Grown Where It Matters - Potato Farmers' Stories

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Locally grown products are a $20 Billion industry. Most industry analysts agree that there are three significant trends in fresh produce in 2019: Local, Organic, and Knowing your Farmer. For an expanding segment of people, the grower’s story is equally important to the product. Grown Where It Matte…

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    Red Isle Growers, Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 18:01


    Red Isle Potato Growers is a fresh potato grower, packer, and shipper organization located in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The uniquely delicious potato flavor comes from the Island's rich red soil, clean air, and abundant water. The Island's long cold winters naturally cleanse the land, providing the perfect environment for growing high-quality potatoes. That, coupled with generations of experience and the adoption of the latest growing, storing and shipping techniques have made Red Isle Potato Growers Ltd. one of the premier potato operations on the Island and in North America.

    Mack Farms, Florida

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 11:48


    Mack Farms began operations growing, packing and shipping watermelons. In 1989 Mack Farms started to produce potatoes, with sweet onions as the latest addition. Mack Farms recently added 2,000 acres in South Florida and a second packing and storage facility to their state of the art operations. Mack Farms specialize in Red and Yellow potatoes.  They are also known for White potatoes, Russets, and Fingerlings.

    Michael Family Farms, Ohio

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 15:22


    Michael Family Farms is a family-owned grower located in Urbana, Ohio. Michael Family Farms combines family tradition with the newest farming technologies to supply the region's top retail stores and restaurants with the finest potatoes. The farm's location means it can deliver its fresh potatoes with minimal food miles and a lower total transportation cost to customers throughout the Midwestern US. 

    Sun-Glo of Idaho

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 15:19


    Sun-Glo of Idaho is a family-owned grower, packer, and shipper of premium quality fresh Idaho® Russet Burbank and Norkotah potatoes, with state of the art facilities and sales operations in Sugar City, Idaho. Located at the base of the Teton mountain range, the Crapo family grows the highest quality potatoes by combining generations of knowledge, modern technology, and old-fashioned hard work. Sun-Glo also markets potatoes and Idaho-grown onions under the Sun Supreme brand. The Crapo family grows their seed potatoes, which they then use to plant their crop, ensuring superior quality control from field to fork.

    Sterman Masser Potato Farms, Pennsylvania

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 16:11


    Masser Potato Farms is a family-owned potato farming company located in the beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch Hegins and Lykens Valleys. The rolling hills and red shale soil of these valleys provide a unique, well-drained farmland composition that contributes to the unique taste and texture of the high-quality potatoes. Years of potato farming experience are combined with today's newest technology to deliver the best quality potatoes at the best value through integrated state-of-the-art operations and sustainable agricultural and supply chain practices. 

    NoKota Packers, North Dakota

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 20:50


    NoKota Packers is packer and shipper of premium quality Red potatoes, with state of the art facilities and sales operations in North Dakota and Minnesota. NoKota's reputation for superior quality potatoes and service has earned it the long-standing supply commitment of the premier potato growers in the Red River Valley.

    Green Thumb Farms, Maine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 12:01


    Green Thumb Farms is a family-owned grower and shipper of quality potatoes located in Southwestern Maine. Their Mount Washington Valley location provides unique climatic conditions that enable Green Thumb Farms to be the first to offer new potatoes each August. State of the art technology at the Fryeburg packaging facility ensures quality potatoes in every bag. Green Thumb Farms is the worlds largest producer of Solder, Yellow Eye and Jocob cattle beans in the world!  They also grow corn and sunflowers.  Green Thumb Farms is the founder of Maine Distilleries, LLC, producing Cold River Vodka and Gin made from Green Thumb Farms potatoes. Maine Distilleries is the only family-owned "ground to glass" vodka operation in the US!

    Basin Gold Cooperative, Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 15:55


    Basin Gold Cooperative is a group of produce companies in Washington and Oregon that specialize in the sales and marketing of fresh potatoes and onions. The Cooperative was formed to provide customers with a quality source of produce on a year-round basis. Each co-op member is a multi-generational grower of high-quality fresh potatoes and onions. Basin Gold headquarters, located in Pasco, WA, is home to a thriving agriculture industry that is vital to the nation's potato and onion production. 

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