Devine Pumpkin Blog

Are you making a list and checking it twice?  Like most folks, I'm  making "to do" lists, wrapping gifts and generally multi-tasking.   I did get in a bit of fun this week when our grandson, Devin came to spend the day with us.  He enjoyed my pulling him on the sled and even tried to pull me!  He wanted our barn cat, Scotty to take a ride but Scotty has his own ideas and did not hop aboard.  Looks like a White Christmas this year.....Merry Christmas to all.   Till next time...........   

I'm not traveling over the river or through the woods this year.  This year, I'm cooking the turkey.  Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  Thanksgiving is family and food.  The meal has all the comfort food anyone could ever want!  Including, the All-American dish, Green Bean Casserole!  Have you ever wondered where this dish originated?  According to Wikipedia, it was invented in 1955 by the Campbell Soup Company test kitchen under the leadership of Dorcas Reilly.  Campbell's wanted to come up with simple recipes using Campell's foods.  The casserole is typical of 1950s American food in that it smothers vegetables in a ready-made, thick, creamy sauce.....Campbell's Soup, of course!  In 2002, Dorcas Reilly presented the original recipe card to the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio.   And now you know. 

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation:  Thanksgiving dinner will cost slightly more this year but it's still a bargain.  The basic menu items for a classic Thanksgiving dinner (turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, cranberries, etc.) increased about 1.3 percent in price this year.  Still, the average cost of this year's feast for 10 is $43.47 compared to 2009 when it was $42.91.  This year's meal is actually $1.14 cheaper than what shoppers paid two years ago when it was $44.61.  To read the entire article, go to the Ohio Farm Bureau website, www.ourohio.org   

I'm thankful for family, friends and other blessings.  I wish you and yours a blessed holiday.  Till next time.....

For those who follow us, I've been keeping up with our Facebook page but I can't believe that I haven't really blogged since our last weekend of Oct. 23-24!  And, what a weekend it was!  Our final fall weekend and last week of school tours is always bittersweet.  We won't be seeing all the smiling school children on field trips or talking with all of the families who visit us on our fall weekends.  I haven't blogged because we have been packing up the barns and putting the tractors inside for the winter.  The pumpkin yard looks empty and lonely without all the pumpkins! 

If you need Indian Corn or a pie pumpkin for Thanksgiving, we have a few left.  We aren't in the pumpkin yard but you can pay on the honor system.  The items are on the porch of farm building one; then look for the pumpkin face on the wall of the porch and "feed the pumpkin's mouth."  We also sell straw and squirrel corn year 'round on the same system.

Ralph and I thank you for visiting the farm this fall.   We appreciate your support not only of our farm business but your support helps the Food Pantry Network.   And, last but never least, a word about the Barrel Train Ride.......I will paraphrase Clement Moore from his story, The Night Before Christmas.....the Barrel Train has been put to bed "for a long winter's nap." 

Until next time.....

Before I talk about our final weekend, I want to thank Ohio Nature Education for visiting the farm last weekend.  Mrs. Van said that 538 people went through her wild animal display! She also mentioned that flying above the farm was a beautiful, mature Bald Eagle.  She thinks it was probably one of the birds from the Fish Hatchery.  If you are interested in volunteering at Ohio Nature Education, please go to their website www.ohionature.org

Yes!  It is our last weekend at Devine Farms.  This weekend is our 6th Weekend for fun.  Can you believe it?  October 23-24 is the last one for the season.  Come on down to the farm this weekend and paint a pumpkin, walk the corn maze and ride the Barrel Train Ride one more time.  You still have plenty of time to pick out that perfect pumpkin for Halloween.  Mr. Magic, Dave Lehman will be doing his final Magic Show on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, and 3:30 pm.  The Magic Show is in Building One and it's just one ticket for children and two tickets for adults. 

Devine Farms is in Licking County in beautiful Hebron, Ohio, not far from Newark and just down the road from Granville.  Our pumpkin farm is about 30 minutes from Columbus & Zanesville.  We are located on SR 40, just 1.5 miles from I-70.  We are an easy drive from anywhere in Ohio.  Come on down and enjoy our last weekend.  Of course, we still have school tours this week and next plus we will be selling pumpkins right up to Halloween.  Check out our Facebook page and this website for all the details.   

What are you doing this weekend? Come on down to Devine Farms for a barrel train ride, a wagon ride & pick out the perfect pumpkin!  This weekend, Oct. 16-17 is weekend number 5 and next weekend, Oct. 23-24 is our last weekend for all of our rides & activities.

This Sunday, Oct. 17, Mrs. Van of Ohio Nature Education visits the farm from 1-3 pm.  She is bringing Halloween critters!  Ohio Nature Education is a private, non-profit volunteer organization which provides a home for wild animals that no longer can live in the wild.  Ohio Nature Education is committed to creating an awareness of, and an appreciation for Ohio's natural habitat and wildlife.  Check out Mrs. Van and her critters this Sunday. 

Did you notice the October photos are loaded on the website?  Click on the Gallery tab and see what happens at Devine Farms.  Miss a weekend, miss a lot!  Plus, a new video is on the Devine Farms Facebook page.  Check it out and see if your are featured!  A shout out goes to Beth Kelly for making the video.  Thanks, Beth!

Devine Farms is a pumpkin farm in Hebron, Ohio which is in beautiful Licking County.  We're about 20 minutes from Newark; 30 from Zanesville and 30 from Columbus, OH.  We are a short drive from Lancaster, Zanesville, New Albany, Westerville - actually, whatever your location, we're an easy drive.  Don't keep the pumpkins waiting.