WOW. The work the United Day of Caring volunteers did in one day is amazing. About 80 new friends of Papa’s Pumpkin Patch made a huge difference in the amount of work needed to ready the pumpkin patch for opening day on Sept. 10. Papa is grateful to the Touchstone Energy cooperatives, the BHS Demonettes,…
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30 Days and Counting!
It’s hard to believe but opening day at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch is just 30 days away! That’s right. The official opening day is Monday, Sept. 10. Papa and the family have been diligent in making the ‘to do’ lists to be sure we are ready for visitors like you. Yesterday included a check on the…
Papa’s Pulled Out the Jenga Blocks
It’s harvest time for small grains in North Dakota and that means Papa has pulled out his jenga blocks. Wondering why? Because once farmers harvest their grain (if they aren’t grinding it up and laying it back on the fields), they usually bale the straw into 800-pound golden yellow bales that just happen to be…
Papa Spies with His Little Eyes…Pumpkins!
It’s late July and the pumpkins at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch are coming on strong. Papa grows many of the smaller varieties like Baby Bears right on the grounds at 5001 Fernwood Drive north of Bismarck. Like most farmers in the area, a little rain would be a good thing; still Papa is confident he’ll have…
Papa’s Playing ‘I Spy’
It’s the middle of July, and the dog days of summer are here. Papa says you can almost here the corn growing…corn in the corn maze, that is. Yes, it looks like Papa’s Pumpkin Patch will have a full-out corn maze beginning Sept. 10. This picture was taken barely a week after the Fourth of…
Does Anybody Live at Papa’s?
Great Question! Papa gets asked a lot of questions throughout the year, and one of the most common is this: Does anybody live here? There’s six people that cross three generations who have the privilege of calling Papa’s Pumpkin Patch home. The log building at the heart of Papa’s was built by Tom (the original…
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