Washington Lettuce & Vegetable Co. / / Hughes Farms
  • HISTORY MEET THE TEAM CONTACT US
  • Products
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  • RECIPES & NUTRITION
  • Facilities
  • New Potato Storage Facility

Washington Lettuce & Vegetable Co. / / Hughes Farms

  • ABOUT US/
    • HISTORY
    • MEET THE TEAM
    • CONTACT US
  • Products/
  • FOOD SAFETY/
  • RECIPES & NUTRITION/
  • Facilities/
  • New Potato Storage Facility/
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Washington Lettuce & Vegetable Co. / / Hughes Farms

Facilities

Washington Lettuce & Vegetable Co. / / Hughes Farms

  • ABOUT US/
    • HISTORY
    • MEET THE TEAM
    • CONTACT US
  • Products/
  • FOOD SAFETY/
  • RECIPES & NUTRITION/
  • Facilities/
  • New Potato Storage Facility/
Potato Line

Potato Line

Our original potato line featured above, has been in the warehouse since 1988.

Cold Storage

Cold Storage

At the end of the potato season, our cold storage facility is completely emptied and cleaned out, ready for a fresh start come the beginning of July for broccoli.

Home base

Home base

Completed in August 2003 by Fisher & Sons Construction, this 4,800 sq ft office space is the home base to our entire team. 

Warehouse

Warehouse

This 16,800 sq ft. warehouse space was built in 2003 by Fisher & Sons Construction. At the end of each potato season, our entire warehouse facility is completely emptied and cleaned out, ready for a fresh start come the beginning of July for broccoli.  

Potato Planting

Potato Planting

A single acre of ground is gone over 22 times with different implements before planting the potato seed. 

Potato Planting

Potato Planting

One of these implements to prep the ground includes spraying for weeds.

Potato Planting

Potato Planting

Another implement includes rotatilling the ground an average of 8 times before planting potato seed.

 Potato Planting

Potato Planting

Typically there are 5-15 tractors working on planting in one field at a time.

Potato Seed

Potato Seed

Here tractors are being loaded with potato seed. One filled planter of potato seed can plant up to 4 rows of potatoes (1.5 miles).

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  • ABOUT US/
    • HISTORY
    • MEET THE TEAM
    • CONTACT US
  • Products/
  • FOOD SAFETY/
  • RECIPES & NUTRITION/
  • Facilities/
  • New Potato Storage Facility/

Washington Lettuce & Vegetable Co. / / Hughes Farms

A fresh produce brokerage company based in Skagit Valley, WA, that works with Hughes Farms to grow, sell, and transport potatoes and broccoli.

 

History

Meet the Team

Contact Us

Recipes

13225 Farm to Market Road, Mt. Vernon WA, 98273
Sales (360) 428 - 4070   /   Farm Line (360) 424 - 3772

(c) Washington Lettuce & Vegetable Co. / /  Hughes Farms