From “Potato 2008″ (the IYP email address):
“to: jettenberg@gmail.com,
subject: IYP LOGO (accepted, non-commercial)mailed-byfao.org
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your application to use the International Year of the Potato(IYP) logo for non-commercial purposes.
The IYP committee has reviewed your application and is pleased to inform you that you have been granted access to the logo for the purpose you described. As requested, attached here are both the PDF and GIF files.
Should you wish to use the logo for the promotion of products in the future,please let us know. However, please note that the logo cannot be used to promote deep fat (deep-fried) potato products or pesticides for potato production and storage.
Kind regards,
The IYP Secretariat”
And to this I say: Huzzah!
I am a former lawyer from Montreal currently eating my way around the world, one country at a time. Marshmallow enthusiast, volcano climber and cave spelunker - and also a geek. Traveling since April 1, 2008. See the 
 gets IYP Approval! on http://www.legalnomads.com){kind=link}
Awesome. Just. Freakin. Awesome.
I somehow see in the future the UN using your Potatoe pictures for various ad campaigns about the tasty and wholesome nature of Potatoes.
Cale