POTATOES – Upper Green Farms

This year we have available again the familiar "Red Norland" (red Skin-white-flesh) Norland is good for boiling, baking and in salads, stays firm, but is also excellent for mashing.

We also have available "Velox" (yellow skin-light yellow flesh). Velox is good for boiling, baking, frying or in salads and has an excellent taste and texture.

Later in the season we will have the "Russet Norkotah" (russet skin-white flesh). Russet Norkotah is good for boiling, baking, frying and mashing.

We use some fertilizer. Weed control is done mechanically and when really needed. We can keep our chemical use to a minimum by having a 4 year rotation (we only grow potatoes on the same soil every 4 years).

Because we don't use any anti=sprouting chemical, we have to store our potatoes a little cooler in the winter to prevent them from sprouting. THat's why our winter storage potatoes might taste a little sweeter.

Potatoes can best be kept cook and dar. The fridge is actually too cold, but if you have to choose between a warm spot or the fridge, then choose the bottom drawer of the fridge. When it's too cold in the fridge the potatoes might turn sweet, but a lot of people like this!

Potatoes - Banana

These are a unique, gourmet potato. THey are banana shaped with yellow flesh. They can be used for roasting, barbecuing, frying and mashing. Because they are difficult to harvest, due to shape and size, the price will remain high for most of the season.