Good morning and happy Thursday! We dusted off our harvesting equipment and got to work digging our new crop potatoes early this beautiful summer morning. These early, round white potatoes are always a huge hit with our customers at both our farm stand and our restaurants. Come and get them while you can! You can visit “#harvest25” to watch a video of our harvest equipment.
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This year early summer is green and beautiful at the farm. So far everything is growing as expected due to timely rains and ideal temperatures. The potato plants are flowering, the corn is thriving and the soy beans are looking good. This video gives a great overview of the variety of crops we plant as part of our crop rotation and Integrated Pest Management Program. You can visit “The Common-Tater Gets Printed!” to learn more about crop rotation.
 The beautiful, healthy-looking plants in this field are our round white potato crop that will be available at the end of July. John & Curtis were scouting the field to look for signs of damage from evasive weeds and pests under the watchful eye of Riggs. You can visit “New Potatoes Coming Soon!” to see a video of one of our potato fields in full flower.
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.
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.
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