Walters Pumpkin Patch http://walterspumpkinpatch.com/blog Memories for a Lifetime! Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:15:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 FREEZE WARNINGS TONIGHT IN KANSAS! http://walterspumpkinpatch.com/blog/?p=601 http://walterspumpkinpatch.com/blog/?p=601#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:15:27 +0000 Becky http://walterspumpkinpatch.com/blog/?p=601     I had so hoped that we’d move right on into spring after the Easter storms, but that’s not going to be this year.    I imagine we’ll »»]]>     I had so hoped that we’d move right on into spring after the Easter storms, but that’s not going to be this year.    I imagine we’ll lose our peach crop, and some of the apples with the cold tonight here at Walters Pumpkin Patch.   I’m thankful that my living for the year does not hinge on a peach crop, and I extend my empathy to those who do.

We’re already working on the fall attractions and products we will be offering at our Kansas agritourism facility this fall.   Carroll has built a wonderful new track for the Hoppy Horses, and went to get asphalt chips today to move the pedal car track.   New cars are being added as well.   As for our gift shop and pantry building, there will be all sorts of new dips and drink mixes, soups and breads, and so many fall eating delights!   It is an exciting time of dreaming and starting the process at our Kansas pumpkin patch.

And of course, by the time I write again, we’ll probably have the giant pumpkin seeds in the ground.   I just got the final seed company order today so all my seeds are accounted.  We just need some warmer weather!

We’ll be heading to the Old Town Farmers Market for the first market on May 4th in Wichita, Ks.   This farmers market is so much fun, with great vendors, great attendees, and great products.   Hope to see you all there this summer.

Until next time…..I’m dreamin’ about the Patch.

]]> http://walterspumpkinpatch.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=601 0 Pumpkin Fest 2013! http://walterspumpkinpatch.com/blog/?p=585 http://walterspumpkinpatch.com/blog/?p=585#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:08:02 +0000 Becky http://walterspumpkinpatch.com/blog/?p=585 We just got home from our annual NAFDMA conference which was held in Portland, Oregon this year.  So much information and so many new ideas are floating through our »»]]> We just got home from our annual NAFDMA conference which was held in Portland, Oregon this year.  So much information and so many new ideas are floating through our heads.   One member said, “NAFDMA is like drinking from a fire hose”!   So true…..

One of the ideas we picked up at the conference (and also saw something similar at the Dallas wholesale market) were these fabric pumpkins with stems from the dried pumpkins that are just laying in the field right now.  Hope the cattle haven’t trompled all the stems for our new creations!

We have received one of our new attractions though.   Take a look below at this!   You hit the striker with a mallet and if you ring the bell at the top, you can win a prize.   The one on the left is for our smaller pumpkin pickers; the one on the right is for our daddy-sized pumpkin pickers.   Can hardly wait for our visitors to try out the new strikers!   We’re also adding a tug of war attraction that Carroll will be building…………everyone is going to have to bring their muscles this year.

Until next time….we’re down in the patch beginning the transformation into Pumpkin Fest 2013!

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