Sweet Potato

Gov. Kay Ivey Signs Bill to Make the Sweet Potato Alabama’s Official Vegetable

Alabama now has an official state vegetable: the sweet potato. Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said Friday that the governor signed the bill naming the sweet potato as the state vegetable.  A labama has a long list of official state emblems, including an official state fruit, bird and amphibian. Like others, the bill to elevate the tuber started as a classroom…

Sweet potato could be Alabama’s official state vegetable

File Photo (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The sweet potato could soon be the official state vegetable of Alabama. The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill to name the sweet potato as the official state vegetable. The House of Representatives voted 94-4 for the bill, sending it on to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey for…