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Hurricane Farm -
Thursday November 05, 2009 - By Chris
The days are getting shorter. So much in fact that we had to carve our annual Halloween pumpkins by lamplight at 3:00 in the afternoon! Overcast conditions coupled with Standard Daylight Time makes for some early evenings.
The kids and...
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Uwharrie Farm -
Saturday October 24, 2009 - By Judy
Does this look like a Halloween Pumpkin?
I must say, it does not. So what is the point? The Halloween pumpkin
and the pie pumpkin have a lot to say about our modern...
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The Mushroom Hut @ Fox Farms -
Wednesday September 23, 2009 - By Alan and Susan
We had perfect weather at the market today! It has been rainy for the past few weeks. We are seeing the last of the tomatoes, corn and berries. Vendors had leeks, onions, pepper, salad mix greens, herbs (and herb teas as well!), LOTS of baked...
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The Mushroom Hut @ Fox Farms -
Saturday September 19, 2009 - By Alan and Susan
It seems as though summer and it's bounty is slipping away only to be followed by the Fall Harvest. It is sad to see one season pass but at the same time it is very exciting to see what the next season will bring! Today we started collecting our pumpkins...
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Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries) -
Monday August 31, 2009 - By Christine
Last night I spent some time looking around to see what is still growing well here on the farm. The Indian corn is stunning and vibrant, and I am wondering if the cooler weather has something to do with it. The tomatoes are starting to wind down, but I still...
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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm -
Thursday August 27, 2009 - By Teresa
Its just twenty-three days until we open for our fifth pumpkin patch season! Things have been moving along surprisingly quickly this week, thanks in no small part to my father-in-law, Richard. A full-time farmer, Richard used to and still does...
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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm -
Monday August 24, 2009 - By Teresa
Things have started looking up and picking up around here since my last entry. Terry is beginning to feel more like himself and enjoyed time outdoors this weekend working with his dad building our new hayracks. It has now been two full weeks since...
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Homegrown Harvest -
Tuesday August 18, 2009 - By HomegrownHarvest
Hi, and welcome to the Homegrown Harvest blog! Our pumpkin plants are growing rapidly in spite of the cool rainy summer we've been having. The leaves are deep green and the vines keep getting longer and longer. It seems like they grow a couple inches a...
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Holly Mill & Company -
Wednesday August 12, 2009 - By Autumn
Well we started our Farmers Market Last week with a BIG SPLASH (Literally) I had 15 Farmers & Craftsmen ready and excited the night before, 4 came and 2 actually stayed. You could not complain, especially in front of produce farmers, about...
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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm -
Saturday July 25, 2009 - By Teresa
Our latest project, the renovation of the former entry room of the schoolhouse into a concession kitchen, is zipping along. The walls, ceiling, lighting, outlets and ceiling fan are all in. The walls are painted the same pale yellow as the rest of...
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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm -
Wednesday July 15, 2009 - By Teresa
It has been almost seven weeks since we first started planting this year's pumpkin crop. The average pumpkin takes 90-100 days to grow, so this means we are approaching the half-way point for many of the varieties.
The plants are looking...
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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm -
Friday June 26, 2009 - By Teresa
Well, we survived a very hot and humid field trip yesterday! 48 students from the Tara Heights Kids Club, part of the Papillion-LaVista school district, visited the farm for our first-ever summer field trip. They were a nice bunch of kids, ranging...
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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm -
Monday June 08, 2009 - By Teresa
We have babies! Hundreds, probably thousands, of baby pumpkin plants!
It's been eight days since we finished planting. When I went out to the fields Friday I saw several seedlings emerging (see above), and by Sunday afternoon...
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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm -
Wednesday June 03, 2009 - By Teresa
We started our planting last Thursday (5/28) and finished up on Sunday evening. This is record time for us -- maybe after six years we're finally getting the hang of it! (KNOCK ON WOOD...I wouldn't want to jinx it for next year!)
We planted four...
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Hawk Valley Garden -
Tuesday June 02, 2009 - By Sue
Welcome to my blog .
My name is Sue Loring and my husband and two children own and operate Hawk Valley Garden Pumpkin Stand in northwest Iowa near Spencer, Iowa. My parents also assist us and grow 3 acres of pumpkins on their property.
2009 marks...
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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm -
Monday January 26, 2009 - By Teresa
The snow is coming down and there's no doubt it's winter outside. Thankfully I'm inside today and thinking SPRING. I got out my seed catalogs, last year's leftover seeds, and the list of what we bought in 2008 and sat down to place this...
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Magic Meals Home Meal Delivery -
Monday November 10, 2008 - By Davis Clan
It’s officially fall in our household. Papa Harry’s Pumpkin Patch kicked off its 20 th season last weekend. If you’re in the Ottawa area please come visit our family farm! All of us will be working the Pumpkin Patch this...
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