Alsum Farms & Produce 50th anniversary celebration raises thousands for Wisconsin FFA chapters
Friesland, Wis.-based Alsum Farms & Produce celebrated 50 years in business Aug. 11-12.
As part of Alsum’s 50th anniversary celebration, the sixth annual Tater Trot 5k run/walk hosted a record 140 participants and raised a record $14,000 to benefit seven Wisconsin FFA chapters, according to a news release.
The two-day 50th anniversary celebration welcomed more than 600 community enthusiasts, grower partners, customers and industry friends, the release said.
“Alsum Farms & Produce was elated to host the 6th Annual Tater Trot 5k to help support local FFA Chapters and provide a unique opportunity to learn about the nutritional and economic benefits of Wisconsin Potatoes,” Alsum’s Nikki Jedlowski, Tater Trot 5k event coordinator, said in the release. “Potatoes fuel performance and the Tater Trot 5k promotes the healthy, flavorful and fresh attributes of the spud targeting everyday athletes to perform at their best and fuel their active lifestyle.”
The Alsum Farms & Produce celebration on Saturday, Aug. 12, kicked off with the Tater Trot 5k family run and 2-mile walk. Guests shopped the farm fresh produce market, strolled through vendor and educational booths by local FFA chapters, and enjoyed a brat and a Pepsi from the 95.3 WBEV Beaver Dam radio station at the Friesland-based location, according to the release.
After the run and walk concluded, the Alsum family led a short program of reflection to recognize founder Glenn Alsum’s family as well as grower and industry partners who have been integral in Alsum’s success over the past five decades.
After the recognition program concluded, farmer Larry Alsum led a coach bus tour of the Alsum potato and pumpkin farms in Grand Marsh, Wis., the release said.
This community event celebrated the company’s half-century of providing quality potatoes, onions and farm-fresh produce, and it showcased the spud’s healthy halo, according to the release. The year-long 50th-anniversary theme “Growing Goodness” speaks to how Alsum Farms & Produce has enriched the lives of associates, customers and consumers over the past five decades, company officials said.
