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Welcome to The Great Pumpkin Patch.
Open September 14th - October 31st, 2008
9:00AM - 6:00PM
Admission: $3 - for ages 13 and up; $1 - for ages 6-12; and children age 5 and under are free. Season Passes are available. |
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TGPP's New Look
We are currently revising and updating our website for The Great Pumpkin Patch, the Homestead Bakery, and a new small heirloom seed company launching in 2008. For seed inquiries, please contact tgppseeds@yahoo.com.
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We are excited about being featured in a new DIY network show called "The Dirt On...". Our episode will air Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 7:00 a.m. central time. Click on the following link to see their article about TGPP and to check the current air times for this episode.
www.diynetwork.com
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Our diversity is featured in the October 2007 issue of "Country Living" Magazine. Check us out on page 44. The beautiful photos are just a snipet of what promises to be an exceptional feature in their October 2008 issue.
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And our bright orange pumpkins are pictured in the October 2007 issue of "Real Simple" Magazine. Page 41's pumpkin carving article features our own pumpkins.
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We were pleased to be featured in the October 2005 issue of Martha Stewart Living.
And, our production manager and resident horticulturalist, Mac Condill, was a guest on Martha Stewart's morning show "Martha." He had a great time "talking shop" with another lover of cucurbits. |
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If you are interested in purchasing any of the varieties seen either in Martha Stewart Living or on the show "Martha" and you are unable to visit us, please send us an e-mail with your order: tgpp1@wireless111.com.
Come Visit Us
Nestled in the beautiful farm land of east central Illinois, we offer over 400 varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds on our working farm. We grow over 8000 harvest mums and feature mazes, farm animals, a sweet shop and concessions, a 1912 one-room schoolhouse and a gift shop in a barn showcasing harvest gifts and decorations. We have numerous displays and provide a visual celebration of the beauty of fall.
Bring the whole family to enjoy the unique countryside of the wide-open prairie. We look forward to meeting you.
Click here for a map of The Great Pumpkin Patch.
Be Sure to Visit
- The Homestead Bakery--open year round, the bakery features made-from-scratch breads, pies, cakes, rolls and cookies. And we feature specialty pumpkin items in the fall like pumpkin cinnamon rolls, pumpkin bars, pumpkin pie, cream-cheese frosted pumpkin cookies, and new this year--fresh baked pumpkin-pie doughnuts.
Our newly revised mission is to provide an experience that nurtures family, land, and community toward fullness.
Pick your own produce or select from our tables. We grow over 400 varieties of pumpkins, edible squash, and gourds on 63 acres. We also offer Indian corn, Garden Mums, Corn Stalks and Straw bales (large and small).
We look forward to seeing you for our 19th season.
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The Great Pumpkin Patch
RR1, Box 100
Arthur, IL 61911
Phone: 217.543.2394
Email: tgpp1@wireless111.com
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