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 March 17, 2011
Today we are excited to share that we will be receiving the 2010 Cooperator of the Year award given by the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District! Our nomination came from our local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office. We will receive this award at the next Board of Supervisors annual meeting. The award is given to those land [...]
Posted in News on January 24, 2011
Gold and Sweet Winter Potato Salad With Chiles Serves 6 to 8.Note: The salad is best when made several hours ahead and kept at room temperature. Be careful when blending not to crush the sweet potatoes too much. Dried Peruvian chiles are coming into the country. If you find them, use the Amarillo type (medium [...]
Posted in News on December 1, 2010
Washington state potato booster in spuds-only protest By Laura L. Myers Laura L. Myers – Tue Nov 30, 10:54 am ET SEATTLE (Reuters) – The head of the Washington State Potato Commission ended a self-imposed diet of potatoes-only that he said allowed him to shed more than 20 pounds in two months. Chris Voigt, 45, began his spuds-only regimen [...]
Posted in News on November 29, 2010
Lose the Weight, NOT the Potatoes New Research Shows Potatoes Can Be Part of a Weight Loss Regimen Denver, CO., October 12, 2010 – Research just released by the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology demonstrates that people can include potatoes in their diet [...]
Posted in Recipes on November 23, 2010
Growing up at Green Thumb Farms with potatoes always in my life I have learned they can be prepared in so many ways. If I were to list them I would sound like Bubba from the movie Forest Gump! Over the years my mom and I have developed a much simpler way to make “twice baked” potatoes, and they [...]
Posted in News on November 10, 2010
Farm Facts U.S. consumers spend just 10% of their disposable income on food each year. In comparison: Indonesia 55% Philippines 38% China 26% France 15% Japan 14% 98% of U.S. farms are owned by individuals, family partnerships or family corporations. Just 2% of America’s farms and ranches are owned by non-family corporations. Most U.S. farm products [...]
Posted in Around the Farm on October 13, 2010
We are happy to report that all of the potatoes are harvested and we are bursting at the seems with what is a very large crop in both the amount and size of each potato. The Green Thumb Chefs are available, they are a Round White variety that people often to refer to as our [...]
Posted in Recipes on September 16, 2010
Found on: http://www.nataliemaclean.com/recipes/view/rosemary-mashed-potato-gratin/589 Rosemary Mashed Potato Gratin Ingredients 6 medium oblong or yellow-fleshed potatoes (about 3 lbs/1.5 kg) Salt 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) Milk 1 tsp (5 mL) minced fresh rosemary (or 1/2 tsp/2 mL dried) 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper 1-1/4 cups (300 mL) shredded Canadian aged Provolone, Asiago or Gouda cheese, divided Instructions [...]
Posted in Recipes on August 25, 2010
Found on: http://www.thatsfit.ca/2010/08/10/potato-salad-healthy-recipe-without-mayonnaise/ Ingredients 15-20 baby red potatoes, washed, skins left on 3/4 cup chopped celery 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill 1 shallot finely chopped A handful of cherry tomatoes, halved Sea salt, pepper, garlic powder Dressing 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) 1 tbsp balsamic or apple cider vinegar [...]
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