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News Release RI Department of Environmental Management 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908 (401) 222-2771 TDD/(401) 222-4462
PUBLIC INVITED TO ANNUAL GIANT PUMPKIN WEIGH-OFF SPONSORED BY DEM, RI PUMPKIN GROWERS, AT FRERICHS FARM IN WARREN PROVIDENCE -- The public is invited to the 13th annual Rhode Island Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Growers Championship, which will be held on Saturday, October 7 at Frerichs Farm* in Warren. Unloading of the biggest pumpkins grown in Rhode Island will begin at 10 a.m. with the weigh-off scheduled for 1 p.m. In case of rain, the championship will take place on Sunday, October 8.Refreshments will be available, a "pumpkin coach" will shuttle people around, and corn and hay bale mazes will challenge the skill of attendees. It is recommended that the public bring lawn chairs or blankets on which to sit during the weigh-off. The always popular event is sponsored by the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Growers Association and the Department of Environmental Management's Division of Agriculture to determine the largest pumpkin grown in the state each year and to crown an annual Rhode Island champion. Scott Palmer of Greene won last year's state event and set the Rhode Island and New England records with a 1,443-pound Rhode Island-grown pumpkin. The world record, set in 2005, is a 1,469-pound pumpkin grown by Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. Those interested in competing in this year's event or receiving additional information should contact Barbara Frerich at 245-8245 or Ron Newman of DEM's Division of Agriculture at 222-2781 ext. 4518. In case of rain, please call Frerichs Farm at (401)-245-8245 to confirm the date of the event. -30- *Frerichs Farm is on Kinnicutt Avenue off Route 103 in Warren |
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