Jun 26, 2012New packing shed in San Luis Valley
Sheldon Rockey, of Rockey Farms in Center, Colo., and Paul New, of White Mountain Farm, in Mosca, Colo., have announced plans to transform the old Sangre de Christo High School in Mosca into White Rock Specialist, LLC. The facility will be a state-of-the-art fresh market potato-packaging center.
The high school was purchased from the Sangre de Christo School District for $150,000. Both men are certified potato seed producers and have been limited in the past to packaging and handling their own products because of the threat of cross contamination.
They hope to have the packing shed up and running in October, in time for Thanksgiving potato orders.
