POTATOES:
Eight varieties of white, red, yellow and blue potatoes are available: Adirondack Blue, All Blue, Adirondack Red, Hampton, Norland Dark Red Selection, Reba, Superior, and Yukon Gold. Orders can be shipped anywhere in the continental US in 5, 10 or 50 pound sacks, 100 pound burlap, 1-ton totes, or bulk. In recent years Tucker Farms has shipped to more than 26 states. Please note that shipments to Canada require phytosanitary inspection and accompanying paperwork. And, as always, seed and tablestock are available for on-farm pickup.

Adirondack Blue, a 2003 release from Uihlein-Cornell, was planted at Tucker Farms in 2002 as an advanced selection, and a remarkable yield resulted despite the drought. Adirondack Blue is an early-mid season variety of blue-skinned, blue-fleshed potato, and it is a wonderful complement to the venerable late-season All Blue variety. Tom Tucker suggested its name to Walter S. De Jong, its breeder, who gladly accepted it, saying he loved the idea of naming a potato variety after the Adirondack Mountains.

Adirondack Red is now our only red-fleshed variety. We have found it superior to the All Red in many ways. It is easier to grow, it sizes up earlier and reliably, and the tubers come off the vines nicely (much unlike the All Red). Best of all, it tastes great. Actually, the Adirondack Red must rank among the best tasting potatoes of all time. It tastes better than the German variety Rosara currently being marketed in the US by Green Giant under the tradename Klondike Rose and that is saying something. Until we tasted the Adirondack Red, we had considered the Rosara the best tasting potato ever.

3 year rotation for seed potatoes: All Tucker Farms seed potatoes are on a three-year plot rotation. This ensures the highest quality seed potatoes by reducing the harmful impacts of soil-borne organisms and insect pests. Note that NYS requires only a two year rotation for foundation and certified seed potatoes. The three-year rotation will ensure an exceptionally high degree of disease-free seed potatoes for the discriminating grower.

Descriptions of each Potato Variety
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STRAWBERRIES:
We have nine varieties so that berries are available well into the summer. Among the beds you will find juicy red berries of Winona, All Star, Late Glow, Honeoye, Jewel, Cavendish and Red Chief. You will certainly find some to your liking. The head chef at a prominent resort on Upper Saranac Lake remarked that these were the best tasting strawberries he ever ate--as he was eating them straight from the carton. We wonder if any of his guests got to try them?

The 2007 Strawberry Season is over. Thank you for your patronage! We look forward to seeing you again next year.

FARM FRESH VEGETABLES:
Several years ago, Steve Tucker began growing a number of specialty and exotic vegetables at the request of the executive chef at one of the finest local restaurants. The idea was to offer his patrons meals prepared from the freshest locally grown vegetables that he could find. Since then Steve has expanded a bit, but intends to stay small so he can ensure highest quality. He is growing greens of all sorts, particularly all of the brassicas, arugula, radishes, beets, leeks, carrots, scallions, peas and snow peas. The list is too long to show here. Please be aware that all vegetables are grown by request for specific customers. Only 'extra' production is available for call-in sales. Please call for availablility and so that your order can be fresh picked when you arrive.
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GRAIN:
Oats, Rye & Buckwheat: Tucker Farms, Inc. has a supply of oats, rye and buckwheat for sale at the farm.
Call for price and availablity.

HAY & STRAW:
High quality hay (timothy, trefoil and clover) is now available. Mulch hay is also available.
Call for price and availability.

SQUASH, PUMPKINS & GOURDS:
Several varieties of squash, pumpkins, and gourds are grown every year (see listing).
Call in season for availability.

ROCKS (field stone and boulders)
At the end of the pleistocene epoch the glacier left behind a large number of rocks which have been painstakingly removed from the fields and set aside for future use. Sizes range from tennis balls to refrigerators. They are perfect for field stone masonry, boulder landscaping, slope stabilization, rip-rap and other projects requiring Adirondack native rocks and stones. Tucker Farms, Inc. does not deliver, but will be glad to show all interested parties the large and varied inventory.