The Tour

How We Grow Great Potatoes

FERTILIZING

IRRIGATION

NURTURING

HARVEST

STORAGE

SHIPPING

It takes seven steps to deliver a great potato...and we are passionate about every single one.

We’ve always been a bit obsessed with what we do,

not merely getting things done, ​but with getting them done right.


PLANTING

Planting

We only choose the finest quality potato seed available.

Fertilizing

Our conservation techniques maintain and improve the overall health of our soil.​

Irrigation

Water conservation and protecting natural resources are top priorities at Sandyland Farms.​

Nurturing

We nurture every plant with advanced irrigation and safe, premium fertilizers.

Harvesting

We invest in superior equipment and harvesting implements to improve soil fertility, enhance our natural resources and keep employees safe.

Storage

Our facilities are USDA certified and exceed industry standards for cleanliness, sanitation and safety.

Shipping

Our Sandyland fleet of trucks ensures timely delivery of fresh produce.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Sandyland Farms grows potatoes that have been developed with all the favorable attributes for making delicious potato chips

  • Chipping Potatoes have less water, as measured by a term known as specific gravity. This type of potato yields more chips per pound of raw potato.

  • Potatoes turn green when they are exposed to sunlight. The green is chlorophyll produced from photosynthesis.

  • Kind of...Potatoes are grown by planting other potatoes in the ground. The potato plant grows from the "eyes" from special potatoes that are grown specifically as seed potatoes.

  • A potato is a vegetable.

  • The story goes that Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt was eating at a restaurant and sent back an order of fried potatoes because they were too thick. George Crum, the chef, thought he would teach his patron a lesson. Crum sliced the potatoes paper thin, deep-fried and salted them. Vanderbilt loved them! Thus the potato chip was born.