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Winter Ice Ornament

Take a walk near your house to gather natural materials or use things from your kitchen… to make an ice ornament.

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Heatless Habaneros

Heatless habaneros are not sweet peppers - there is a subtle sweetness, but they taste very different from the bell peppers, roasting peppers, and lunchbox peppers that we all know and love. The flavor, however, is unusual, delightful, and totally habanero.

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Chioggio Beets

Chioggia beet is sometimes known as the Bullseye Beet or Candycane Beet. When you slice it from side to side you are able to observe the beautiful concentric rings of white and red that give Chioggia beets their alternate monikers

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The Making of a Pumpkin

Long before our visitors come out in the fall to visit our pumpkin patch, the work to produce a pumpkin has begun. For producers that work is continuous, a seasonal cycle of planning, growing, observing, marketing and then doing it all over again

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