NYS Potato Grower Directory

Compiled by the Empire State Potato Growers Inc. Listing includes ESPG members who have voluntarily asked to be included. Not a complete listing of all growers in state. Updated Dec. 2015. NYS Potato Grower Directory New York Potato Industry National Partners Agriculture is the largest industry in The National Potato Council & United New York State. The Empire States Potato Board are two agricultural State Potato Growers organizations that partner with the Empire Inc. is a nonprofit State Potato Growers Inc. to represent New grower association York state potato growers on a national representing approximately 150 commercial level. The primary goals of the NPC are potato growers in New York State. NY monitoring, at the national level, all growers grow about 20,500 acres of crop for legislative, environmental, trade and grower seed, fresh and processing. New York’s related issues. potato growers are 13th in the nation in potato production. The NY potato industry The USPB’s mission is to crop is valued at $62 million and production “increase demand for amounts to 5.7 million cwt. potatoes and potato products through an Empire State integrated promotional program, thereby providing Potato Growers US producers with Inc. expanding markets for their The Empire State Potato production.” Growers Inc. is a nonprofit, grower organization providing information, National Potato Council, 1300 L St NW, legislative and research support, grower Suite 910, Washington, DC 20005 education and a unified voice for the 202.682.9456 fax: 202.682.0333. betterment of New York’s potato industry. Website:www.nationalpotatocouncil.org. This publication is put together by the Empire State Potato Growers Inc. on behalf US Potato Board, 7555 East Hampden Ave, of the growers who have voiced a desire to Suite 412, Denver, CO 80231. Phone: be on the list. It is by no means a complete 303/369-7783 fx-7718. list of all the growers in the state. For more Industry Website: www.uspotatoes.com information contact: Consumer Website: Executive Director: Melanie Wickham www.potatogoodness.com PO Box 566, Stanley, NY 14561 Toll Free: 877/NY-SPUDS, 585/526-5356 Global Partners fx-6576. WEBSITE: www.nypotatoes.org The Potato Email: [email protected] Association of America is the official society for Local Partners those interest in NY Seed Improvement advancing the potato industry globally. Project: Phil Atkins, Manager, Cornell University, Website: www.potatoassociation .org. PO Box 218, Ithaca, NY 14853. 607/255-9869 fx-6683.

2 Name Index to NYS Potato Growers All growers in NYS were given the opportunity to be included in this listing. The following are the growers that took advantage of the opportunity.

FARM NAME PAGE FARM NAME PAGE Ayers & Gillette ...... 6 Mahany Farms ...... 4, 6 Apex Acres ...... 6 McCormick Farms ...... 6 Mehlenbacher Farms, Inc...... 6 Bodine Farm ...... 4 Meyer, Joseph L & Sons, Inc. .. 5, 6 Bowman Farm ...... 4 My-T-Acres Inc ...... 7

Caskey & Brehm Farms ...... 6 Phelps Farm Inc, MK ...... 5 Childstock Farms ...... 7 Pryputniewicz Farms, Bruce ...... 7 Chiavetta’s Potatoes & Grnhs ...... 4 Pryputniewicz Paris Hill ...... 5, 7 Cichanowicz Farms ...... 4 Colby Homestead ...... 4 Rapasadi & Son, Joseph J ...... 5 Cornell Uihlein Potato Farm ...... 7 Rathbun Farms ...... 6

Datthyn Farms, Abe ...... 4 Sheldon Farms ...... 5 Duquette Farms LLC ...... 4 Sidor Farms, Martin ...... 5,6 Simmons Farm ...... 5 Guidone Farms ...... 4 Story Farm ...... 5 Guilian Farms ...... 4 Tomion Farms ...... 5 Hessetine, Elaine ...... 4 Torrey Farms Inc ...... 5 Hofmann Potatoes ...... 4 Triple G Farms, Inc...... 5 Hopkinson Farms ...... 7 Tucker Farms Inc ...... 7 Hubbard Farms ...... 4 Hurtgam Farms, J ...... 4 Vigneri & Sons, Inc, P ...... 5

Kubecka Farms ...... 4 Wallace, Dave ...... 6 Kujawski & Sons, John ...... 4 Wallace Farms, John ...... 6 Wayne Farms ...... 5 Lewin Farms ...... 5 Williams Farms ...... 5 Wulforst Farms ...... 5

Tablestock Potato Growers

Bodine Farm Hofmann Potatoes 6808 Fairville Sta Rd., Newark, NY 14513 6020 Concord Rd, Springville NY 14141 3 Contact: Robert Bodine 315.331-6919 Contact: Karl or Fred Hofmann, 716.592.2248 Fax: same, Email: [email protected] Fax: -2343, Email: [email protected] Varieties: Superior, Reba, Yukon Gold. Varieties: Reds, Whites, Yellows

Bowman Farms Inc Hubbard Farms 11327 Gowanda St Rd, North Collins, NY 14111 881 County Line Rd, Fulton Rd 13069 Contact: Larry Bowman, 716.337.2965 Contact: Tom Hubbard 315.592.2829 Fax: 716.703.4111 Hurtgam Farms, J Varieties: Dark Red Norland. 3216 Ridge Rd., Ransomville, NY 14131 Chiavetta’s Potatoes & Greenhouse Contact: Jeffrey Hurtgam, 716.791.4146 9784 South Main St., Angola, NY 14006 Email: [email protected] Contact: Michael Chiavetta, 716.549.0458 Varieties: Chippewa, Eva, Norland, NY118. Email: [email protected] Find at North Towanda & Niagara Falls City Varieties: Superior, Reba, Norland. Markets. Cichanowicz Farms Kubecka Farms 1326 Northville Turnpike, Riverhead, NY 11901 714 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Kirkville, NY 13082 Contact: John Cichanowicz, 631.727.7178 Contact: Jeff Kubecka, 315/687-5103 fx-5734 Colby Homestead Email: [email protected] 263 Colby Rd, Spencerport, NY 14559 Varieties: Tablestock. Contact: Charles Colby, 585.721.0884 fax: Kujawski & Sons Inc, John P. 585.352.3830 5846 Sound Ave, Riverhead NY 11901 Varieties: Red, White & Yellow Contact: John 516.722.3629 Ray Kujawski Datthyn Farms, Abe 631.722.3935 FX-8239/3822 4791 Rt.88, Sodus NY 14551 Email: [email protected] Contact: Kevin Datthyn, 315.483.9230 Fax-same Or [email protected] Email: [email protected] Varieties: Superior, Reba, Salem. Varieties: Superior, Genesee, Castile, Chieftain. Specialties: Yukon Gold, French Fingerlings. Lewin Farms 812 Sound Ave, Calverton, NY 11933 Duquette Farms, LLC Contact: Howard Lewin, 631.929.4327 Fax: -6439 205 Hardscrabble Rd., Cadyville, NY 12918 Email: [email protected] Contact: Sylvia Duquette 518.293.6270 Website: www.lewinfarms.com Email: [email protected] Varieties: Red, Yellow, Russets, Whites. Varieties: Superior, Reba, Marcy Consumers: Duquette Farms, LLC Mahany Farms 8790 Oak Hill Rd., Arkport NY 14807 Guilian Farms Contact: Gary Mahany 607.295.7243 or Robert 1 Muck Rd, PO Box 132, South Lima, NY 14558 Mahany, 607.738.7391 FX-7025, Dennis Acomb Contact: Joe or Larry Guilian 585.346.3543 585.335.6765 Email:[email protected] Varieties: Red Maria, NY 140, Reba Tablestock Varieties: Chieftains. Hesseltine, Elaine G. Chipping: Waneta, Reba, Snowden, Pike. 489 Co Rt. 23, Malone, NY 12953 Consumer Mkts: Wise Foods, Seneca Foods. Contact: Charlie 518.483.2738 Fax: 518.481.5531 Varieties: Superior, NY 140, Reba. Local markets.

4 Meyer, Joseph L & Sons Contact: Martin Sidor 9260 State Route 21 South, Varieties: Superiors, Andovers, Norwis, Marcys

Cohocton, NY 14826 Simmons Farm 585/384-5928 or 728-2332 Fax: -5988 3487 Simmons Rd, Vernon Center, NY 13477 Contact: Joe or John Meyer 315/829-2295 Email: [email protected] Contact: Frank Simmons Varieties: Atlantic, Reba, Snowden, Waneta, Varieties: Tablestock. Lamoka. Find in groceries: Utz Snack Foods, Consumer Mkts: Simmons Farm, Vernon. Herrs Snack Foods, Zapps, Wise Snack Foods. Story Farms LLC Phelps Farm Inc, MK 4640 Rt.32, Catskill NY 12414 11180 Chaffee-Sardinia Rd, Chaffee NY 14030 Contact: Jim/ Matt Story, 518.678.9716 Contact: Nick or Vincent Phelps, 716.496.7570 Varieties: Superior, Salem, Yukon Gold, Norland FX-same. Email: [email protected] Varieties: Superiors, Reba, Red Maria, Modak Tomion Farms Yukon Gold 96 Hall Road, Geneva NY 14456 Contact: Bruce Tomion, 585/526.6151 Pryputniewicz Paris Hill Potatoes Varieties: Tablestock. 2293 State Rt.12, Waterville NY 13480 Available at Tomion’s Farm Market, Penn Yan. Contact: Gary or Andrew Pryputniewicz 315/841-8426 FX-same Torrey Farms Inc Email: [email protected]/ Po Box 187, Maltby Rd, Elba, NY 14058 [email protected] Contact: Lucas Torrey, 585.757.9941 Fx: 2528. Seed potato varieties: Chieftain, Elba, Goldrush, Varieties: Tablestock Keuka Gold, Lehigh, NY 115, NY 141, Salem, Triple G Farms Inc. Yukon Gold. Tablestock: Chiefton, Goldrush, 5407 Oak Orchard Rd, Elba, NY 14058 Keuka Gold, Salem, NY 141. Specialties: French Contact: Guy Smith, 585/589-4134 Fax: -1316 Fingerling, Banana, Adirondack Red, Adirondack Email: [email protected] Blue. Find at Pryputniewicz Paris Hill Potato Varieties: Eva, Genesee Farm Stand. Vigneri & Sons, Inc, P Rapasadi & Son, Joseph J. PO Box 122, Elba, NY 14058 406 New Boston St, Canastota, NY 13032 Contact: Philip Vigneri, Jr. 585.757.2593 Fx: 2750 Contact: Joseph J. Rapasadi Jr., 315/697-3166 Varieties: Eva. Email: [email protected] Varieties: Superior, Genesee, Castile, Salem, Wayne Farms Inc. Yukon Gold, NY 115, NY129, NY 141. Box 101 Main St, Savannah, NY 13146 Consumer Mkts: WalMart, CNY Regional Contact: Jack Stowell, 315/365-3223 Market, Syracuse, NY. Varieties: Various Tablestock.

Sheldon Farms-Salem LLC Williams Farms, LLC 4363 Rte 22, Salem, NY 12865 5060 Russell Rd, Marion, NY 14505 Contact: Albert Sheldon 518/854-9252 Fax: -9416 Contact: Doug, John, Steve Williams Varieties: Eva, Carola, Nordonna, Adirondak Red 315.926.5770 Fax: 4610 & Blue. Email: [email protected] Consumer Mkts: Hannaford, Saratoga Farmers Varieties: Reds, Whites, Gold, A’s: B’s: Salts. Mkt., Sheldon Farms-Salem. Wulforst Farms Sidor Farms, Martin 2 Stratford Place, Syosset, NY 11791 2010 Oregon Rd, Mattituck, NY 11952 Contact: George Wulforst, 516/921.0619. 631/298-8631 Fax: 2648 Email: LITater1@aolcom Email: [email protected] Varieties: Tablestock 5

Chipping Potato Growers

Apex Acres Meyer, Joseph L & Sons 11845 Schrader Rd., Wayland, NY 14527 9260 State Route 21 South, Contact: Bob Curtin 585.728.2530 Cohocton, NY 14826 Email: [email protected] 585/384-5928 or 728-2332 Fax: -5988 Chip Varieties: Snowden, Rela, Lamoka, Contact: Joe or John Meyer Waneta Email: [email protected]

Ayers & Gillette LLC Varieties: Atlantic, Reba, Snowden, Waneta, PO Box 84, Pike NY 14130 Lamoka. Find in groceries: Utz Snack Foods, Herrs Snack Foods, Zapps, Wise Snack Foods. Contact: Tom or Cam Ayers, Doug Gillette

585.493-2394 Fx-9385 My-T-Acres Chip Varieties: Andover, Snowden, Lamoka. 8127 Lewiston Rd, Batavia NY 14020

Caskey & Brehm Farms Contact: Nate Call 716.474.3468 Box 547, Wayland, NY 14572 Fax: 585.434.2051 Contact: Kurt Brehm 585.315.8746 Fx: Email: [email protected] 585.728.5193 Varieties: Reba, Snowden, Waneta, Lamoka

Mahany Farms Rathbun Farms 8790 Oak Hill Rd., Arkport NY 14807 9066 Eelpot Rd, Naples NY 14512 Contact: Gary Mahany 607.295.7243 or Robert Contact: Charles Rathbun 585/534-5310 Mahany, 607.738.7391 FX-7025, Dennis fx-9440. Email: [email protected] Acomb 585.335.6765 Varieties: Andover, Waneta, Snowden

Email:[email protected] Sidor Farms, Martin Tablestock Varieties: Chieftains. 2010 Oregon Rd, Mattituck, NY 11952 Chipping: Waneta, Reba, Snowden, Pike. 631/298-8631 Fax: 2648 Consumer Mkts: Wise Foods, Seneca Foods. Email: [email protected]

McCormick Farms Contact: Martin Sidor 4189 Rte 78, Bliss, NY 14024 Long Island North Fork Potato Chips.

Contact: Jim McCormick/ Chris Hansen Wallace Farms, Dave 585.322.7274 FX: -7495 10218 Cty Rt 92, Wayland, NY 14572 Email: [email protected] Contact: Dave Wallace, 585.728.2079 FX-9141 Varieties: Snowden, Atlantic, Reba, Waneta, Email: [email protected] Lamoka. Varieties: Pike, Andover, Waneta, Lamoka

Mehlenbacher Farms, Inc. Wallace Farms, John R 10920 Beals Rd, Cohocton, NY 14826 61279 State Route 415, Avoca, NY 14809 585.728.9239 Email: Contact: John Wallace, 607/382-3428 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Contact: David, or Jane, Mehlenbacher Varieties: Beacon Chipper, Reba, Snowden, Varieties: Snowden, Andover, Atlantic, Marcy, Waneta. Waneta, Lamoka. Find chips at Wegmans, Dollar General, Walmart & Surfine.

6 Seed Potato Growers

Ayers & Gillette LLC Pryputniewicz Paris Hill Potatoes PO Box 84, Pike NY 14130 2293 State Rt.12, Waterville NY 13480 Contact: Tom or Cam Ayers, Doug Gillette Contact: Gary or Andrew Pryputniewicz 585/493-2394 Fx-9385 315/841-8426 FX-same Chip Varieties: Andover, Snowden, Lamoka, Email: [email protected]/

Childstock Farms [email protected] 156 Child Rd, Malone NY 12953 Seed potato varieties: Chieftain, Elba, Goldrush, Contact: Ralph Child, 518.483.1239 FX-4820 Keuka Gold, Lehigh, NY 115, NY 141, Salem, Email: [email protected] Yukon Gold. Varieties: Whites, Reds, Yellows, Fingerlings. Tablestock: Chiefton, Goldrush, Keuka Gold, Alegria East 5, Amarose, Austrian Crescend, Salem, NY 141. Baby Rose, Banana, Cascada, French Specialties: French Fingerling, Banana, Adirondack Red, Adirondack Blue. Fingerling, 06-363, HZC 07-6040, Irish, Juliette, Lamoka, Laratte, Lehigh, Marcy, Tucker Farms Inc. Merlot, Modoc, Nordonna, NY 141, Pap Cacho, PO Box 8, Gabriels, NY 12939 Purple Pelisse, Purple Peruvian, Reba, Red Contact Steve Tucker 518.578.8436 Maria, Red Sunset, Red Thumb, Santina, Sifra, Email: [email protected] Soroya, Superior, US Blue, Waneta, Ega. Website: ww.tuckertaters.com

Hopkinson Farms Varieties: Adirondack Blue, Adirondack Red, PO Box 164, Williamstown NY 13493 All Blue, Daisy Gold, King Harry, Lamoka, Contact: Jeff Hopkinson, 315.964.2221 Lehigh, Magic Molly, NY150, Peter Wilcox, Reba, Red Maria, Salem, Superior. Email: [email protected] Varieties: Chiefton, Katahdin, Nordonna, Reba, Cornell-Uihlein Potato Farm Red La Soda, Superior, Yukon Gold 281 Bear Cub Lane

Pryputniewicz, Bruce Lake Placid, NY 12946 2534 Doolittle Rd, Sauquoit NY 13456 Contact: Chris Nobels, 518/523-3258 FX: -4138 Contact: Bruce Pryputniewicz, 315/839-5301 Keith Perry: 607/254-8243 [email protected] FX-same, email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Varieties: Yukon Gold, NY 118, NY 79, Chieftain, Dark Red Norland, Katahdin, Kennebec, Superior, Red Maria, Genesee, French Fingerling, Red Maria, etc.

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