Devine Pumpkin Blog

What do these 2 items have in common?  Devine Farms, of course!  Saturday, Oct. 1 is our annual Customer Appreciation Day.  Visit Devine Farms and receive a ticket for a free hotdog from 11 am to 1 pm on Saturday.  This is our way of "saying thanks" for supporting our farm.  When you support our farm, we are able to help worthy causes in the Licking County community.  Devine Farms is donating 5 percent of our gross Agri-Tourism sales to charity.  Ralph & I are giving to some church organizations and also the the Generation Challenge at OSU.  We are ear-marking our donation to Central Ohio Technical College (COTC).  The Generation Challenge is a matching fund to provide scholarships for students.  Gib & Lou Reese are matching up to $10 million dollars to Generation Challenge!  What a generous gift to the Licking County community!  If you donate, they will match your dollars.   Please consider giving to this worthy endeavor.  Every dollar helps!  We also encourage you to support a business that is taking "the challenge" to support Generation Challenge.  Thank you....hope to see you in our pumpkin patch....till next time....Charla Devine www.devinefarms.com

What do pumpkins & eggs have in common?  The answer is Devine Farms!  We hosted our 10th annual Pumpkin Egg Hunt for nearly 100 children + parents on Saturday, Sept. 24th.  What fun!  Kids in costumes, some parents came in costumes too, prizes and the Barrel Train Ride...it doesn't get any better than that!  But wait, there's more.....it does get better!  The Licking County Sheriff's Office printed free ID Print Cards for the children.  They even stayed over to finish up the last child...about 40 children were printed.  Safety materials were handed out to parents.  A big shout out to Sheriff Randy Thorp for promoting this program.  A round of applause for Deputy Nicholas Pease and Evelyn Varrasso, President of Licking County Sheriff's Office Citizens Alumni.  Devine Farms thanks everyone for coming out and making it a fun and safe event.  If you missed the hunt, check out www.devinefarms.com for what's coming up this weekend.   Till next time.....Charla Devine

Fall officially begins on Friday, September 23 at 5:05 am.  I may not be fully awake to appreciate the beginning of fall but I do love pumpkins!  Rest assured, Ralph & I will be "up and at it" getting ready for Opening Weekend at Devine Farms!  It's officially pumpkin time at our pumpkin farm at 10 am on Saturday, September 24th.  Plus, our annual Pumpkin Egg Hunt begins at 10 am sharp on Sept. 24!  This annual event is free and for children 2-10 years old.  Devine Farms gives $100 in prizes away.  Wear a costume and receive a ticket for a free ride on our Barrel Train ride.  The Licking County Sheriff's staff will be on duty to make an ID print card for your child.  Check out all the details at www.devinefarms.com And, now I'm returning to the pumpkin patch till next time.....Charla Devine

Have you smiled today?  I don't know about the rest of you but cooler weather makes me smile.  I'm ready for fall weather....without rain.  Fall is when I can wear sweaters, turtlenecks and the heavier clothes that I pushed to the back of my closet when spring & summer arrived.  I really look forward to wearing my "pumpkin clothes" and getting my face painted for all 5 weekends at our pumpkin farm.  This year, Devine Farms is sharing the face painting duties with the St. Luke's Choristers who will be painting faces for 3 weekends at the farm.   St. Luke's youth group is raising money to travel to Oxford, England next summer.  The Choristers will be part of the choir-in-residence at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, England.  Fall  weather, pumpkins on the farm and on my face plus  helping a worthy cause....it's all good.  And, it puts a smile on my face....till next time.....Charla Devine