To the editor:

In the photo showing the wonderful volunteers peeling thousands of potatoes for the Farm 2 Fork fundraiser I have one word. Stop!

You are throwing away all the most wonderful nutrients a potato contains. Potato skin contains more iron than the flesh. The skin on also helps nutrients in the potato keep from escaping. It is also an excellent source of vitamins B and C and contains fiber. Just scrub to remove any bacteria and/or chemicals (if not organically grown).

Never mind peeling is a waste of time that could be better spent elsewhere.

Holly Healy

Lake Placid

(Editor’s note: This letter is in reference to “Peelin’ potatoes” on the front page of the Aug. 27 edition of the Enterprise.)