Meet our partner Ms. Saija Peltomaa

17-07-2017

Ms. Saija Peltomaa. from Peltomaan Parhaat is one of our Finnish partners. She has a passion for farming and wants to find natural and sustainable solutions for every challenge she faces. As an organic potato farmer her goal is to have her customers eat chemical free, healthy and tasty potatoes.

Want to learn more? Read her full story here.

Each month we share the story of one of our colleagues or partners in order to link Potato People around the world. Want to learn more? Read this article.

I know that there is a natural solution for every problem and I want to find all of them.

Ms. Saija Peltomaa

Organic farmer at Peltomaan Parhaat, Finland

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