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Certified "Environmentally Grown" by the Midwest Food Alliance Food Alliance's Midwest Affiliate promotes the expanded use of sustainable farming practices by recognizing farmers who produce food in environmentally friendly and socially responsible ways through our certification program. We also educate consumers about the benefits of sustainable agriculture. Food Alliance certified farmers share common guiding principles. When you purchase our potatoes you know
you are buying healthy food and supporting a farm that protects the
environment and provides safe and fair working conditions for employees. It's a Yearly Process at Nuto Farms Planting Our planting season
begins the end of April with two-to-three ounce potato seed pieces. It
takes approximately 2,000 pounds of potato seed to plant one acre of
potatoes. One acre of potatoes on average yields 50,000 pounds of
potatoes.
Growing Season
 While continually
searching for new high-tech advances, Kitchen Kleen, stresses natural
controls rather than a reliance on chemicals and fertilizers. This
"green" agriculture was practiced and perfected by Nuto Farms long
before it became politically correct. The use of additional cultivation
to eliminate weeds and rotating potatoes with corn, clover and soybeans
reduces the chemical and fertilizer use while improving tilth, health
and fertility of the soil. This attention to detail guarantees a
consistent crop.
 Continuous soil
monitoring through manual checking, in conjunction with a satellite
weather connection eliminates weather surprises and correctly forecasts
soil moisture demands. Proper soil moisture is extremely important for
a uniformly shaped, high quality potato.
Harvesting
When Kitchen Kleen
Potatoes are ready for harvest, state-of-the-art equipment is used to
eliminate bruising once the potato leaves the ground. All loads are
covered with tarps when necessary to protect the freshly dug potatoes
from adverse weather conditions on their way to the warehouse. A
mechanical potato or the "Smart Spud" is also used to measure the
softness of ride from the field to the bag -- a potato that's handled
gently keeps better and performs better when used.
Storage
Kitchen Kleen Potatoes
are kept at a computer controlled temperature and humidity level
throughout the winter. Once the potatoes have reached the proper
temperature, they are removed from storage and brought to the packing
shed where they are washed, not once, but twice.
Packaging
Once our potatoes reach
the packing shed they go through a series of inspection stations to
ensure only the finest potatoes reach Kitchen Kleen bags. Our potatoes
are packed and available from October through June each year.
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