Devine Pumpkin Blog

I've been musing about the end of summer and the beginning of fall or pumpkin season as we call it at Devine Farms.  Labor Day is considered the symbolic end of summer.  In the United States, Labor Day is a federal holiday and observed on the first Monday in September.  President Grover Cleveland signed the legislation in 1894. (Four years after the farm house at the farm was built.)   Wikipedia states that the first observance was on Sept. 9, 1882 by the Central Labor Union of New York.  Today, most Americans celebrate the holiday with barbecues and parades.  Labor Day also use to mark the beginning of the NFL and college football seasons.  I'm not so sure about that.  Seems like football games are already on TV!  But, hey, what do I know?   Additionally, "high society" considered Labor Day the last day of the year when it was fashionable for women to wear white.  There is one thing I do know, we don't wear white when we are cleaning out barns and preparing the farm for pumpkin season and your visit!  Opening weekend for fun and pumpkins is Sept. 24-25 this year.  The first day of Autumn is Sept. 23 and Autumn's origin is a blog for another day.....Happy Labor Day to all....till next time.....Charla Devine   

Well, I'm a day late!  I planned to blog yesterday, March 15 on National Ag Day.  My excuse?  I was celebrating!  The National event is hosted by the Ag Council of America which was started in 1973.  Agriculture is very important to our everyday lives and to our state and national economy.  I could give you lots of statistics.  Instead, I am sharing some fun food facts to ponder.  Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family.  Did you know that?  Americans eat about 30 pounds of lettuce each year.  I wonder if that is because of salads or tacos?    Bananas - there are over 500 different types of bananas!  Who knew?  Bananas are about 99.5 percent fat free & are a great source of potassium.  Potassium helps build muscle power & keeps our body fluids in balance.  Want more fun food facts?  Check out the calendar section on our website.  www.devinefarms.com   I will be posting more fun facts through out the year.  Till next time.......