Grown Where It Matters - Potato Farmers' Stories
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago -Locally grown products are a $20 Billion industry. Most industry analysts agree that there are three significant trends in fresh produce in 2019: Local, Organic, and Knowing your Farmer. For an expanding segment of people, the grower’s story is equally important to the product. Grown Where It Matters engages through storytelling by the farmers of the Side Delights® brand of fresh potatoes, the passion that goes into growing, harvesting, packaging, and the role sustainability plays in farming.
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Red Isle Growers, Prince Edward Island, Canada
October 10, 2019 18:20 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBRed Isle Potato Growers is a fresh potato grower, packer, and shipper organization located in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The uniquely delicious potato flavor comes from the Island's rich red soil, clean air, and abundant water. The Island's long cold winters naturally cleanse the land, providing the perfect environment for growing high-quality potatoes. That, coupled with generations of experience and the adoption of the latest growing, storing and shipping techniques have made R...
Michael Family Farms, Ohio
October 10, 2019 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBMichael Family Farms is a family-owned grower located in Urbana, Ohio. Michael Family Farms combines family tradition with the newest farming technologies to supply the region's top retail stores and restaurants with the finest potatoes. The farm's location means it can deliver its fresh potatoes with minimal food miles and a lower total transportation cost to customers throughout the Midwestern US.
Mack Farms, Florida
October 10, 2019 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBMack Farms began operations growing, packing and shipping watermelons. In 1989 Mack Farms started to produce potatoes, with sweet onions as the latest addition. Mack Farms recently added 2,000 acres in South Florida and a second packing and storage facility to their state of the art operations. Mack Farms specialize in Red and Yellow potatoes. They are also known for White potatoes, Russets, and Fingerlings.
Sun-Glo of Idaho
October 10, 2019 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBSun-Glo of Idaho is a family-owned grower, packer, and shipper of premium quality fresh Idaho® Russet Burbank and Norkotah potatoes, with state of the art facilities and sales operations in Sugar City, Idaho. Located at the base of the Teton mountain range, the Crapo family grows the highest quality potatoes by combining generations of knowledge, modern technology, and old-fashioned hard work. Sun-Glo also markets potatoes and Idaho-grown onions under the Sun Supreme brand. The Crapo family ...
NoKota Packers, North Dakota
October 10, 2019 07:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBNoKota Packers is packer and shipper of premium quality Red potatoes, with state of the art facilities and sales operations in North Dakota and Minnesota. NoKota's reputation for superior quality potatoes and service has earned it the long-standing supply commitment of the premier potato growers in the Red River Valley.
Sterman Masser Potato Farms, Pennsylvania
October 10, 2019 07:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBMasser Potato Farms is a family-owned potato farming company located in the beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch Hegins and Lykens Valleys. The rolling hills and red shale soil of these valleys provide a unique, well-drained farmland composition that contributes to the unique taste and texture of the high-quality potatoes. Years of potato farming experience are combined with today's newest technology to deliver the best quality potatoes at the best value through integrated state-of-the-art operation...
Basin Gold Cooperative, Washington
October 10, 2019 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBBasin Gold Cooperative is a group of produce companies in Washington and Oregon that specialize in the sales and marketing of fresh potatoes and onions. The Cooperative was formed to provide customers with a quality source of produce on a year-round basis. Each co-op member is a multi-generational grower of high-quality fresh potatoes and onions. Basin Gold headquarters, located in Pasco, WA, is home to a thriving agriculture industry that is vital to the nation's potato and onion production...
Green Thumb Farms, Maine
October 10, 2019 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11 MBGreen Thumb Farms is a family-owned grower and shipper of quality potatoes located in Southwestern Maine. Their Mount Washington Valley location provides unique climatic conditions that enable Green Thumb Farms to be the first to offer new potatoes each August. State of the art technology at the Fryeburg packaging facility ensures quality potatoes in every bag. Green Thumb Farms is the worlds largest producer of Solder, Yellow Eye and Jocob cattle beans in the world! They also grow...