Posts by Betsy

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Purple Potatoes May Help Reduce Blood Pressure! A recent pilot study of overweight and obese patients found that eating microwaved purple potatoes may help reduce blood pressure, and does not contribute to weight gain (see USATODAY.com, 09/01/11). After eating 6-8 small purple potatoes twice a day for a month and then going potato-free for 4 weeks, the study subjects lowered their blood pressure significantly and they did not gain weight. Preparation in the microwave helps retain the antioxidants, chlorogenic acid, potassium, and other nutrients that have been shown to reduce blood pressure...

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. All the people who helped with the preparation of the event, the decor so nice with chairs covers and tablecloths. 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 from in conjunction with Hannaford.  People were pleasantly surprised to find that we were located right in Fryeburg and grow potatoes and corn in addition...

Join Us!

Come visit us at the Western Maine BBQ Festivalthis weekend (July 23-24).  This event takes place the the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.  We will be serving up baked beans and enjoying the festivities.  This is a real BBQ competition with real prizes as well as a chance for you to be a “people’s choice” judge.  For more information see this website: http://www.westernmainebbqfestival.com/Welcome.html

Kitchen Sink Potatoes

Kitchen Sink Potatoes Serves 2-3 4-6 medium-sized red or Yukon gold potatoes ½ cup Dijon mustard ½ cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling Dried oregano Dried parsley Dried rosemary Dried thyme Garlic powder Onion powder Salt Pepper 1 large Ziploc storage bag Cooking Spray Preheat the oven to 425.  Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray generously with cooking spray.  Cut the potatoes into very small bite-sized chunks.  The smaller they are the faster they’ll cook.  Place the potatoes in the Ziploc bag.  Add the olive oil and mustard.  Close the bag and shake until the oil and...