An ode to potato farmers that appeared in the form of a 60-second potato-chip commercial during Sunday's Super Bowl was inspired in part by a farm in central Wisconsin and one of its sixth-generation family members.
'The Little Farmer' commercial paid tribute to potato farmers during the Feb. 9 Super Bowl. The little girl in the commercial was inspired by Charlotte Pavelski, a sixth-generation member of the family that owns Heartland Farms in the central-Wisconsin community of Hancock.
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Potato chips get a nod in one of the many exhibits at the Food + Farm Exploration Center in Plover. The 50,000-square-foot facility opened in December 2023 and features a children's museum, scores of exhibits, STEM programming, a demonstration kitchen, event space and nearly five acres of crop land.
A 31-foot-tall potato masher serves as the Food + Farm Exploration Center's calling card.
