Posted in News on 27. Aug, 2010
This weekend we will be hosting the Fields On The Saco dinner. For more information visit the website:
http://www.mtwashingtonvalley.org/pg_mwv/pg_mwv_37.cfm
Check back next week for pictures from the event!
Posted in News on 20. Aug, 2010
The easiest way to decipher our product from theirs is to check the tag that closes the bag. Look for the Green Thumb Farms potato man as well as the date the potatoes were packaged.
Posted in News on 19. Aug, 2010
Check out our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=16414&id=111340152239625&ref=mf for a series of photos of the potato packaging order of operations. Packing season is here so keep an eye out in your local stores for our new potatoes!
Posted in News on 11. Aug, 2010
Not only is this day’s beauty one for the record books but we also decided to make it the start to our 2010 potato harvest! Everyone was all smiles as we put the windrower and harvester to work. This time of year we usually start by digging small sections for specific orders. It allows us to work [...]
Posted in News on 06. Aug, 2010
The warehouse crew has been busy preparing for the arrival of the 2010 crop. This summer they have worked on updating the wash line to include new flume technology and a new elevator which will result in cleaner potatoes through a more efficient process. The storages have all been emptied and disinfected, patiently awaiting harvest to [...]
Posted in News on 02. Aug, 2010
http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/maine/articles/2010/08/01/fryeburgs_attractions_are_maine_and_more/
Posted in News on 30. Jul, 2010
These tractors are hooked up and waiting patiently for someone to take them to the field and start harvesting potatoes. It won’t be long now and Green Thumb Farms’ spuds will be hitting dinner tables throughout New England!
Posted in News on 22. Jul, 2010
To all you dry bean lovers out there… This year’s crop is looking divine! The weather we have had this summer has been perfect for all crops but has produced beautiful bean plants. Sunshine, warmth and the occasional rain shower have aided in what looks to be a very promising yield. Last summer it rained [...]
Posted in News on 13. Jul, 2010
Strolling around the farm today I decided to snap a few pictures of the corn as it has grown taller than me (at 5′3″ it doesn’t take much). Some sections are at least 7 feet tall already! Corn grows rapidly in hot weather and old timers say that the sweet smell you pick up when [...]
Posted in News on 08. Jul, 2010
After taking a poll around the farm nobody can accurately remember whether 3 or 5 years have passed since the weather called for irrigation, but today we were forced to dig out the big guns! Literally… Some of the potato plants had run out of energy so we are in the process of throwing them enough water so they [...]