Cutting Potato Seed: The first step on the road to delicious potatoes!
How do you grow the perfect potato? You start with the perfect seed of course! Every successful potato harvest begins much earlier in the year with planting. Before delicious Colorado potatoes can make it to your plate, they are first grown with the absolute greatest of care by our Colorado growers. While springtime may evoke images of spring flowers and warmer weather for you, for our hard working Colorado growers, springtime means getting potato seed in the ground so it’s ready for harvest in the fall. Not Your Average Seed... Read More
Colorado Potato Fun Facts
Colorado Potato Fun Facts Colorado is the second largest fresh potato growing region in the entire United States! There are over 70 unique varieties of Colorado potatoes! Many Colorado potatoes are grown in the San Luis Valley which is the largest alpine valley on Earth! This valley sits at 7,600 feet above sea level-which is almost a mile and a half! Many Colorado potatoes are also grown around Greeley, which is near the Denver area! 50,000 to 65,000 acres of potatoes are planted in Colorado each year! That’s around 78... Read More
Durango School District Receives Salad Bar Donations
Durango Receives Nine Salad Bars The Durango School District 9-R was the recipient of nine salad bars as part of the Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative. Between the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee and Potatoes USA, all nine of the salad bars that the district needed were donated. Students and staff alike were excited about the new salad bars and the new lunchtime opportunities they provide. Students Love Their New Salad Bar Linda Weyers and Savannah Schlaufman traveled to Florida Mesa Elementary School in Durango where one of the brand... Read More
“Raising the Bar” at Sanford
Sanford is third SLV school to receive a salad bar As a part of the US Potato Board’s Salad Bar Challenge, Sanford School in Sanford, CO newly received two salad bars for their cafeteria. The school received both a regular size salad bar and a smaller size salad bar for elementary students. The Sanford food service staff was thrilled to receive the donation. Having two sizes of salad bar provided them with the opportunity to better serve students of all ages at the school. The small salad bar is easier... Read More
Mountain Valley School Receives Salad Bar
Raising the Bar in Saguache Mountain Valley recently became the second San Luis Valley school to receive a salad bar as a part of the US Potato Board’s Salad Bar Challenge. The new potato bar placed in Mountain Valley is part of an ongoing effort by the US Potato Board and the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee to support healthy eating in schools. Having healthy options at lunch time can help students develop healthy habits early on. Committed to the Cause The ultimate goal of the program is to increase children’s access... Read More