Welcome to Peaslee's VT Potatoes

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Potatoes

P.O. Box 12
6650 Route 102
Guildhall, VT 05905
(802) 328-4415
Fax (802) 328-3534
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One potato with skin can provide:
•45% of your daily Value of Vitamin C
•21% of your daily Value of potassium
•only about 9% of your daily Value carbohydrates, and is fat- and cholesterol-free.

Potatoes contain healthy complex carbohydrates, and are a good souce of fiber as well as vitamin B6.

Potatoes have been added to the USDA's list of the 20 foods highest in antioxidants, which can help protect against cancers and heart disease.

*Percent Daily Value is based on a 2000-calorie diet. The optimum number of calories in a diet varies form person to person.

**Note: Cut away green portions of potatoes before eating. Potatoes that have been exposed to light can turn green and produce solanine, which in large amounts can cause stomach upset.

(Our Holiday Bags, available in 10# bags and during the month of December,
or by request.)

PRODUCTS: For more details or pricing please contact us!

Potatoes

Round Whites, Reds, Russets – Available mid- September to May at your local store or direct from the Farm. All potatoes are packed in 3 ply paper bags with our trademark design (as shown above). Paper bags will also be put in box for home shipment. If you would like us to ship you, "the way potatoes are supposed to taste," please contact us for pricing.

*salt potatoes
*small roasting

*Available in 5# and 10# bags for on-line orders only

US#1 Grade and French Frypak™ (baking) available in 5#, 10#, 20#, & 50# bags.

Retail & Wholesale – Please contact us for pricing.

Seed Potatoes - Available for shipment in April, many varieties available.

(Wholesalers please contact us for pricing)

The following brief descriptions are for the Certified Potato Seed season. Potatoes are graded to Maine seed size (1 ½ - 2 3/4 ). We can ship 5#, 10#, 20# bags, please order by March 10th. Some of our “favorites” are listed below. If you don’t find your favorite, just contact us and we’ll see what we can do!

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“Round whites” - (white/buff skin, white flesh)
Green Mountain - “old-timers favorite” More oblong than round shape, Plant is large with white flowers, Excellent for boiling and baking - great flavor! Deep eyes make this not so pretty - but flavor makes up for it Late maturity - High yield	Irish Cobbler Plant is medium size, erect to spreading Flowers are lilac with white tips Good for boiling or chipping in early season Early maturity - medium yield
Katahdin Plant is medium to large, spreading Flowers are light purple, large, numerous Good boiling, wet potato excellent storability **tubers set high in hill - cover well to avoid sunburn! Late maturity - High yield	Kennebec Plant is large, spreading, large leaves and thick stems Flowers are white, few Good for chipping, good storability Mid season maturity - High yield
Shepody Shape is more long than round Plant is medium, spreading Flowers light violet with orange-green star and white acumens, numerous Excellent for French Fry. Good baking and boiling Mid-season maturity - medium - high yield	Superior -“ our” favorite early variety Plant is medium size, small leaflets, upright growth Flowers are pale lilac with white tips Good cooking quality, good chipping Space 8" apart to get bigger size, need room to grow Early maturity - medium yield
Norwis (more of a pale yellow flesh) Shape is more flattish, blocky oval Plant is large, spreading with white flower Plant close to avoid oversize Mid-season maturity - high yield	Yukon Gold - (Skin & Flesh are yellowish) Plant is medium large, upright Flowers are light violet Good boiling and baking Mid-season maturity, High yield
“Red Potatoes”
Chieftain (Bright red skin, white flesh) Tuber is round oval Plant is medium size, spreading Flowers are light violet, large Good color after boiling Mid-season maturity - High yield	Dark Red Norland (Smooth red skin, white flesh) Tuber is medium oblong Plant is medium large, spreading Flowers are purple Good storability, fair cooking quality Early maturity - variable yield
Red Pontiac (Dark red skin, white flesh) Tuber is oblong to round Plant is large, spreading Flower is light purple with tips Fair boiling and baking quality Most popular red-skinned variety Mid-season - High yield
“Russet Potatoes” Plant 12-15" apart and hill well
Russet Burbank (Russet skin, white flesh) Tuber is long Plant is medium size, spreading with white, few flowers Good boiling, excellent baking, French fries Very late maturity - High yield	Russet Norkotah (Dark russet skin, white flesh) Tuber is long and very smooth Plant is medium, slightly upright with white flowers Excellent baking, moderate for boiling Mid-season maturity - High yield
“All Blue”
The “Fun” potato...try a red-white-blue potato salad, or have purple mashed potatoes for dinner, or make purple potato chips! Tuber is small, long Blue-purple skin, light violet flesh, with purple ring Plant is medium, upright Flowers white, purple stem Very late maturity, medium yield
Straw For mulch, square and round bales Hay Dry square and round bales, and green round bale silage *Barley and/or Oats* 50# or bulk; for cattle feed or seed Sweet Corn In season, picked 4x/day to maintain freshness! “Whatever doesn’t sell by afternoon, is fed to the cows!” Pumpkins From Pie Pumpkins to Carving pumpkins, you are sure to find the “perfect” one for your decorating needs. Livestock Herefords and Sheep …sold to start or increase you herd. All are grass fed, USDA Inspected. Sold by the # package or by the quarter, half or whole. >>Top of Page<<