Around the Farm

Organic vs. Synthetic

This morning we received a call from a customer looking for information on whether or not we use pesticides on our products.  The answer was simply “yes, we do”.  The question got me thinking…  I turned to my good friend Google and found this very simple explanation of Organic vs. Synthetic pesticides and their applications.  http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~lhom/organictext.html

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Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from the crew of Green Thumb Farms.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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 the Food & Wine website. Red Skin Potato Mash 6 pounds red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 2-inch chunks Salt 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened 2 cups warmed milk 2 scallions, thinly sliced Freshly ground pepper Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water....

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Corny Facts!

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 foods. Dent corn is also frequently referred to as “field” corn. Either white or yellow, dent kernels contain both hard and soft starch that become indented at maturity. Flint (Zea mays indurata) Flint corn, also known as Indian...

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Awesome Blossoms!

The potato plants are in full blossom and looking gorgeous.  I captured a few shots along my travels this morning to share, enjoy!

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Face-lift

Here at Green Thumb Farms we are getting a bit of a face-lift, our main warehouse is in the process of getting a paint job.  We look forward to the day it is finished and we have a shiny new look! From...

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