PUMPKINS~ Update:  August 2008    The pumpkins are sizing up perfectly,  The patch opens for pick your own the last weekend of September.  Its never too early to mark your calander and set the date for your families pumpkin picking outing!    Round, narrow, perfect or odd shaped, you'll find your perfect pumpkin in our patch.  Beginning the last weekend of September and running through October, you can enjoy a free hayride to the patch on weekends or walk out with a wagon during the week.  Looking for something unusual?  Try carving a white pumpkin, hubbard squash or tiny jack be little!  All pumpkins are edible, however the jack-o-lantern type are best known for their seeds.  Pumpkin pies made from the tan, flat shaped "cheese pumpkin" taste best.  The flesh from these pumpkins make a much smoother pie and provide a much richer taste.           Farmer Kevin's fun facts: A solid green pumpkin picked in October will turn orange by Christmas!  Pumpkins continue to "ripen" both on and off the vine!  Pumpkins are fruit. Colonists sliced off pumpkin tips; removed seeds and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie. The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,140 pounds.        :

APPLES~ Update:  August 2008 .  Our apples are sizing and coloring perfectly for the upcoming pick your own season.    We are excited to report that the new "dwarf" tree orchard will be open this fall for pick your own.  These trees are the perfect height for picking by hand without a ladder or apple picker!  Pick your own opens the second week in September. Apples are sold in our market by the pound or by the basket.  However, most customers enjoy picking their own during the months of September and October!  We provide the bags, you have the fun.  Remember that apple varieties ripen at different times during their season.  Feel free to call for the varieties available the day you wish to pick.  All apples picked are sold by the pound.  Please call for pricing.  Apple pickers are available for a small rental fee.  Sorry, we request that dogs be left at home!     Farmer Kevin's fun facts: Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and spoil quicker than ones placed gently and non bruised! Keep apples refrigerated to preserve crispness! It takes the energy from 50 leaves to produce one apple. It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider.

We look forward to your visit at Sun High!

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