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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in News on July 29, 2011
Western Maine BBQ Festival Many thanks to the hard working Green Thumb Farms team members who helped make our first BBQ Festival a success. Thank you to Hannaford for inviting us to participate in this wonderful event. We served up some delicious BBQ style baked beans to help customers understand what we do and where we come [...]
The potato plants are in full blossom and looking gorgeous. I captured a few shots along my travels this morning to share, enjoy!
Posted in News on June 20, 2011
As members of the Fresh Solutions Network, Green Thumb Farms has the ability to offer new products to our wholesale customers. These new value added products are common on end caps in your local grocery store as they provide convenience to the already vitamin packed potato. Ready in just 8 minutes Steamables are fresh potatoes that [...]
Pizza Potato Toppers Ingredients 4 medium baking potatoes 1/2 pound ground beef 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1 small onion, chopped 1 tomato, chopped 1/2 to 3/4 cup pizza sauce 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese Fresh oregano, basil or parsley, optional Instructions Bake potatoes in a microwave or conventional oven. Meanwhile, in [...]
Posted in News on March 28, 2011
Our friend Max chose to present ”The Lifecycle of a Potato“ as his science fair project this year and asked for the help of Green Thumb Farms. We sent Max a bunch of photos of planting, cultivating and harvesting potatoes. Max was nice enough to send us a photo of him in front of his display. Nice job Max! We [...]
Posted in News on March 11, 2011
Collins plugs nutritional value of Maine white potato Thursday March 10, 2011 | 05:32 PM Posted by Jonathan Riskind jriskind@mainetoday.com Sen. Susan Collins had a message for Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today during a Senate hearing, and the Maine Republican came armed with a prop. Collins used the occasion of Vilsack’s appearance before the Senate Appropriation [...]
Posted in Recipes on February 22, 2011
Provencal Green Bean & Potato Salad Found on: http://momsdinnerhelper.potatogoodness.com/?p=3807 Step 1: Cook Red Potatoes 3 pounds of red potatoes, cubed to 1/2 inch 12 cups water 1 ½ tablespoons table salt Bring water & salt to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender, but not mushy. Strain potatoes and flash cool in ice water. [...]