PUMPKINS
MIDDLE AGED PLAGUE If Pumpkins Were Money, I'd Be Rich
Before we get started, allow me to say that I've changed my name from Middle Aged Plague to This Woman Writes, where I will eventually be transferring my posts and writing. Please, if you are a regula...
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:21 PM
STAFF BLOG IN THE SPIRIT My favorite Halloween things
Hauling out my Halloween decorations each year always brings to mind the 23 years I worked in the features department at the Grand Forks Herald. For most of those years, one of my colleagues was Carol...
Posted on 10/31/12 at 11:22 AM
THE DIRT: THE REAL DIRT ON GARDENING FROM A MASTER GARDENER IN MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA My new favorite
Another thing I was able to check off my list this past weekend was putting up some Pumpkin Preserves--if you have never had these, they are well worth the effort. Delicious! I came across this recip...
Posted on 10/19/12 at 5:10 AM
Bumper crop surprises many ND, Minnesota pumpkin farmers 
There may be a few more Jack-O-Lanterns smiles this year as many Minnesota and North Dakota pumpkin farmers say the crop has been extra fruitful, enough for at least some Minnesota growers to ship pumpkins out-of-state.
By Charly Haley , October 02, 2012
CHEF JEFF: First frost paves the way for squash and pumpkin season
Fall is finally here, arriving sometime Saturday.
And appropriately, it was accompanied by the season’s first hard frost Sunday morning, although the leaves have been changing color, and we’ve been experiencing cool, crisp weather for a couple of weeks.
September 26, 2012
CHEF JEFF: Pumpkin-Roasted Red Pepper Chili
Herald Food Editor Jeff Tiedeman isn't picky when it comes to chili, so it's not surprising that a recipe sent to him by a co-worker is on his cooking agenda.
By Herald Staff Report , January 22, 2012
Fire at Bismarck pumpkin patch forces 50 visitors to evacuate
Authorities say about 50 people were evacuated from part of a Bismarck pumpkin farm after fire broke out in some hay bales.
By Associated Press , October 15, 2011
'Pumpkins for Pat' patch open for fundraising
What began as an ordinary pumpkin patch has become a labor of love for a Voss, N.D. family. The patch has become the core of a fundraiser called “Pumpkins for Pat.” The campaign is named for Pat Mach, 42, of Minto, N.D., who was killed in a snowmobile accident in February.
By Brandi Jewett , October 04, 2011
Minnesota grower aims for great pumpkins
A Minnesota grower is vying to break the state record with his jumbo-sized jack-o-lantern.
By Kim Ode , September 04, 2011
Student Injuries cut short Ohio pumpkin smash-and-slide
In a tradition going back to 1969, juniors and seniors from Chagrin Falls High School near Cleveland take pumpkins to the top of a hilly street, smash them on the pavement and use the mess to slide down on sleds or trash can lids.
By Associated Press , October 28, 2010
Tax collector tries to squash Idaho pumpkin stand
An Idaho family that operates a roadside pumpkin stand is scared out of its gourd after a state tax collector showed up and tried to squash the business.
By Associated Press , October 23, 2010
NOT-SO-GREAT PUMPKIN THEFT: Act cleans out Twin Cities metro third-graders' patch
Third-graders at Salem Hills Elementary School in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., nursed seedlings into producing a handful of pumpkins they were excited to harvest this fall. The kids even named one of them Pump.
But this month, thieves nabbed all of their pumpkins -- including Pump.
By Maricella Miranda , October 13, 2010
1,674-pound South Dakota pumpkin just shy of world record
South Dakota farmer Kevin Marsh of Parker, S.D., knows his 1,674-pound pumpkin isn't pretty — it won an ugliest pumpkin award at a Colorado event. But it's also only 51 pounds shy of the world record listed by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth.
By Associated Press , October 08, 2010
CHEF JEFF: Buttercup Squash Bread
The next time you have any leftover buttercup squash, Herald Food Editor Jeff Tiedeman suggests using it in quick bread recipes that call for pumpkin or the like at Chef Jeff, the Red River Valley's newest food blog of fun, at Chef Jeff.
By Herald Staff Report , December 02, 2009
Rain may put pumpkin pie in peril, Nestle says
The holidays may not be so sweet this year.
Nestle — which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. — says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby’s pumpkin pie products through the holidays.
By Sarah Skidmore , November 19, 2009
When Halloween is over, don’t send those pumpkins to the landfill
When Nov. 1 hits, lots of pumpkins, carved and uncarved, hit the curb for the trash men to take away. When food goes to the landfill, anaerobic decomposition turns into methane gas. Methane gas is one of the contributing factors to climate change.
By Robin Shreeves , November 01, 2009
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