Grown in the famously fertile soil of California’ s Sacramento Delta, this Green Asparagus is standard size with a diameter of .85 inches, or roughly the diameter of a nickle. Spring has sprung and our farmer has begun harvesting his beloved Asparagus.
AMANDINE FINGERLING POTATOES are virtually unknown to North American cooks, but Weiser Family Farms plans to change that! These lovely fingerlings have smooth, yellow skin with shallow eyes and rich, yellow flesh. AMANDINE FINGERLING POTATOES’ consistant shape and smooth exterior makes them perfect for wedges and slicing.
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…
And you thought you’d seen everything! How ’bout a pink-fleshed potato? CRANBERRY POTATOES are colorful through and through, from their magenta skin to their lovely pink flesh. Their looks overshadow their flavor however…the potato is on the bland side. That pretty pink flesh is waxy and quite moist, making the CRANBERRY POTATO an excellent candidate…
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…
Considered the very best of the French Fingerling Potatoes, La Ratte Fingerling Potatoes are appreciated for their creamy, pale gold flesh that tastes of hazelnuts and chestnuts. An all-purpose potato, the La Ratte is wonderful when sauteed, gratineed, mashed or used in salads. In France, these favorites are grown beyond fingerlings to fairly generous sizes…
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.
The Rose Finn Apple is a fingerling potato, also known as Ruby Crescent and Austrian Crescent. The small finger shaped tubers exhibit eyes of medium depth, rose-colored smooth skin and pale yellow, waxy, moderately dry flesh and outstanding flavor. Rose Finn Apple Fingerlings are especially delicious when roasted.
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…
Rouge Vf d’etampes was introduced by Burpee Seed Company in 1883 but has been popular in France, where it was widely grown, since the early 1800s. This is the
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…
Originally from Australia, this Pumpkin has a blue-gray exterior and orange flesh. The skin has good a sweet, melon-like flavor and the flesh is bright orange with sweet fruity notes. This pumpkin is very aromatic, and the seeds are great for roasting.
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…
This magnificent heirloom pumpkin variety was originally grown in southern France but ours are organically grown on California’s central coast. The Musque de Provence is heavily lobed and beautifully colored with amazingly thick walls of deep orange flesh. The flesh has a fine texture and rich flavor, and when cooked, weeps very little and holds…
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.