B.C. farmers growing 'outlawed' potatoes are looking for new partners
The Cariboo potato is not allowed to be grown for commercial use, and has gotten the small Horse Lake Community Farm Co-Op threatened with a $10,000 fine from federal authorities.
![B.C. farmers growing 'outlawed' potatoes are looking for new partners](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7051642.1701921397!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/horse-lake-co-op.jpg)
![The co-op farming model involves numerous people who pool money and share the proceeds from the farming operation, with Horse Lake in particular being involved with non-governmental organization The Land Conservancy of B.C. A group of smiling people hold up blackened potatoes in their hands.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7051642.1701921397!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/horse-lake-co-op.jpg)
The Cariboo potato is not allowed to be grown for commercial use, and has gotten the small Horse Lake Community Farm Co-Op threatened with a $10,000 fine from federal authorities.