Posted in News on May 18, 2011
No-till farming is a way for a farmer to plant a crop and control weeds without turning the soil. Traditional plowing is effective at weed control but reduces a farms’ long- term productivity by exposing rich top soil containing organic matter to the surface and breaking up clods that naturally turn into soil. This organic matter [...]
Posted in News on March 23, 2011
Regardless of the fact that snow still covers the ground Spring has arrived at Green Thumb Farms. Seed potatoes started arriving bright and early Monday morning! Seed potatoes are grown on land that is certified specifically for growing seed. Each load of seed comes with a certificate that ensures the seed has been tested and certified. [...]
Posted in Recipes on November 16, 2010
Yield: Makes 4 servings Ingredients 15 small red potatoes, unpeeled 4 bacon slices, chopped 1 cup chopped green bell pepper 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3/4 cup chopped green onion 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 1/2 cup [...]
Posted in Around the Farm, News on October 27, 2010
Soldier Beans We are happy to report that today we are packaging Soldier beans in our State of Maine 2 Lb. bags! Green Thumb Farms really appreciates your patience and would like to let you all know that are now taking orders online. For a quick access click on this link: http://greenthumbfarms.com/store/beans/soldier-beans/ Enjoy your Soldier [...]
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 Around the Farm, News on October 4, 2010
The heavy rain last week put a hault on the bean harvesting, but we hope to resume at the end of this week. Please bear with us, we are as anxious as you are to get them out of the ground! In the meantime check out these pictures of the harvesting operation. Soldier Beans, Yellow Eye Beans, [...]
Posted in News on September 9, 2010
Spirits are high on the farm these last few days as our new harvester arrived last week. Spudnik is the manufacturer and this new machine allows us to harvest more potatoes faster. The added bonus… The machine arrived as we had specified and worked perfectly which is a vast improvement on our old harvester which [...]
Posted in News on August 19, 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 August 11, 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 March 28, 2010
Here at Green Thumb we are entering our second year of organic farming. For 2009 we have dedicated our entire Webster field to organic growing methods. Organic crops produced will include organic Dark Red Norland potatoes, organic Caribe potatoes, and Jacob’s Cattle dry beans. We will also be offering transitionally grown Yukon Gold potatoes. Transitional [...]
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