Alsum Farms & Produce, a fresh market grower, packer and shipper of Wisconsin Healthy Grown® potatoes, pumpkins, onions and wholesaler of fresh produce, celebrates 50 years in business at the IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show on October 19 and 20 in Anaheim, California.
Visitors to Alsum Farms’ booth, # 2048, can see new crop Wisconsin Healthy Grown russet, red and yellow potatoes as well as red and yellow onions. Plus, visit with president & CEO Larry Alsum and the company’s team to connect and collaborate.
Left: Wendy Alsum Dykstra, Heidi Alsum Randall, Lois and Larry Alsum--the Alsum family with founder Glenn Alsum's mother; right: Wisconsin potato & vegetable grower mascot, Spudly.
The grower-shipper grows and harvests farm fresh potatoes using the Wisconsin Healthy Grown Program, an eco-friendly program guiding its farm sustainability practices for nearly 30 years. Alsum Farms utilizes its regenerative agriculture approach to farming that works to strengthen ecosystems and community resilience. Alsum Farms has dedicated 50 acres to prairie restoration and pollinator habitat to cultivate a sustainably grown food supply.
“In 1992 we began farming and by 1996 helped establish the Wisconsin Healthy Grown Program,” says Larry Alsum, a founding member of the program. “Since that time, the program has continued to guide its farm sustainability practices utilizing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to efficiently manage inputs and implement conservation practices that enhance ecosystem efforts.”
Alsum grows and harvests potatoes using the Wisconsin Healthy Grown Program, an eco-friendly program guiding its farm sustainability practices for nearly 30 years.
In honor of Alsum Farms & Produce 50th anniversary, a celebration welcomed more than 600 community enthusiasts, grower partners, customers and industry friends on August 11 and 12. As part of the celebration, the 6th Annual Tater Trot 5k run/walk hosted a record 140 runners and walkers raising a record $14,000 to benefit 7 Wisconsin FFA Chapters.
This community event celebrated the company’s 50 years in business of providing quality potatoes, onions, and farm fresh produce, and showcased the spud’s healthy halo. The year-long 50th-anniversary theme “Growing Goodness” speaks to how Alsum Farms & Produce has enriched the lives of associates, customers and consumers over the past five decades.
For more information:
Christine Lindner
Alsum Farms & Produce
Tel: +1 (920) 348-6774
Christine.Lindner@alsum.com
www.alsum.com