Fresh local organic new Peter Wilcox potatoes, a specialty variety with deep purple skin and bright yellow flesh. Released in 2007 by the USDA in cooperation with several land-grant universities, Peter Wilcox was bred specifically for fresh-market eating rather than processing, and it carries higher levels of carotenoid antioxidants than standard yellow-fleshed potatoes like Yukon Gold. As a new potato, it's harvested young with thin, tender skin that doesn't need peeling, so the purple color stays visible through cooking. Roasting or grilling shows off the contrast between the dark skin and gold interior best, though the potatoes also mash, boil, and fry well. Firm flesh holds its shape through most cooking methods without falling apart. Pairs well with rosemary, garlic, butter, olive oil, and flaky salt.
Chester, NY
Sun Sprout Farm is located on New York’s famous black dirt in Chester, NY. The land is being leased from the Chester Agricultural Center as part of an innovative farmland preservation project that provides long term, stable leases for high quality farmland.
Sun Sprout Farm is co-owned by Simon Ziegler and Madeleine Banulski who met in 2006 as volunteers at Camphill Village Kimberton Hills in Kimberton, PA, a living community that includes adults with developmental disabilities. Simon worked on the bio-dynamic dairy farm and Madeleine worked in the CSA garden, apple orchard and village cafe. After their two-year service, Simon returned to Germany in 2008 to study and obtain his bachelor’s degree in Organic Agriculture Science in Witzenhausen, Germany while Madeleine started going to nursing school in Philadelphia, PA. Simon came back to farm during his summer breaks every year, and worked on Riverbank Farm in Roxbury, CT with Madeleine as well as various CSA and community gardens in Philadelphia. Simon moved permanently from Germany to the US in 2011 and worked for six years as the field manager at Riverbank Farm, a fifteen-acre organic vegetable farm in Roxbury, CT.
They always dreamed of starting their own farm together. They have been in love with the Hudson Valley for a long time, and after several years of looking for the right place, found our destination in Chester, NY. Madeleine is a nurse and works on the farm part time while continuing her nursing career.