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Michael Family Farms

Agrico, Leo de Kock and Nedato join forces for ware potatoes.

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Michael Family Farms is a 4th generation family potato business, located in the Ohio Central Valley. Starting in the 1950s, Michael and Sons grew only round White varieties and sold them seasonally.
 


The potato industry has changed a lot since then and so has the Michael Family. Michael Family Farms currently sells over 30 different types of potatoes all year-round. In the 2000s, knowing they needed to continue to innovate, they helped create a national marketing group named Fresh Solutions Network with seven other like-minded family growers.

The Network allowed us to innovate new products and service both regional and national accounts with locally grown potatoes.

After years of outside industry experience, both Kyle and Kathy (the 4th generation) were able to come back to their true passion, continuing to grow the family business.

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Kathy Sponheim, Co-Owner of Michael Family Farms
september 17, 2024

Michael Family Farms Supplies Potatoes Year-Round and Advocates for Children's Nutrition

Kathy Sponheim, a fourth-generation potato farmer, grew up around vegetables and found a passion for agriculture at an early age. When she was young, her dad said that she had to work somewhere else for at least two years before she could work on the family farm.
Michael Family Farms launches new website to help educate consumers on products
april 22, 2020

Michael Family Farms launches new website to help educate consumers on products

Studies show that 70-80% of people research a company online before making a purchase. Shoppers search to find information about their potential food purchases in addition to the companies that produce it and what they stand for.