These Are So Beautiful, You’ll Want to Eat Them!
I can’t help it. I love potatoes. A high-school friend from Aroostook County, Maine, once told me she didn’t like potatoes. She admitted that it was peculiar that a County girl didn’t like potatoes. I had to agree. That’s mighty peculiar. Even crazy, if you ask me. As a kid, I used to rub freshly-dug potatoes on my jeans until I got all the dirt off and ate them raw. That’s true potato love! Our special Green Thumb Farms potato packs are, however, much better than straight out of the field. Have You Tried Our Steamables? We use our most beautiful petite potatoes to produce a consistently...
Read MorePotato Pizza
You know that feeling when you could really go for a pizza, but your favorite pizza delivery is already closed? Do you ever have leftover mashed potatoes to use up? If so, this recipe is perfect for you! It happens to be one of my personal favorites, and I dare say I’m not the only one. We made up a large pan for our office staff today and there was practically a stampede when it was ready. I think it speaks volumes as to how tasty it is! Since it is such a big hit around here I thought I would share the recipe. I hope you like it as much as we do!
Read MoreThen and Now, 50 Years of Growth- Planting
As a fairly new member of the Thibodeau Family and Green Thumb Farms I haven’t had the privilege of seeing this farm’s progression over the years. This summer marks my 3rd anniversary at the farm and the 50th Anniversary for the company. This led me to dig into the farm’s history a little to see how much it has changed over the years. Since we are wrapping up our planting season and undergoing Fertigation, which is just about the final step, I thought it would be appropriate to start with the planting operation. When Green Thumb Farms began farming in 1965 we started with around 75 acres,...
Read MoreA New Season, A New Generation
At this time of the year when the snow melts and the fields begin to dry up our crew’s internal clock goes off because it’s time to get back outside. Every day brings the hope of being the day. For the potato, corn and bean crews it is the start of planting season; for the turf crew it is the beginning of harvesting season. You can just feel the excitement and anticipation. One of the best parts of a family farm is passing that excitement on to the next generation. Just the other day my husband took our son on a scouting mission with him, and I’m not sure which one of them was more...
Read MoreCorny Facts!
We, at Green Thumb Farms are often asked “what is the difference between the corn you grow and the corn we eat?”. We stumbled upon this website by The Family Farm Project which helps to answer that very question. Types of Corn Dent (Zea mays indenata) Dent corn is often used as livestock feed, in industrial products, or to make processed foods. Dent corn is also frequently referred to as “field” corn. Either white or yellow, dent kernels contain both hard and soft starch that become indented at maturity. Flint (Zea mays indurata) Flint corn, also known as Indian...
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