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 [...]

Mustard Roasted Potatoes

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 [...]

BBQ Festival was a success!

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 [...]

Provencal Green Bean & Potato Salad

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. [...]

Attitudes & Usage Findings

The United States Potato Board conducted a study of Attitudes & Usage in 2010 and reported these fascinating facts: Potatoes are America’s favorite vegetable with 26% of the vote, ranking higher than broccoli at 17% and corn at 16%  86% serve potatoes at home at least once a week 50% serve potatoes for dinners at [...]

Bela’s Potato and Soldier Bean Chowder

Bela’s Potato and Solider Bean Chowder Found on: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/belas-potato-and-white-bean-chowder/Detail.aspx Ingredients 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 medium red potatoes, chopped 1/2 tablespoon imitation bacon bits 1/8 teaspoon dried celery flakes 1 pinch ground dry mustard 1 pinch ground cloves cayenne pepper to taste salt and pepper [...]

Bring Taco Night Back with Potatoes!

Found on: www.potatogoodness.com Bring Taco Night Back with Potatoes! Denver, CO., October 12, 2010 – Love tacos but sworn them off because they don’t fit your weight loss plan?  Here’s a good reason to reinstitute taco night – Quick & Healthy Chili and Lime Chicken Potato Tacos.  This recipe and its three variations blend authentic [...]

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from all of us at Green Thumb Farms!  We hope that the holiday season is filled with warmth and cheer, don’t forget the potatoes and beans!  If you still haven’t stopped in and picked yours up be sure to do so before Friday as we will be closed for the Christmas holiday.  For those of [...]

Did You Know???

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 [...]

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