holly morris joins us now live from great country farms in bluemont, virginia.ing, holly. >> reporter: good morning. the answer is mark chang. you have to know someone like him. he is a chef instructor with cookology. they do a lot with great country farms. next weekend they have the big dig. lots of fun planned. mark will talk about how to make fun things with the potatoes and preserve them. >> we'll go with the potato salad. >> reporter: let me check with my tasters. go with the potato salad first? >> all: yes. >> reporter: expectations are high. >> this is asian inspired. kick it up a notch. red peppers, asian flavors, sesame sauce and oil and a little bok choy. >> reporter: do you like working with -- obviously i would think you like working with the fresh potatoes other than the ones in the store. >> exactly. fresh potatoes is the key. >> reporter: does it create a different flavor? >> you can taste the more freshness of it. the flavor is more there. >> reporter: there they were. dug out of the ground this morning. here they are now. can we pass the spoons

we had light rain from leesburg the bluemont and down to marshall. loudoun county into northern fauquier county and along 66 pushing east is the rain. eastern montgomery county approaching the 95 corridor. even around the beltway in montgomery county. in the '70s righ88 this afternoon. becoming sunny and less humid later on today. big improvement on the way angela. wet snow improvements on the roads. a couple of early accidents. in waldorf there's an accident on northbound route 5, madeline beantown road prior to 301 at pinefield several cars involved and some lanes blocked. the accident inside the beltway on the b-w parkway southbound we have removed the crash prograat the 50 ramp. on 395 there was an accident northbound just past duke street. there is some slowing in that area as well. back to you. >> thank you. let's take a look at the day ahead. funeral services under way this money for the prince george's county police officer killed in a line of duty. adrian morris died when the car he was riding in flipped over during the chase on interstate 9

holly is giving us a tour live from bluemont virginia this morning. >> reporter: good morning.ur lesson from bruce. i have professional potato pickers here. >> you do. >> reporter: these are all his children. no, just some of them. >> these plants are finished growing about a month ago. and so you find a plant. this is the old plant here. >> reporter: i can't tell what is a potato plant. >> you have to remember where you planted them. >> reporter: that's why i need you, okay. >> find the plant. come back six or 8 inches. dig straight down. get underneath the potatoes so you don't stab them. >> reporter: look at that! it's a treasure trove. see how many potatoes you can get. meanwhile, i'm going to check in with the guy that really knows. this is old bob out here overlooking the work. we have good workers out here. >> yes, they know how to do it. >> reporter: i don't know in we should share this or not, but you were actually a potato doubter in the beginning? >> yes, i was. that goes back about six years ago, and we were acustommed to having you pick strawberries. my son bruce t

it's going on next weekend at great country farms where we are live this morning in bluemont, virginia. i'm actually standing in a potato field. there are potatoes in the ground. we're going to learn how to dig up potatoes old school style. we're going to dig in the dirt with our hands. we're also going to talk about harvesting potatoes 2012 style, maybe rip a few rows with a tractor. we're going to learn how to preserve potatoes. believe it or not, the potatoes you find in the grocery market today are probably last year's harvest. it's not every day you can get fresh potatoes, but you can here at great country farms. we're going to give you all the information you need to know to come out and be a part of the big dig yourself. sarah, this morning you can say i am out standing in my field. >> yes, you are. >> reporter: get it? >> very funny. very clever. >> reporter: thank you. and we've only just begun. >> i know. thanks. time for our facebook fan of the day. ashley elizabeth. ashley says she's been watching the morning show since high school, and our team makes waking up at 6:00 a.m.