The Sweet Potato

What’s The Deal with Farmed Fish?

James Tober, The Sweet Potato’s red seal certified butcher & fishmonger, provides his thoughts on farmed fish I’m not a city guy. I grew up in the country, hunting and fishing to help fill our freezer for the winter – and fill it we did, with moose, bear, deer, pickerel, salmon, bass and smelt, all What’s The Deal with Farmed Fish?

Pets of The Sweet Potato

We here at The Sweet Potato love animals, so much so we thought we would write a blog post about it and highlight some of staff product picks while we’re at it!

We’ve come a long way, baby!

WE’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY!   As we prepare to celebrate our 10 year anniversary with a party like no other, we can’t help but get nostalgic as – digging through old boxes – we find pics that really bring us back.   Do you remember how we started? We were a bunch of We’ve come a long way, baby!

Past Potatoes – Lindsay Lee

Past Potatoes is our feature that looks back at some of the awesome crew that have helped shaped the ‘Potato over the years. A few have embarked on some pretty cool life adventures! What’s your name Lindsay Lee (nee Holung)   When did you work here? August 2013-September 2014   What do you like, or what Past Potatoes – Lindsay Lee

Our Banned Ingredient List

The What: Buying Practices From our first days in the Farmer’s Market at High Park, we’ve been clear about our buying standards. We value the trust you put in us to nourish your family and we really want you to feel at ease when you shop here. From our very first days till now, our Our Banned Ingredient List

Paper vs. Plastic

Image via Climate Kids Every now and again we get asked about why we stock the kind of grocery bags we do. Good question! With paper, compostable, and plastic bags available, we wanted to be sure we were making the most intelligent decision for ourselves and our customers.    Here’s an overview of the data: Paper vs. Plastic