Meet the man behind one of northern Ontario's largest potato farms

As I've mentioned before, I try my best to buy food grown and made as close to home as possible. At the big chain grocery stores, while the potatoes are often grown in Ontario, they're often labelled with the store's own packaging.

So when I moved to Greater Sudbury, I was surprised to see bags of potatoes at the big stores that were not only grown locally, but branded by the farm itself.

Don Poulin Potatoes — and in particular, their "Pride of Azilda" brand — are well loved across northeastern Ontario.

To learn more about this long-running family business, I spoke with Dan Poulin. He inherited the farm from his father, Don.

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Up North7:30Northern Nosh: Don Poulin Potatoes

Chip trucks and stands are opening up across the region - and there's a good chance that if you're in the northeast, the potatoes are local. Jonathan spoke with Dan Poulin, owner of Don Poulin Potatoes in Chelmsford, one of northern Ontario's largest potato farms.

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