Garden Seed Potatoes
Important Upate!
We will not have seed potatoes for sale in 2023. Due to illness we were unable to seed our potatoes in the spring of 2021. We have kept them in storage, and will attempt to seed in the spring of 2022. Last year was not successful in restoring the seed stock.
It is very disappoing after 10 years of potato work. A deep thanks for all the folks who supported the effort, and purchased seed in the past.
...we think it is time to rethink the potato. When we refer to potatoes only as red or white, we are missing out on one of the most varied food tubers on the planet. With a rich heritage spanning the continents and millennia, we are proud to help bring a small handful of these potatoes back to the dinner table. These potatoes are intended primarily for home-gardeners.
In 2020 we dropped our organic certification. All potatoes are still grown "organically", without the use of any chemicals including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, larvacides, anti-chitting agents.
As we rebuild and refocus our potato program, we have decided to discontinue a number of potato varieties. These are noted as DICONTINUED below.
They are sold in 500g increments (about a 1 lb).
We have 2 flat shipping rate sizes within Canada. We do not ship outside of Canada.
We have 2 box sizes:
a) Small: up to 2 kg, and
b) Large: from 2.5 - 4.5 kg
If you are local to the Kingston/Brockville/ Ottawa triangle (in eastern Ontario), and want to pick up your potatoes, please enter 'pickup' as the shipping discount code. This will eliminate shipping costs.
If you want to order larger amounts, please contact us and we can make arrangements.
We ship on Tuesdays with anticipated delivery before the following weekend.
All orders received after Monday, will be shipped the following Tuesday.
In an effort to further streamline, we have scheduled shipping on the following dates: , April 20th, May 4th and May 18th 2021.
We are still inspecting the stored potatoes, and may be adding a few additional varieties in the coming days.
Thanks for everyone's patience.
Amarosa
This mid-season fingerling potato has a smooth red skin, and deep red flesh full of anti-oxidents. These fingerlings are great for roasting, and grilling. They also retain their flesh colour when fried or baked. It was developed by the Tri-State Potato Breeding Program; in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.
Banana Fingerling
The best known of the fingerlings. Tan skin with dark yellow flesh. Matures earlier than most fingerlings with respectable yields of 2"-3" tubers at 75 days. Resistant to scab, but susceptible to rhizoctonia and late blight. White flowers on medium spreading plant.
Bauer Gruen Rotes Auge
Medium-small round-oval tubers, tan skin with pink eyes and yellow flesh. A heritage variety in Canada that originally comes from Germany. The name Bauer Gruen Rotes Auge translates to Farmer Green (also spelled Grün), where Rotes Auge is Red Eye. It is a good yielder.
Calico
DISCONTINUED
Medium-large sized cylindrical tuber, lightly russeted light brown skin (note light purple skin markings at both the stern and blossom ends) and cream flesh. Reported to be an old Irish variety. With white flesh, it is a very popular thin skinned potato suitable for scallops.
Chieftan
DISCONTINUED
Early-to-midseason red-skinned variety offers high yields and good eating qualities. Expect a large set of round, bright red tubers with nice white flesh. Stores well. Resistant to scab and tuber net necrosis; field resistant to late blight. A popular classic for all.
Congo Pot
A late-harvest blue skinned beautiful purple flesh potato. The texture is between floury and waxy, and tends to have more flavour than other purple potatoes.
Corne de Mouton
Small-medium, fingerling type tubers. Originated in France or Denmark as early as 1872. It has a creamy yellow flesh, and is very similar to La Ratte.
German Butterball
This round sometimes oblong tuber has pale yellow skin and a golden flesh. It is an excellent all-around spud, suitable for frying, baking, and mashing. A slightly russeted late season potato, it developes a creamy buttery flavour.
Hansa
A heritage yellow flesher that we received as part of crop-climate research with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions.
Icelandic
This red skinned yellow fleshed tuber is a traditional / landrace cultivar from Iceland, probably Raudar Islenskar.
Kennebec
DISCONTINUED
This variety was released in 1948. This dependable good yielding potato is a favourite. It also stores very well.
La Ratte
With a unique nutty flavor and smooth, buttery texture, this fingerling is a favourite. It originate in France/ Denmark. It is said to be the same as Corne de Mouton, but we see subtle differences. The New York Times reported that its taste "hints richly of hazelnuts and chestnuts".
La Vienne Rose
DISCONTINUED
A long, oval-shaped with light pink skin. Distinctive feature is the rose marbling under
the skin around the eyes.
Likely
A very rare fingerling from the interior of BC. Thought to be from Russia. Late-maturing and frost tolerant.
Marias Tlingit
This primitive fingerling originates from Chile in 1791. The Haida Nation brought the potato up the BC coast, eventually to the Tlingit Nation of Alaska. It has a creamy nutty flavour you will not soon forget. This variety sets tubers as the day length shorten.
Mrs Moehrle's Yellow
A Canadian heritage cultivar. This oval yellow flesher has a medium to large size. It has a very creamy texture with a very good yield, even in drought conditions.
Nicola
A versatile, firm cooking German variety from 1973, excellent in salads, boiling or steamed potatoes in their skins. Very good storage stability. It is a cross between the variety "Clivia"; and a wild potato variety.
Ozette-Nootka
A rare fingerling from the Makah people in Washington. Thought never to have made it to Europe. It is on the Slow Food Arc of Taste, it is a true gem! Closely related to Haida.
Pink Fir Apple
Originally from France in the 1850's, it made it's way to the UK. The Suttons had four "Fir Apple" potatoes – large white, small white, red, and pink. Only the pink has survived. With a pink skin and creamy, waxy flesh, it is a late-maturing salad potato for harvesting in the autumn.
Pugh's Purple
DISCONTINUED
A true Canadian bluenoser. With a light purple skin and dark nose, white flesh with blue streaks. Sure to become a favourite.
Roko
DISCONTINUED
Originating in Austria in 1988, this red skinned, white fleshed potato stores very well. It is very uniform in shape and size.
Russet Burbank
A classic russet potato that was released in 1914. These oblong, white-fleshed potatoes are used almost exclusively for deep-frying.
Russian Blue
Large-medium size, oblong tubers with deep purple skin and brilliant purple flesh with slightly grainy texture. It is somewhat drought tolerant.
Siberian Fiery Eye
An old variety from the 1920's, it has medium-sized tubers, white skin with red marbling around the eyes and white flesh.
Sieglinde
A classic yellow flesher released in 1935. This oval-oblong tuber has thin-skin, stores well, and has a remarkable flavour.
Slovenian Crescent
DISCONTINUED
A crescent shaped fingerling with yellow skin, and pale yellow to white flesh. Known to be very prolific and early to harvest.
Yukon Gold
A classic yellow fleshed potato. It was developed at Guelph University in the 1960's. It is know for its thin, smooth skin.