, humid temperatures. This process allows the potatoes to convert starches into sugars, enhancing their sweetness and helping them last longer in storage. At Honey’s Harvest Farm, they spend two to four weeks in a warm, humid hoop-house.
Experience the Sweet Potato Harvest
Join farm owner Anna Chaney for a hands-on harvest experience to learn how sweet potatoes grow, explore the farm’s approach to regenerative agriculture, and dig up your own sweet potatoes and take some home. Learn how to cure your potatoes without a greenhouse!
Event details:
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026
Time: 10am
Location: Honey’s Harvest Farm, Lothian, Maryland
Tickets: $35 per adult; $15 per child age 12 and under
Learn About Regenerative Agriculture and Living Soil
What makes this sweet potato harvest especially meaningful is the opportunity to learn how healthy soil supports healthy crops.
At Honey’s Harvest Farm, we practice regenerative agriculture and permaculture, focusing on building living soil and working with natural growing systems. During the experience, you’ll discover more about how we grow our sweet potatoes and why soil health is such an integral part of sustainable farming.
Whether you’re a home gardener, a local-food enthusiast, or someone who simply enjoys learning new things, you’ll leave with a better appreciation for the process behind growing nutrient-dense food.
Stay for the First Sunday Market afterwards from 11am to 3pm to explore local vendors, seasonal foods, and farm-fresh goods!