Author: Colorado Potatoes

In the late 1800s, farmers discovered the richly productive, loamy soil of the San Luis Valley, and Colorado Potato Shippers and Colorado Potato Growers was born. Since then, the organization has flourished as much as its agricultural crop, and Colorado Potatoes are known throughout the world for their variety and high quality product, as well as their dependable shipping delivery system and friendly customer service.

About one century after its germination in the fertile Valley, the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee adopted the motto: Quality as High as Our Mountains, which has been recently modernized to read: Quality at its Peak.

Surrounded by the lofty alpine Rocky Mountain chain, the San Luis Valley provides the perfect atmosphere, soil, climate and irrigation for growing potatoes, which originated in the crisp, cold high mountains of Peru thousands of years ago.

Tubers, as it turns out, do much better than their popular starchy neighbors, wheat and rice, in the cold, frosty agricultural areas of the world. In fact, Colorado Potato Shippers and Colorado Potato Growers enjoy the position of the #2 fresh potatoes supplier in the entire country.

Retailers appreciate Colorado Potatoes for their extraordinary variety, as well as excellent administration. Russets, Reds, Yukon Gold and specialties such as Blues and Fingerlings are available on a constant, predictable basis.

For more information on the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, go to http://www.coloradopotato.org/documents/Colorado_Potato_Web_Brochure.pdf, where you will find a stunning and fact-filled free .pdf brochure for potato consumers.