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News Release RI Department of Environmental Management 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908 (401) 222-2771 TDD/(401) 222-4462
DEM, PUMPKIN GROWERS, INVITE PUBLIC TO GIANT PUMPKIN WEIGH-OFF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, AT FRERICHS FARM IN WARREN PROVIDENCE -- The public is invited to the annual Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Championship on Saturday, October 6 at Frerichs Farm* in Warren. Unloading of the biggest pumpkins grown in the area 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 7.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, formerly called the Rhode Island State Giant Pumpkin Championship, 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 area each year and to crown an annual local champion. This is the 14th consecutive year that the contest has been held. Ron Wallace of Greene won last year's local event and set a world record with a 1,502-pound Rhode Island-grown pumpkin. 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 to confirm the date of the event. -30- *Frerichs Farm is on Kinnicutt Avenue off Route 103 in Warren |
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