Auzel H. Gerbaz, a resident of the property now known as Aspen Village, wrote an article called, “Potato Digging started in valley; Spuds Bring $1.65” that ran in The Aspen Times circa Sept. 24, 1936.

EAGLE ” These days, the Eagle Valley’s potato crop is limited to backyard garden plots. But in decades past, when agriculture rather than real estate or tourism drove the local economy, spuds were one ...