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BUTTERFINGER FINGERLING POTATOES have yellow to brownish skin with a true yellow flesh, even after baking. This fingerling variety has a crescent shape and is small to medium in size. Butterfinger fingerlings have a nutty flavor with a smooth texture. They hold up well in salads and are especially good when lightly steamed or boiled…
GERMAN BUTTERBALL POTATOES are European in heritage, and these are real beauties. They have smooth golden skin with a yellow flesh, and a great, rich flavor…and the awards to prove it! Medium round to oblong tubers, GERMAN BUTTERBALLS are great for boiling, baking and mashing, and they produce wonderful hash browns. These potatoes are grown…
The King Edward Potato is a white flesh, heirloom variety that has been popular in Britain for hundreds of years. Named for King Edward VII, these are the potatoes that cooks in England use to make Potato Jackets. Available in A, B and C sizes (B size is shown at left), King Edward Potatoes are…
Hats off to the family farmer! Across the country family farms are being purchased by huge agricultural conglomerates…but that’ s mainly in the Mid-West, and those farms are growing wheat, corn, etc. Here in California the family farmer is king thanks to their innovation and responsiveness. One of our most talented family farmers is digging…
The Ozette Fingerling Potato is an heirloom said to be brought from Peru in the late 1700’s by the Spanish explorers and traded with the Ozette Indian tribe of the Olympic peninsula in Washington State. A very tasty and earthy potato, Ozettes are dug when 2 to 6 inches in length. This is a unique…
If you’re looking for dark purple potatoes, you’ve come to the right place. PURPLE PERUVIAN FINGERLINGS can trace their ancestry directly to the Peruvian Andes. Purple Peruvians have dark purple skin, dark purple dry flesh, and a mid-range starch content. When cooked, Purple Peruvian flesh becomes a light bluish-purple and similar in texture to a…
RED THUMB FINGERLINGS have brilliant, smooth red skin and very unusual rosy pink flesh that holds its color after cooking. This beautiful fingerling has very shallow eyes and is uniform in shape, and is sometimes a bit larger than other fingerling varieties.
Developed in the Baltic region of Eurasia and praised for its excellence as a salad potato, the RUSSIAN BANANA FINGERLING POTATO is a medium sized tuber with yellow skin and flesh. This particular variety has firm texture and great flavor…perfect for salads or sautes. At this time of year, our RUSSIAN BANANA FINGERLINGS are true…
The Galeux d’Eysines Pumpkin has thick walls with rich, deep orange flesh that is makes a complex Pumpkin soup or pie. The flesh is fragrant and sweet with hints of sweet potato, squash and apple. The warts are often referred to as sugar warts because the warts are caused by a buildup of sugars in…
Cool autumn nights, harvest moons and pumpkins are signs that autumn has arrived. Mini pumpkins have long been used in decorative table arrangements symbolizing a bountiful harvest, but new tasty varieties have now been developed that are a delicious accompaniment to traditional autumn fare. Approximately the size of a flattened orange, the mini pumpkins have…
The hard squash family, which includes pumpkins, is fascinating and extensive. The many varieties exhibit a wide range in color, texture (from superfine to stringy), and degree of sweetness. McGrath Family Farms is growing MOROCCAN PUMPKINS. Due to their bumpy exterior the easiest way to get to their sweet, orange flesh is to bake the…
Also known as the ” Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin,” this variety of winter Squash is bright orange and substantially smaller than the carving pumpkins that stare at us with candlelit smiles on Halloween night. The flesh of the Pie Pan Pumpkin is sweet and nutty, and never as bland as the flesh of the larger Pumpkin…
Elegant additions to any holiday décor, Baby Pam pumpkins with stem are also very highly rated for use in pumpkin pies. They are considered a “small pie” pumpkin variety, and are usually 5 to 8 inches in diameter and weigh around 2 pounds. To serve a main course soup or ragout in individual pumpkin ramekins,…
Amy Goldman wrote the definitive book on Squash, The Compleat Squash. In it she says the winter Luxury Pumpkin has outstanding flavor and testure, holds it shape when cut into quarters and roasted. The Winter Luxury are the ideal Pumpkins to make the very best Pumpkin pies.
These small (nickel-size or smaller) size French Breakfast, Easter Egg and Round French Radishes have exceedingly fine texture and beautiful color. Because Radishes grow so quickly, our farmer usually has this size for only two to three weeks at a time so grab them while you can!
A Chinese variety, these beautiful little radishes have delicate texture and flavor. About the diameter of a Sharpie, Shunkyo Radishes yield beautiful, small slices.
Though its flavor is typically Radish, it is the Watermelon Radish’s arresting color combination makes it a perennial favorite.
Baby gold zucchini is a smaller version of the ever-popular gold bar squash. It is a great way to add its beatiful gold color to salads and side dishes. Baby gold zucchini does not travel as well as baby gold summer, so we recommend shipping this item by air.
Specific scallop-edged BABY YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH varieties have been around since before 1860. This species, probably developed from a cross between a cucumber and a squash, was actually cultivated by Native Americans in pre-Columbian times, and is still a widely grown, highly-esteemed vegetable in the United States. It is excellent simply served with butter, but…