Martin Sidor: One of Long Island's last commercial potato farmer

Third-generation potato farmer Martin Sidor, of Mattituck, is one of the last commercial potato farmers on Long Island. Here's his story. (Credit: Randee Daddona)

[@ericbunch6772]

grew up on L.I. late 50's , 60's , early 70's . was farms everywhere . In Nassau county north of 25 (Jericho Tpke ) , Suffolk all over .
L.I. was a great producer of potatoes , leading producer of Ducks in the U.S. . I lived next to a truck farm that would bring in workers every year . They lived in a big house (?) corner of Cold Spring Harbor Rd. and Stillwell Lane in the NE edge of Syosset.
That farm was operated by Froehlich family who seemed to gobble up all the smaller family farms around . SE Long Island was the duck farms . As soon as you saw 1/2 a white lake and large white fields(that white was ducks) hold your nose and that view was from 2 or 3 miles away ! What I wouldn't give to have that view again if I could find my way there because the LIE 495 ended at exit 40 , Westbury . What a wholesome , beautiful , wonderful place it was !

[@jabbahursty]

i'm old enough to remember when the long island potato was a thing, like the idaho or maine potato.

[@ewardmello4255]

What a shame there was nothing like a Long Island potato And some of the best farms in the U.S.

[@insooleedat1asiandude]

beautiful farm and much love for the farming community, an underappreciated art

[@snackwrap160]

God Bless farmers

[@SavetheRepublic]

This is sad. I still remember my grandma telling me about how they ate seasonally straight from Long Island farms.

[@ericbunch6772]

we did also , used to hang around Horan and Froehlich farms and could take home whatever we would eat ! After they harvested the potatoes we were allowed into the fields to pick the culls , and would fill a 5 gallon bucket for home

[@avoidteddybears]

wow this is so sad :(

[@roberteshaw9520]

Thanks for all your hard work.

[@jetsterable]

I grew up in Southold, potato farm right behind us. We use to climb the potato mountain that would be left behind Agway on Young’s Ave.
Some years the potato bugs were so invasive they would pop as you rode your bike along the sidewalk there were so many. Sounded like popping bubble wrap. 😃.

[@MoneyMakerRealty]

I would love to live on a farm.

[@danadavis917]

Eastern Long Island wouldn't be the same without the potato. We grew up following potato trucks home from the beach. And occasionally even stopping to pick them up as they came off the trucks.

[@stinkydog5935]

LETS GO BRANDON

[@avoidteddybears]

wow could you be less intelligent?

[@JC-op6ix]

Bless you Johnny.

[@lynetteshute9519]

The people who feed America. Real Heroes!

[@callahclan7456]

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