Potatoes
All-Blue
Delicious dark blue/purple potato with a white ring and purple inside is an heirloom variety sourced from Wood Prairie Family Farm in Maine. All-Blue is also known as Blue Marker, Fenton Blue, and River John Blue.
Russian Banana Fingerling
Nutty and delicious. The Russian Banana Fingerling is an easy favorite of many customers at the High Country Food Hub. My parents frequently use the Russian Banana in potato soups. I like to bake the smallest of the lot whole with salt and olive oil. However you enjoy them, be sure to get them while you can because this super popular spud sells quickly at the farmers’ market.
Adirondack Blue
The medium-sized Adirondack Blue is a deep, dark purple all the way through. This means that it has lots of anthocyanin, known to suppress colon cancer among other health benefits. Adirondack Blue was first crossed in 1993 and released in 2003 by Cornell University potato breeders Robert Plaisted, Ken Paddock, and Walter De Jong.
Maritime Blue Fingerling
Silver, purple, and long with a blue nose, Maritime Blue is also known as Ruby Pulsiver's Bluenoser. According to the Kenosha Potato Project, “Canadian collector Garrett Pittenger reports that this is one of three known Canadian Maritime ‘blues’ - this variety was grown commercially on Tancook Island, Nova Scotia and was traditionally boiled with salt fish.” A favorite of many High Country Food Hub customers due to the nutritional benefits of its purple coloring, this starchy potato will turn more silver-gray when cooked and is said to go exceptionally well cooked in the bottom of a pan with a whole chicken on top.
Kennebec
Tried and true, the hard-working Kennebec is a solid white potato with a dependable fluffy, creamy taste. Most of Daffodil Spring Farm’s Kennebec potatoes are on the smaller size, compared to those that you might find at the grocery store.
Rob’s Russet
Sourced from long-time High Country seed savers Marilyn Derr and Rob Danford, Rob’s Russet is an excellent keeper.
Purple Waldo II
Sourced from long-time High Country seed savers Marilyn Derr and Rob Danford, the Purple Waldo II is an amazing provider, yielding lots of long sturdy tubers — the shape of a fingerling, but on the larger size.
Red Norland
The medium to very large Red Norland potato is one of the first to find its way to the farmers’ market each season. It can even be dug as a “new potato” in late June! As the summer progresses, its skin hardens and keeps well. I like to roast these waxy potatoes with herbs, but they also make a great complement to any boil.
Masquerade
AmaRosa Fingerling
Pink Yip
White No. 9
Rob & Marilyn’s Reds
Adirondack Red
The medium-sized Adirondack Red potato is similar to the Adirondack Blue potato and was released in 2004 by Cornell University potato breeders Robert Plaisted, Ken Paddock, and Walter De Jong. Its known for its striking red color all the way through, which holds up in cooking and makes for a great rainbow effect on the dinner plate.