Colorado Potato Growers and Shippers: Climbing to the Peak of Quality

The setting is none other than the gorgeous,San Luis Valley is famous for its Great Sand Dunes,
majestically snow-capped Rocky Mountains and thewhich soar up to 750 feet in elevation, as high as a
sweeping plains they surround. The San Luis Valley inmountain themselves, though the Rocky Mountains
Colorado is home of the Colorado Potato Growersrise far above, at around 14,000 feet. For
and Shippersgenerations the San Luis Valley was home to the Ute
Body Part:Indians, and has always been an agrarian Mecca for
The setting is none other than the gorgeous,both small and large ranchers and farmers.
majestically snow-capped Rocky Mountains and theThe Colorado Potato Growers and Shippers group is
sweeping plains they surround. The San Luis Valley inconsidered to have had its own germination around
Colorado is home of the Colorado Potato Growers1875, when potatoes became a prime crop in the
and Shippers, an organization fast becomingSan Luis Valley. Since then, Colorado Potato Grows
renowned for the quality and variety of its product,have flourished, achieving the status of the second
as well as the dependability of its shipping.largest shipper of fresh potatoes in the nation.
Centrally located in the United States, ColoradoThis group has won recognition worldwide for their
Potato Growers enjoy the advantage of being ableforward reaching potato breeding program, which
to ship to all parts of the nation with ease. Thecultivates new potato varieties and other innovations.
Colorado Potato Growers and Shippers’ slogan isAlong with their technical achievements, Colorado
“fresh is our focus,” founded upon thisPotato Growers are renowned for their longstanding
centrally-located advantage.commitment to constancy and friendly service.
The San Luis Valley is a haven for agriculture,Consumers benefit from this fortunate combination
producing a veritable cornucopia of staple productsof outstanding product and dependable customer
such as head lettuce, alfalfa and barley, as well asservice, with a consistent year-round delivery of
potatoes. Crops are generally professionally irrigated,excellence from one of the most beautiful areas in
using water from deep aquifers burgeoning withthe world. From their famous russets, to the deep
clean, crisp runoff from alpine streams.red, white-fleshed red potatoes, to the nutty Yukon
The San Luis Valley itself is a large alpine valley,Gold and the rising star of the Valley, the Purple
striking with dunes and high hills and mountain air. It isMajesty, Colorado potatoes grown in the San Luis
about 122 miles long and 74 miles wide, bordered onValley are among the best staple foods on the
the northwest by the great Continental Divide andplanet.
New Mexico on the south.