Weather or not…
Posted in News on May 15, 2012
The long range forecast looks promising starting Thursday. Blue skies and sunshine are in our near future, maybe the end of planting will be too!
Spring Happenings!
Posted in News on April 26, 2012
Don, Jim and Torey have just returned from the New England Produce Council Produce and Floral Expo with enthusiasism about their new inspirations and ideas. They were lucky enough to hear from the Keynote Speaker Wes Welker of the New England Patriots. As members of the Fresh Solutions Network our display featured products from other members [...]
Happy Holidays!
Posted in Around the Farm, News on December 22, 2011
Happy Holidays from the crew of Green Thumb Farms.
A Pound of Potatoes for Every Bottle of Vodka!
Posted in News on December 9, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2011 Maine Distilleries, LLC, producer of Cold River Vodka, Cold River Blueberry Flavored Vodka & Cold River Gin is proud to announce that it will be donating one pound of potatoes for every bottle of Cold River sold in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts during the first quarter of 2012 [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted in Around the Farm, News, Recipes on November 22, 2011
We at Green Thumb Farms would like to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving, we hope your holiday meal is filled with warm delicious potatoes! We are thankful for all our loyal customers and the beautiful land that allows us to farm our crops. Please enjoy this delicious Red Skin Potato Mash recipe we found on [...]
Corny Facts!
Posted in Around the Farm on November 10, 2011
We, at Green Thumb Farms are often asked ”what is the difference between the corn you grow and the corn we eat?”. We stumbled upon this website by The Family Farm Project which helps to answer that very question. Types of Corn Dent (Zea mays indenata) Dent corn is often used as livestock feed, in industrial products, or to make processed [...]
Mustard Roasted Potatoes
Posted in Recipes on November 3, 2011
After reading an article in Produce Business called “Food Bloggers And Their Influence On Produce Consumers” we found a great food blog called Cooking With Amy Food Blog: Read it and Eat… In one of Amy’s entries she professes her love for potatoes and added this delicious recipe for Mustard Roasted Potatoes: Mustard Roasted Potatoes Serves 4 [...]
Rumor Has It…
Posted in News on October 18, 2011
Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who LOVES Cold River Vodka! The spirit, distilled exclusively from Green Thumb Farms’ own potatoes is on the “must have” list of items for his dressing room. Pretty neat stuff, cheers!
News Flash!
Posted in News on September 13, 2011
Purple Potatoes May Help Reduce Blood Pressure! A recent pilot study of overweight and obese patients found that eating microwaved purple potatoes may help reduce blood pressure, and does not contribute to weight gain (see USATODAY.com, 09/01/11). After eating 6-8 small purple potatoes twice a day for a month and then going potato-free for 4 [...]
