Before faculty can consider non-traditional teaching and learning (NTTL) strategies the first step in developing an active learning environment is to determine where you want your classroom and students to be.
As such, the word russet isn't capitalized. The term Idaho potato thus technically refers to any potato grown in the great state of Idaho, although it's mainly used to describe russets, since that's mainly what Idaho grows.
They are excellent baked or made into french fries, and fresh ones are out around the time when the only Idaho potatoes you'll find have been in storage for nearly a year. The famous Idaho potato is harvested in the early fall, but it stores well and is available nine or ten months of the year.