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French Fry Cooking 101

3/15/2025

What better way to beat the winter blues here at the farm than to test cook our potatoes?! One snowy, stormy winter weekend RJ dug out the deep fryer and whipped up some fries. The fries featured in the photo were made from Yukon Gold potatoes, yellow flesh potatoes and two different kinds of russet potatoes. I am often asked what potato makes the best french fry, so let’s find out what our expert panel of taste testers decided. It was completely unanimous. The best fries are completely up to the individual who eats them, which leads to the undeniable conclusion that every potato makes an excellent french fry! We wash, pack and deliver our potatoes year round in the Greater Toronto Area to restaurants, food trucks, grocery stores and wholesale companies. If you’re looking for a new supplier, why not contact us? You can visit “Tractor Joy Riding” to see a video of John planting our potatoes as I tagged along for a ride.

Celebrating Fummer!

9/20/2024

Join us as we continue to celebrate the season of “fummer” here at the farm! This rare season occurs when the weather conditions are perfect for our produce stand to be fully stocked with the finest produce that’s available during both summer and fall. Our sweet corn, mini new potatoes and Ontario field tomatoes continue to be in season, and we are happy to offer beautiful, homegrown orange and white pumpkins. You can visit “At The Door” for directions to our farm.

Little Rosies

8/30/2024

I’m so excited to introduce all of you to my “Little Rosies!” I’ve been patiently waiting for them to grow for months now, and they’re finally ready to sell at the farm stand. My novelty potatoes will add an element of colour and fun to your dinner plate (plus they complement our sweet corn perfectly.) These pale, pink-skin potatoes were hand-planted and hand-harvested. They will be available at the farm stand for the next few weekends. I suggest wrapping them in foil and cooking them on the BBQ to maintain their subtle colouring. You can visit “At The Door” for directions to our farm.

National Potato Day 2024

8/19/2024

Today is National Potato Day, so why not swing by our farm stand and grab some freshly dug, white or yellow potatoes? Then you can celebrate the humble spud by having our new potatoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner! We have beautiful, home grown sweet corn as well as fresh produce from local farms to further please your palate. If you’re looking for inspiration for tasty, creative potato dishes, feel free to visit my “Recipe” page for many original potato and sweet corn dishes. Happy Potato Day!

It’s New Potato Season!

7/27/2024

Our new potatoes are ready & waiting for you at our farm stand. These small, white potatoes are only available for a short time during the summer. We sell them unwashed at this time of year to protect their tender skins. Store them in a cool dark place and only wash them when you’re ready to cook them.

One of the best ways to enjoy their unique flavour is to simply boil the new potatoes, squash them lightly with a fork and add butter. You can also visit “BBQ Smash Potatoes” for one of my original new potato recipes. PS Yes, our corn is almost ready!

Full House

3/22/2024

Our packing shed is bursting at the seams as we prepare for an insanely busy week next week. All our vehicles will be on the road every day delivering an incredible amount of 50lb bags of russet and Yukon potatoes to our restaurants as they get ready for Good Friday Fish & Chips. It may be hard to believe, but all these potatoes will be gone by Monday! This means we will be packing at full tilt for all of next week. You can visit “National French Fry Day” and “National Potato Day” to see some of customers where you can get your fish & chips.

National Potato Day

8/19/2023

Today is National Potato Day. May I suggest you visit one of our customers for a great potato experience? Our customers have you covered whether you’re looking for a hearty breakfast, family dining, fine dining, fish & chips, specialty burgers & fries, or a quick trip to a food truck. You can visit “National French Fry Day” to see more restaurants in the GTA who use our potatoes.

I have also included four recipes that were developed, cooked and taste tested in my kitchen. I have almost 50 original recipes posted on this website. The links for the recipes featured above can be found at “Potato Salads” “Bacon Wrapped Potato Bites” “Potato & Sweet Corn Chowder”" and “This Spud’s For You: Baked Potato Bar.” Bon Appétit!

National French Fry Day

7/13/2023

Today is National French Fry Day. Why not celebrate by visiting one of our customers who use our potatoes for fresh cut fries? This is a small sampling of some of our wonderful customers who use our potatoes for fresh cut fries and more. Whether you’re in the mood for burgers, fish, tacos, sit down dining, pub fare or stopping in at a food truck we’ve got you covered! You can visit “What We Offer” to learn more about the potatoes and produce we offer to restaurants and the general public.

What's Growing At The Farm Today

7/7/2023

What’s growing at the farm today? Plenty! All our potatoes plants are in flower which means tubers are forming (which means potatoes are growing.) Did you know that potato plants have different colours flowers depending on the variety of potato that has been planted? The plants with white flowers are our early crop AC Chaleur round white potatoes and the plants with pink flowers are our very popular Yukon Gem potatoes.

The sweet corn got off to a slow start due to very cool ground temperatures this spring, but I think you can see it’s really taking off now. Acres and acres and acres of sweetness coming soon! And last (but never least) the pumpkin seeds have germinated and the plants getting bigger every day. They take some time to get established, but soon they will be enormous plants sprawled all over the field.

So all in all, our crops are growing nicely. You can visit “The Flowers Of Our Farm” to see more pictures of our crops in flower during the summer months.

Proudly Serving Local Potatoes

6/29/2023

Coming soon to a restaurant near you. These posters are going to be distributed throughout the GTA to some of our favourite places to eat…our customers businesses! I am hoping to get out of the office and deliver as many of these as I can personally. I’m looking forward to meeting many customers that I’ve been talking to for years on the phone. Thank you to all of you for supporting #eatlocal and your local farmers. You can visit “About Growing Potatoes” to learn more about how the farming process works here at the farm.

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