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All is quiet on the potato farm front. The last of the field work and the fall chores have been completed. And anything that wasn’t finished will have to wait for the spring since Old Man Winter has visited us with minor snowfall and wild, blustery winds. Hopefully this selection of photos will warm you up! These pictures of natural circles were taken during my travels this past year as I was collecting footage for The Common-Tater. From a brilliant moonrise to a perfect circle bored into a felled tree to a gentle circle of moss, the photos highlight some of the simple beauty we can enjoy if we can find the time to slow down and look as we race along in our busy lives. You can visit “Picturesque Patterns” to see a collection of photos highlighting patterns found in nature on the farm.
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Happy Anniversary to us! One year ago we launched our website and it has been successful beyond our expectations. Over the past year we have had more than 14,000 unique visitors and an incredible 40,000 page views. We have written 53 blogs in our “Common-Tater” section covering a wide variety of topics ranging from farming equipment, how we grow potatoes, new recipes, animal visitors and life on the farm. The slide show above features the top ten blogs that got the biggest reaction from our audience. Have a look to see what you may have missed! We are thrilled to release our brand new “Production Gallery” today. You can see all new photos of our tractors, implements, equipment and the people who operate them. The newly revamped “Spud Smarts – About Potatoes” is an interactive slide show full of fun and interesting information about the potato.
In the midst of all these changes and updates, we would like to assure you that the one thing that will never change is our commitment to growing a quality product that is delivered on time to our growing base of customers. We hope you enjoy the new sections of our website. Thank you for a fantastic first year!
Vibrant colours are abundant at the farm in both large and small scale. Here are a few of my favourite pictures highlighting colours that I have captured over the past year. You can visit our “Abstract Gallery” to view similar photographs.
Here at the farm we are surrounded by the sky. I am fascinated with the ever changing view that Mother Nature offers when I look out the window. While it is impossible to capture the entire range of moods and colours I have seen in the sky, here are a few sample pictures of the beauty we see every day. You can see more photos of the farm by visiting our “Gallery.”
We welcome 2017 with a fun and whimsical poem written about the Thompson Potato by Jim Payne. Not every potato farm has a poem written about its’ product! Jim was an acquaintance of Don’s. He wrote this poem in 1992 in appreciation for all the potatoes donated over the years to the Mount Albert United Church suppers. Enjoy!
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