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Pumpkin Patch Booming In Third Year

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“Until the second week in August, we didn’t have anything bigger than an apple. Then, as soon as it got hot, away they went.” – DON PODOBNI The cool, late spring this year gave the operators of the Pumpkin Patch a bit of a scare, but a warm August saw a reversal of fortunes that
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Visit The Scarecrow Forest At Penner Pumpkins

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Now there’s a neat idea, I thought as I read the roadside sign advertising “Penner Pumpkins and the Scarecrow Forest.” I quickly memorized the posted website and planned to get more information. In spite of the cold weather the following weekend, my children and I bundled up and headed out. We travelled towards Steinbach on
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Fairs & Festivals – for Oct. 1, 2009

Oct. 2-4 – Manitoba Plowing Championship, Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Austin. Admission $5 (museum admission included). Friday, beginners’ class begins 11 a. m.; Saturday, juniors begin 9 a. m., seniors 1 p. m. For more info call Barb Boundy at 204-534-6451 or Tom Ryall at 204-328-7546. Oct. 3 – Roland Pumpkin Fair, 8 a. m. to
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Send Recipes Or Recipe Requests To: – for Oct. 1, 2009

RECIPE SWAP Tip For Slicing Raw Pumpkin Margaret Heise of Hamiota sends this tip for slicing a raw pumpkin without needing to get out the chain-saw. Microwave the whole pumpkin for one minute on high or slightly longer depending on size. Split the pumpkin in half and scoop out the seeds. Turn upside down on
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Fairs & Festivals – for Sep. 24, 2009

Is your community hosting a farm fair or exhibition in 2009? Contact the Co-operator with your event, dates, location, contact information (phone, e-mail and/or website) and updates or changes at [email protected]. Sept. 26 – Manitoba’s Hunting Appreciation Day, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., Whittier Park (St. Joseph Street at Rue Messager), Winnipeg. Free
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Fairs & Festivals – for Sep. 17, 2009

Is your community hosting a farm fair or exhibition in 2009? Contact the Co-operator with your event, dates, location, contact information (phone, e-mail and/or website) and updates or changes at [email protected]. Sept. 18-20 – Harvest Moon Festival, Clearwater. Features local food, fair-trade fair, farm tours and live music including Del Barber, Doug and Jess, Royal
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Pumpkins Dwarfed By Cool Summer

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The giant pumpkins entered at Roland Pumpkin Festival October 3 might not be so giant this year. Pumpkins didn’t get the heat they needed this year, said Daniel Bezte, chair of the Giant Growers Association in Manitoba. “They like temperatures in the upper 20s. That’s their ideal weather,” said Bezte, who was babysitting a pumpkin
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Do You Have Recipies For Using Pumpkin?

Co-operator reader Alberic Brunette of Holland wrote to us earlier this year requesting good recipes for using cooked pumpkin. Stored, harvested pumpkins don’t last more than a few months and he is interested in freezing pumpkin this fall for later use. Can you help him out? We would love to get lots of pumpkin recipes
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Harvesting the garden

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On the warm, sunny, fall afternoons, I enjoyed the task of “harvesting” my garden. Often my children joined me at the job and we made it a family event. We loaded our wagon with peppers, cucumbers, carrots, pumpkins, beets, corn and potatoes. How blessed we were with the abundance of it all. My children were
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Halloween family traditions

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Forget the tricks and costumes on Halloween night – we were at home and having fun. I recall many blustery Halloween evenings and being thankful that I was not dashing from door to door, shivering in tights and a thin costume. Instead, we were toasty warm by the woodstove and enjoying our own October 31

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