We are a 4th generation, family-owned and operated farm based in La Salle, Colorado. We grow potatoes, including fingerling potatoes, shallot onions, corn, wheat, hay and triticale. We are blessed to be a team of 50 employees, in 2 communities, happily feeding over 1.5 million people with potatoes.

Harry Strohauer, President

Born and raised in La Salle, Colorado, Harry has been riding "on" a tractor since he was only 3 years old. He grew up working with his father and Uncle John on the farm. When his father passed away, he took over the farm, in partnership with Uncle John, at age 16. He has grown the operation into what it is today. He is passionate about farming and always wanting to test the latest technology or advancement to continually improve the operation. He enjoys spending time with his wife and three children on the lake or up skiing in the Rocky Mountains. His favorite hobby is flying. 

Harry is currently the Chairman of the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee Area III (Northern Colorado Potatoes). He’s also on the Board for the National Potato Council. He’s a former Colorado Onion Association President. He serves on local ditch boards, serves as an usher at Generations Church in Greeley, CO, and he is also a board member for Generations Church.

Katie Strohauer, CFO

Also born and raised in La Salle, Colorado, Katie has been involved in the Ag industry all of her life. She was raised by one of the first commercial cattle feeders in the US. She graduated from Baylor University with a degree in Business Administration. Before marrying Harry and later joining Strohauer Farms, she worked for the Colorado Cattle Feeders Association. Katie is passionate about the farming operation and enjoys spending as much time as possible with her family and pup, Gus! 

Katie currently serves on the Board for the Central Weld County Water District. She is also a board member for the Carter Lake Filter Plant. She enjoys being a mentor in the Kids Hope USA program.

Amber Vander Dussen, COO

Amber joined the family farm in May of 2015, shortly after graduating from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Amber is responsible for oversight of business development, sales, marketing & branding, packaging, logistics, DOT compliance, food safety compliance, organic audit certification, sourcing and due diligence. She is involved in managing our packing warehouse, H2A employees, HR function and pricing. She created, designed and currently manages our website and digital presence, including all social media channels. She also manages our office in Clayton, NM during bulk potato harvest.

Amber currently serves on the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee Area III, is a Board Member for the Weld Food Bank, served on Western Grower’s Future Volunteer Leaders Sixth Class and Western Grower's Food Safety Advisory Subcommittee (FSAS) as Secretary in 2021 and 2022, served the Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association’s Business Development Committee as Chair in 2018 & 2019 and as a Board Member in 2021.

She is married to a La Salle dairy farmer, Wybrand Vander Dussen, and the two of them welcomed their first child in March of 2023 ~ Elsje Vander Dussen. They love hosting dinners in their restored 1910 farmhouse and advocating for agriculture whenever they have the opportunity.

April Strohauer, Shed Office Manager and Graduate Student

April joined the family farm in February of 2021. She is currently working in our packing warehouse alongside Amber. She graduated in May of 2015 from Baylor University in Waco, TX, with a degree in Child and Family Psychology and an emphasis in Early Child Development. She is currently in graduate school obtaining her Clinical Mental Health Counselor license. April has always had a passion for helping people, so she one day aspires to work with adolescents and adults dealing with emotional trauma, depression, relationship issues, etc., in a counseling setting.

Tad Strohauer, Math Teacher and Clayton Harvest

The youngest of the Strohauer family, Tad has been working on the farm since he could walk. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2019 with a degree in Mathematics and a minor in business. He currently lives in San Diego with his wife Whitney, where he teaches middle school math and design labs. Tad still enjoys farming (gardening) in his free time. During his summer breaks, Tad joins us on the farm full-time for bulk potato harvest in Clayton, NM. He also enjoys flying airplanes like his dad. Tad is fluent in Spanish as well.

Tad and Whitney enjoy serving the homeless in their community by working the Humanity Shower trailer ~ providing showers, personal hygiene supplies and a hot meal. For more information, visit www.humanityshowers.org.