Thompson Potato Farm

Thompson Potato Farm Really located in Holt Growers of Potatoes and Sweet Corn.

08/26/2026

Did you know that sitting on your back porch and watching your sweet corn grow while listening to the birds chirp and the insects buzz can create a wonderful state of Zen after a long and crazy busy day at the farm? Okay I actually made this one up, but it’s true! Everyone needs a little serenity and this is somewhere I can find mine. I hope you have enjoyed my miniseries all about our sweet corn and have learned a thing or two along the way. If you missed one or two of my posts you can visit our website to catch up www.thompsonpotatofarm.com/common-tater

Did you know that I have original & exciting sweet corn recipes for on our website? Traditional boiled sweet corn is si...
08/25/2026

Did you know that I have original & exciting sweet corn recipes for on our website? Traditional boiled sweet corn is simply heavenly, but there are many other interesting dishes you can make with sweet corn. You won’t be disappointed if you try any of these recipes that range from sweet corn soups to salads to side dishes. Every recipe on our website is cooked at least twice, taste tested by everyone, flavour guaranteed and 100% original. Stay tuned for my brand new sweet corn side dish recipe that will be released in September. You can visit the recipe landing page at my website to see all these free recipes plus many more https://www.thompsonpotatofarm.com/recipes.html

Did you know that 8 years ago Curtis started to learn how to plant our sweet corn as RJ began to slowly step back? Now ...
08/24/2026

Did you know that 8 years ago Curtis started to learn how to plant our sweet corn as RJ began to slowly step back? Now Curtis is in complete control of the sweet corn crop from choosing which seeds we purchase, planting, fertilizing, and general summer maintenance. And of the course the all-important job of making sure we always have the freshest and tastiest sweet corn available for our customers. You may just catch him munching on a raw cob of sweet corn if you pop into the farm. After all, what better way could there be to know if the corn is perfect than to taste test it daily?! You can visit our website to see Curtis in action with his sweet corn planter https://www.thompsonpotatofarm.com/common-tater/planting-sweet-corn4775925

Did you know that every single cob of sweet corn has an even number of rows of corn kernels? This is because the young ...
08/23/2026

Did you know that every single cob of sweet corn has an even number of rows of corn kernels? This is because the young cells that will be the corn kernels divide in half fairly early in the corn ear development. Finding a cob of corn with an odd number of rows is rarer than actually finding a pearl in an oyster. If you don’t believe me, drop by the farm and grab a few cobs so you can count them yourself! You can visit our website to see our sweet corn planter in action https://www.thompsonpotatofarm.com/common-tater/planting-sweet-corn

Did you know that all our sweet corn is hand harvested? Of course there are machines that harvest sweet corn, but it ha...
08/22/2026

Did you know that all our sweet corn is hand harvested? Of course there are machines that harvest sweet corn, but it has to be vigorously graded once it’s harvested to pull out all the immature and small cobs. Our seasoned workers have been picking sweet corn for many years and they know how to select the very best cobs. We certainly appreciate all the hard work they do in the cornfield! You can visit our website to see an aerial view of our crew working in one of our cornfields (and incidentally the very first drone video I ever made!) https://www.thompsonpotatofarm.com/common-tater/sweet-corn-fields

Did you know that the annoying silks on your sweet corn cob serve an incredibly important function when the corn is grow...
08/21/2026

Did you know that the annoying silks on your sweet corn cob serve an incredibly important function when the corn is growing? Each silk (sometimes called hair) is attached to one kernel of corn. When the silk is pollinated the kernel begins to grow. So if you ever want to know how many kernels of corn you have on your cob, you can just count the silks! You can visit our website to see my tips for freezing sweet corn so you can enjoy it all winter (even with limited freezer space) https://www.thompsonpotatofarm.com/common-tater/freezing-sweet-corn

Did you know that RJ planted our first crop of sweet corn in 1987 when he was just 16 years old? RJ knew someone who wa...
08/20/2026

Did you know that RJ planted our first crop of sweet corn in 1987 when he was just 16 years old? RJ knew someone who was interested in buying local corn and figured he could supply it. So he planted roughly 2 acres of corn, picked every cob by himself and delivered it in his pickup truck. And here we are 39 years later with hundreds of satisfied customers coming to our corn stand every week to purchase our delicious sweet corn that has a well-earned reputation for excellence in York Region. You can visit our website for our hours of operation, pricing and directions to the farm www.thompsonpotatofarm.com

Good morning and happy Thursday! We dusted off our harvesting equipment and got to work digging our new crop potatoes ea...
08/13/2026

Good morning and happy Thursday! We dusted off our harvesting equipment and got to work digging our new crop potatoes early this beautiful summer morning. These early, round white potatoes are always a huge hit with our customers at both our farm stand and our restaurants. Come and get them while you can! You can visit our website to see more photos and videos of our harvest equipment www.thompsonpotatofarm.com/common-tater

New white potatoes are now available at our farm stand and I have a brand new potato salad recipe to celebrate their arr...
08/06/2026

New white potatoes are now available at our farm stand and I have a brand new potato salad recipe to celebrate their arrival. I stepped outside of Grandma Morton’s famous potato salad recipe boundaries for this one, but the end result I came up with would have earned her stamp of approval!

Small potatoes are boiled whole, cut into quarters and splashed with sweet gherkin pickle juice. Then you add some radishes for zip, some celery for crunch and some gherkin pickles for sweetness. The simple mayonnaise, yellow mustard and honey dressing adds some tang. The flavours blend beautifully, and I promise you’ll be impressed with both the ease of making this potato salad and the oh so tasty end result. This free recipe plus many more potato salad recipes can be found at our website www.thompsonpotatofarm.com/common-tater

08/02/2026

Looking for a kernel of yellow brightness on this gloomy, rainy Sunday morning? We’ve got you covered with our homegrown, farm fresh sweet corn! Our bicolour sweet corn is picked fresh daily and is now available at our farm stand. You can visit our website for pricing, our hours of operation and directions to the farm. www.thompsonpotatofarm.com

Address

19228 McCowan Road
East Gwillimbury, ON
L0G1M0

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

+19054733460

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