by PEI Potatoes | Mar 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
(Charlottetown, March 14, 2024) – Islanders turned out to collect thousands of pounds of free potatoes at this year’s “Fill Your Boots” event. G Visser and Sons, Monaghan Farms, and Spud Isle Farms collaborated with the PEI Potato Board for the initiative, the fourth...
by PEI Potatoes | Mar 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
(CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – March 7, 2024) Three deserving Islanders have received recognition on the National agriculture stage. The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC, formerly Canadian Horticulture Council) annual meetings were held this...
by PEI Potatoes | Mar 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
(Charlottetown, PE – March 6, 2024) – Three local farms are teaming up for yet another Fill Your Boots Event, inviting Islanders to choose their own free potatoes directly from their potato storages. The event promises to build upon the resounding success of...
by PEI Potatoes | Mar 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
(CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – March 4, 2024) There is definite energy and enthusiasm in the Prince Edward Island potato industry, judging by the number of exhibitors and attendees at the recent International Potato Technology Expo. The Expo, held February 21st and 22nd at the...
by PEI Potatoes | Feb 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
(CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – February 29, 2024) The PEI Potato Board has joined forces with several key players in the food and tourism sectors of Prince Edward Island, launching a fun winter promotion, offering an opportunity to win an unforgettable “foodie”...
by admin | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
To help offset rising food costs, four Island farms are opening their potato storages to Islanders. Visitors are invited to help themselves and pick unwashed potatoes directly from the pile in storage. The event occurs Saturday, March 11th, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm....
by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Charlottetown, PEI, Wednesday, April 27. 2022 – The Prince Edward Island potato industry was relieved to learn yesterday that the original not guilty verdict issued to Skye View Farms in 2019 will stand, and that federal prosecutors have finally chosen to stop...
by admin | Nov 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
(Charlottetown, PE – November 22, 2021) The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is shocked by the decision by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to suspend the certification of exports of all potatoes from Prince Edward Island to the United States of America. ...
by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today’s announcement made by the Provincial government to adjust regulations to allow Island farmers to access water for supplemental irrigation via high-capacity wells is welcome news. This decision to implement the recommendation from the Legislative Standing...
by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
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