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 home at least three times a week 72% agree potatoes are easy to prepare 86% agree potatoes are a good side dish for beef 81% agree potatoes are a good side dish for poultry 75% agree potatoes are a good value The results show an increase in the overall health perceptions of...
Read MoreHoliday Gift Ideas… Soldier Beans!
Does your gift list include someone that is really hard to shop for? Do they like homemade baked beans? Give them the gift of beans! We sell Soldier beans, Yellow Eye beans and Red Kidney beans on this very website! Soldier beans are very popular and nothing could be easier than placing your order online and we will ship it directly to your recipient. We can even include a gift message! Happy Holidays! To order beans please click here.
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Soldier Beans History of Soldier Beans Soldier bean (phaseolus vulgaris) is an heirloom plant that has been cultivated in New England since before 1800. The name comes from a distinctive red mark on each 3/4-inch bean that resembles an old-fashioned toy soldier. These are also known as red-eye beans. Soldier beans are a bush bean, with a firm texture and mild taste. They are dried before being cooked. Soldier bean plants are grown commercially only in New England and they tend to be produced in accordance with the demand for them. Soldier Bean Cooking Suggestions Soldier beans can be cooked...
Read MorePotatoes are in and they are BIG!!!
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 “winter keeper”. Come on in and get yours today!!! Compared to a cell phone this is a large potato. Every bin is full and we have a lot of potatoes. Packaged and ready to...
Read MoreBean Harvesting
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. Windrower consolidating 4 rows for the harvester. Dumping beans into truck. Soldier Beans, Yellow Eye Beans, Jacob’s Cattle Beans, Jacobs Cattle Beans, Red Kidney...
Read MoreBeautiful Morning!
After a few gloomy days, this morning was bright and sunny! It was ideal for some new photos. The dew on newly planted sod with the White Mountains in the background, corn stalks as they start turning gold in the cool air and bean pods drying in the sun begging to be harvested. Morning dew on newly planted sod. Corn starting to turn golden. Bean pods drying in the sun. Inside drying bean...
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