Products
Somerset Spuds
If you like potatoes, you'll LOVE Somerset Spuds. Growing potatoes is our specialty, having perfected the technique over the years as a supplier to Snyder of Berlin potato chips. We grow white, red and Yukon gold varieties. Our mountain soil, pure rain and cool temperatures combine to create a distinctive full potato flavor (the climate in the Laurel Highlands is comparable to that of Maine and Idaho for growing potatoes). The spuds spend their summers growing underground in our rich mountain soil until they are delicately harvested and stored in an environment controlled for temperature, humidity and light. We use no chemicals to prevent sprouting and keep the potatoes happy in their field crates until they are sent to the stores. When they're in season, we'll put our fresh, local Somerset Spuds up against any old potatoes from Idaho anytime!
Each medium size Somerset Spud is free of fat and cholesterol, with just 100 calories and 23 net carbs. For more nutritional information visit www.healthypotato.com.
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Yukon Gold Somerset Spuds have golden skins (with pink eyes) and golden flesh. They were developed in the Yukon region of Canada and have a decidedly buttery flavor. Yukons are great any way, boiled, mashed, baked or fried. Some people won't eat anything else! |
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Red Somerset Spuds are a dark red Norland variety developed in North Dakota. They creamy white flesh and smooth, delicate red skins. They are delicious baked, boiled or mashed. Leave the skins on to add splash of color to any dish. |
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White Somerset Spuds are called Katahdins (pronounced Ka-TAH-din), developed in Main. They have creamy white flesh and a rich potato taste. They are great boiled, mashed, baked and fried. |
Somerset Spuds Season is Mid-September through February
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Somerset Snaps
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A Bronco variety grown in the cool mountains of the Laurel Highlands give our beans their unique flavor and vivid green color. With no strings attached, Somerset Snaps do in fact snap when you bend them and they have a distinctively sweet, succulent taste. Picked in the early part of the day and kept refrigerated all the way from the field to the grocers' shelves, our beans are handled with care throughout the harvest process. They are usually in stores within 24 hours of picking, making them a perennial summer favorite.
Somerset Snaps are high in vitamins and calcium and one cup contains just 25 calories. For more information and recipes, visit
www.green beans.com/bean.htm |
Somerset Snaps Season is Late-July through Labor Day
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Somerset Sweets
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Move over Vidalia, there's a new onion in town. While Vidalia may be the official onion of Georgia, Somerset Sweets are grown right here in Steeler Country and our home grown onions are off-the-chart sweet! We use special techniques developed at the Penn State research facilities. They are harvested in the bins like the one you see in to the left, and stored in an in an environment controlled for temperature, humidity and light until they are ready to make the trip to your table. Somerset Sweets come to you freshly packed from the farm to your grocer's shelf, often in the same day!
Onions are highly recommended for people trying to prevent cardiovascular disease, cancer and infections. Somerset Sweets are low-sodium, fat and cholesterol free and one medium size onion has just 60 calories and 11 net carbs. For more nutritional information and some great recipes, visit www.sweetonionsource.com. |
Somerset Sweet Season is Labor Day through December
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New Products
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For those of you who crave a taste of Somerset Sweets after their season is over, Ken and Rick have taken care of you! Now, you can enjoy Somerset Sweets on your burgers and hot dogs all year round with Somerset Sweet Onion and Garlic Jam! It's also great on cheese, crackers, and as a glaze for roasted meats and vegetables.
Ken and Rick developed Somerset Sweet Onion and Garlic Jam in a study of value added products conducted by the Collaborative for 21st Century Appalachia (www.wvfarm2u.org). Its pilot run was so well received that Ken and Rick are now growing all the key ingredients -- Somerset Sweet Onions, basil, and garlic. A production run will soon be completed and Somerset Sweet Onion and Garlic Jam will be available by late summer -- in stores and on line. Stay tuned! (Warning!! This product may be addictive.) |
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Praise for Ken & Rick's Wholesome Vegetables
"Suddenly, we see a large display advertising 'Somerset White potatoes.' Let's get these, I say. They're local.
The packaging is great, kind of like the J. Peterman catalog for the spud set."
-Ken Zapinski
"Guess what I found in our own Monroeville Giant Eagle? Somerset taters! Love the story [on the bags].
Cleanest potatoes I've ever had! Great color!"
-Jeff & Barbara Frand
"We have eaten you spuds and they are delicious. I love the packaging and the display
you have now at the Giant Eagle in Fox Chapel."
-Kelley & John Denny
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