09-26-2008

Introducing the RI Royal potato

RI RoyalCreamy enough for mashed potatoes, rich enough for chowders, and crisp enough for fries and chips. Vastly superior and freshly dug. Farmers have teamed up with Farm Fresh RI, RI DEM Division of Agriculture and WJ Canaan Produce Co. so that the best potato out there is now at your favorite RI grocery store.

We’re calling them RI Royals
Whether you prefer your potatoes, mashed, fried or scalloped, RI Royal potatoes are up to the task! The RI Royal potato is a creamy, white flesh potato. These potatoes are a favorite of local chefs and consumers alike.

Not too long ago, the fields of Aquidneck and Sakonnet bustled with potatoes that fed New England and beyond. The Ocean State’s coastal climate and soils still are fertile ground for spuds. Our participating farmers have hundreds of years of family farming experience between them.

Where can you find RI Royals?
Look for the purple bags with the Narragansett label in the produce aisle at:

  • Belmont Grocery
  • Dave’s Marketplace
  • Eastside Marketplace
  • Ruggieri’s Market

More local groceries coming! E-mail Jen for more info about these superior spuds.

Read all about the RI Royal potato growers

“Just as successful cooperatives like Rhody Fresh Milk and Rhody Warm Blankets, local potato growers have teamed up to cooperatively market fresh local potatoes that are just days from harvest. Buying local keeps family farms viable and ensures a fresh product, and saves on the energy costs farmers would need for storage.  It is good for the economy and environment, and the taste of locally raised spuds can’t be matched”
– Ken Ayars, Chief, RI DEM Division of Agriculture

“We think revitalized farm-to-grocer connections will be a foundation for more secure farms and more secure food that will benefit Rhode Island’s farmers and eaters for generations to come.”
– Noah Fulmer, Executive Director, Farm Fresh Rhode Island

Read more about the RI Royal effort in our previous blog post.