Summertime Potato Company, doing business as Summertime Farms®, was founded in 1974 in Des Moines, Iowa.  A premier Midwest grower, packer, and shipper of potatoes, Summertime specializes in high quality red, gold, and Russet varieties.   

In the early days, Summertime Farms transformed the industry by reducing shipping time from days to hours. By embracing technology, Summertime remains dedicated to reducing turnaround time to ensure fresh delivery to our customers. 

Now, under the leadership of Ron Petersen with nearly two decades of industry experience, Summertime continues to improve and innovate through investments in processes, equipment and most importantly, relationships.  In addition to expanding farm operations and offering more options for our customers, Ron keeps a keen eye on industry trends and innovations to help ensure we are faster, fresher, and more reliable than our competition. With a passion for farming that started as a young boy in rural Iowa and unmatched enthusiasm for helping feed people, Ron has aggressive growth goals for our operations.  Ron holds dearest the authentic relationships formed with our farming partners and our customers, and continues to invest in them, as well as the land and equipment necessary, so we can continue to grow as a business with our friends, families, communities and customers. 

As a team we are a dedicated group of hard-working people, passionate about bringing fresh and healthy food to your table. It is more than just the quality of every single potato; it is also about producing and sourcing good food, contributing to local communities, and bringing people together in the connection that only food can provide. 

We are honored to bring Summertime Potatoes to you and thank you for being a customer.