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In March 2017 Harvest Against Hunger AmeriCorps VISTA Amy Reagan surveyed the clients at her host site Food for Others to see which fruits and vegetables they would like to receive. One of the vegetables people said they do not like receiving is sweet potatoes. This is because a lot of the clients at Food for Others did not know what to do with them. Instead of turning away the sweet potatoes, Amy came up the idea of having clients taste dishes with sweet potatoes.

On October 12, 2017 Food for Others hosted a staff sweet potato cook off so the clients could taste different recipes and vote on which one they enjoyed the most. As a result clients could sample the food and ask Amy questions about sweet potatoes and receive recipe cards. Each client who sampled the sweet potato had at least one dish they truly enjoyed. One client was even inspired to write his own sweet potato recipe on a blank recipe card to share with others who may not know how to cook them.