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New for 2021! Four New Potato Varieties! Several Colorful Peonies! a New Garlic Variety! a New Flint Corn! a New Onion Set! Root Pouch™ Grow Pot! YOUR SOURCE FOR QUALITY SEED POTATOES New for 2021! Four New Potato Varieties! Several Colorful Peonies! A New Garlic Variety! A New Flint Corn! A New Onion Set! Root Pouch™ Grow Pot! 2021 CATALOG www.mainepotatolady.com Page 2 2021 Catalog The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady 2021 Catalog Page 3 About Us Located in the foothills of Maine, the LaCourse Family Farm, home of The Maine Potato Lady,™ has been in operation for more than 30 years. Our 100-acre piece was once part of a 560-acre farm that dates back to the 1600s. Our custom-designed and hand-built log home crowns our hill-top farm. We gathered stones from field edges and milled our own lumber to finish the building, which has sheltered our family for many years. We are pleased to live "off the grid," with a solar system to provide electricity. Our south-facing fields are rich with fertile, well-drained silt loam. Our sugar bush produces fabulous maple syrup, and our cedar bog is a special habitat with sphagnum moss and rare pitcher plants. We are privileged to work and live in this rural environment, where deer, moose, turkey, ravens, eagles, and a variety of beautiful trees, plants, and birds are all around us. Welcome! As a family, we have produced all our own vegeta- bles for many years. Each member of the family is HELLO! Welcome to the fifteenth annual seed catalog from The Maine Potato Lady,™ your source involved in the planning, the everyday work, the for quality seed potatoes. Over the years, we have so enjoyed sharing with you the many varieties decisions, and the rewards. Each one of us is an of potatoes, heirlooms, and new releases that we have grown and eaten. Whether you're a longtime integral part of this farm; everyone's participation customer or placing your first order, we're glad to help you get the most from your garden. makes it all possible and brings joy to all we do. Like you, I have always cared deeply about the quality of my food, including knowing where and by whom it was grown. Growing most of my own vegetables has given me peace of mind in knowing Please see "About Our Certified Seed" on page 4 that I can control this important part of my life. This past year, as the COVID-19 pandemic affected our to learn about the seed growers whose products food supply chain, many items in the grocery store were in short supply or not available at all. This we are pleased to offer in this catalog. certainly highlighted the weaknesses in our food systems and put many people's food security at risk. If you have questions or suggestions, please call Whether you grow vegetables in a few grow bags or pots on your deck, or tend to a backyard vegetable or write. Your ideas and experiences are always patch, or have invested in a full-sized garden, growing some or all of your vegetables is an important of interest. Revel in the beauty and fruitfulness way to safeguard the food security and health of your household. Potatoes, onions, garlic, and sweet potatoes are nutrient-dense and easy to store. It's so satisfying to choose your meal ingredients from of our earth. your own homegrown supply! NEW THIS SEASON! For 2021, we've added four new varieties to our interesting collection of The LaCourse Family: potatoes, which includes several from Europe, as well as a new garlic variety, a new onion set, two Roseanna, Paul, Alison, Lucien, new peonies, and another flint corn. To help you grow and store your crops, we now offer the Root with Billie Jean and Lucy The Maine Potato Lady™ Pouch™ grow bag as well as a variety of storage bags. Photography, art, and design by Roseanna LaCourse The Maine Potato Lady™ is a certified organic handler (#0706) through MOFGA Certification Services, LLC. All our seed is untreated. We do not knowingly use or sell any genetically modified plants or organisms (GMOs). Certificate is available on our website. Like and Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 4 2021 Catalog The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady 2021 Catalog Page 5 About Our Certified Seed Sweet Potatoes Most of the seed we offer is produced at family farms with whom we have good working relationships, We are pleased to offer certified organic sweet potato slips, small plants that sprout from the roots. We have some for almost twenty-five years. All our potato seed meets the State of Maine's seed certification chosen three varieties that have been grown successfully in our northern climate. Sweet potatoes require 90-120 requirements that establish acceptable tolerances for seed quality. (For more information about certi- frost-free days to mature. Please download "Growing Sweet Potatoes Successfully" from our website for more information. fied seed, download from our website "Coming to Terms.") Many of our varieties are also certified organic. All our seed garlic lots have tested negative for the garlic bloat nematode, white rot, and Sweet potato slips are scheduled to be shipped on June 1, 2021. Please note that orders are filled on a first-come, botrytis. Excellent farming practices, attention to detail, and scrupulous adherence to seed certification first-served basis. We make our best effort to fill every order, but due to unpredictable weather and slip production, demand sometimes exceeds supply. We reserve the right to ship on a later date if harvest conditions are such as guidelines (when applicable) set good seed growers apart from the rest. All the farms from which we to prevent a timely shipment. We are unable to ship sweet potatoes to AK, CA ,or HI. obtain seed meet our stringent requirements. It is an honor to work with these farmers, and it is a privilege to supply you with their seed. BURGUNDY (90 days) Dark red skin with orange flesh. Superior storage and root shape. Specialty variety prized for its flavor and unique sugar content. How Many Our Promise to You 1003GY BURGUNDY Organic The Maine Potato Lady Guarantees Your Satisfaction. At The Maine Potato Lady,™ 6 slips (½#) $9.50, 12 slips (1#) $15.00, Sweet Potato Slips we take pride in the quality of our products and our service. Our goal is to provide you with quality 100 slips (8#) $98.00, 500 slips (40#) $280.00 Do I Need? products for a healthy garden. If you like our products and our service, please tell your friends! If MURASAKI (105 days) With rich purple skin you are not pleased with our products or our service, please call or e-mail right away to let us know. and dry, white flesh, these roots are very similar 6 Slips will plant 6–7.5 ft of row We promise that our products are of the highest quality and are sound when to Japanese Red that we've offered in previous Our Guarantee. 12 Slips will plant 12–15 ft of row they leave our warehouse. Our certified seed potatoes meet the inspection standards established by seasons. Resistant to fusarium root rot. Distinctive nutty flavor; begs to be roasted. the State of Maine. Live plant materials, including potato seed, alliums, slips, bulbs, and roots, are 100 Slips will plant 100–125 ft of row 1005MK MURASAKI Organic perishable products which can be damaged by improper handling and storage. With every order, we 6 slips (½#) $9.50, 12 slips (1#) $15.00, provide instructions for immediate inspection and for proper handling, storage, and planting. Failure 100 slips (8#) $98.00, 500 slips (40#) $280.00 to inspect your order upon receipt, or failure to follow these instructions or to follow accepted good Expected yield is 1# per plant. farming practices, may void our guarantee. Good crops also depend on good weather, good soil, and ORLEANS (95 days) Light rose skin with intense good growing practices. Because we cannot control these conditions, our liability is limited to the orange flesh. Very similar to Beauregard, the indus- try standard, but may mature 5-10 days earlier. refund of the purchase price or replacement of the product. If you are not satisfied with a product, or Resistant to fusarium wilt and root rot. if a product is unsound or defective when you receive it, please notify us within 7 days of receipt in 1006OR ORLEANS Organic order to qualify for a refund or replacement. Items to be returned with prior approval are eligible for 6 slips (½#) $9.50, 12 slips (1#) $15.00, a refund (excluding shipping costs). Replacement products may not be available. When you purchase 100 slips (8#) $98.00, 500 slips (40#) $280.00 our products, you accept these conditions and limitations. Knowledgeable Customer Service. We have many years' experience growing potatoes, onions, shallots, garlic, and cover crops. We are happy to answer your questions or help you in any way we can so you can get the most from your garden! Our Privacy Policy. We respect your privacy. We will never share your personal information or use it for any purpose other than to receive and fill your orders, to provide information on how to use our products, and to send you our catalogs and e-newsletter. Our website, www.mainepotatolady.com, is set up for secure, private transactions. www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 6 2021 Catalog The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady 2021 Catalog Page 7 MAGIC MOLLY I do love this name; it conjures RED THUMB Dug as small "babies," these bright up images of beauty and magic, right out of the red-skinned thumbs of delicacy have beautiful dark Fingerling Potatoes garden.
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