A picture really is worth a thousand words. So here is my 10,000 word summary of 2025 at our farm. This is a quick glance at the farming work we do as the seasons turn, the different crops we grow and the people that we are. The recipes for “Breakfast Twice Baked Potato II”, “Creamy Herbed New Potato Salad” and “Curry Sweet Corn Soup” featured in the photos are available for free on our website, as is my “Feed Your Brain!” cookbook for anyone who is learning how to cook. For more photos and videos I invite you to explore my Common-Tater blog.
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Got a minute? That’s how long this 2025 recap video takes to watch. Enjoy this quick peek at what we were up to this past year! We hope you ring in the New Year safely, happily and surrounded by your loved ones, and we’ll catch you in 2026. You can visit “Our Story” to learn more about who we are and the product that we stand behind.
 An ariel view of your future fries being planted. You’re welcome! You can visit the “Spring” category in The Common-Tater to see pictures and videos of potato planting over the past 10 years.
Spring has sprung! Our signs of spring are a bit different here at the farm (even though we do have crocus, tree buds and robins like all normal people!) RJ and Curtis are back in the tractors preparing the land so we can plant our crops. Our crew is busy cutting seed potatoes, and John has finished planting potatoes in several fields. Oh, and construction on our new workshop has finally begun! Make sure you keep an eye on our social media so you don’t miss any of the excitement as we plant our 82nd crop of potatoes. You can visit “Tractor Joy Riding” to see a video of planting potatoes from inside the tractor.
As we spring into summer, I have one last planting video to share. This is an overview of how we prepare our seed bed for our soybean crop. We start with the disc harrow to break up large clumps of soil and break up weed roots. Fertilizer is spread and worked into the ground with the cultivator (which also creates an even seed bed.) Next the soybeans are planted. The final step is rolling the soybean seeds to press them into the soil. The roller also pushes small rocks deep out of the way of the harvester.
Soybeans are an essential rotation crop here at the farm. We’re working on a three year rotation cycle to give our land a break from the potato crop. The rotation crops we plant include grain corn, sweet corn, soft red winter wheat, pumpkins and soybeans. These crops boost our soil nutrients and help us manage weeds so the field can produce a bumper crop of potatoes every three years. You can visit “Planting Sweet Corn” to see a video showing how we plant another rotation crop. |
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