PUMPKIN SPICE
GREETINGS CORNER PUMPKIN KINGS,
Jack Skellington would be proud of our farmers and wares at the Corner of late. The winter squash has made it out of the fields and onto our Produce Porch. All but a few of the later season squashes are up for grabs. The grocery and kitchen departments are changing gears and fine-tuning new fall flavors to complement the long grey evenings. Staff arrives to the store in the mornings accompanied by the scent of neighbors’ woodstoves. And the coffee pots are rollin’ all day long! Read on to see what tricks (and treats) we’ve got up our flannel sleeves these days.
CRAVING CARVERS - Pumpkins for Your Porch
OUT OF OUR GOURDS - Winter Squash Season Has Arrived
PUMPKIN CRAN MUFFIN - New Plant Based Kitchen Creation
PUREE VIDA - Canned Pumpkin Puree on Deals
LIGHT YOUR JACKS - Mini Ceramics Jacks & Beeswax Candles
LOCAL PATCHES - Pick Your Own Pumpkin Experiences
CRAVING CARVERS
We have a cornucopia of pumpkin delights peppered throughout the store and out in the nursery, all of which are up for grabs! From Space Twins Provisions we have large and extra-large orange carving pumpkins. All of the other ornamental pumpkin varietals (as well as orange jacks too) are coming from just down the road at Dharma Ridge Farm’s operation at Glendale Farm. Zach literally delivers by tractor! Many hues of pinks, greens, whites, warties, et al!
We also have our giant pumpkin on display on our “showcase rock” just outside of the main entrance tunnel. We are doing our annual “guess-the-weight” contest for her as well, head into the store to enter your guess!
Also, keep your eyes peeled for an End-of-Season Plant Sale in the Corner Nursery.
OUT OF OUR GOURDS
After the vines have settled, it is looking to be a hearty crop of winter squash this year. We are 100% local and organic in the winter squash category at the moment. Red Dog Farm has all of the fall staples, like delicata, red kuri, butternut, and acorn. Midori Farm has a staff favorite, the honeyboat delicata, as well as winter luxury pie pumpkins and sunshine kabocha. Red Dog Farm also provides us with some of the more interesting, niche winter squashes, like sweet dumpling, buttercup, blue hubbard, and pie pumpkin. With local winter squash aplenty and your apple trees picked, it’s time to get baking!
New to case offerings: Winter Squash! We offer 20# cases of the following core varieties: Butternut, Red Kuri, and Standard Delicata. Cases cost $25.
And don’t forget! There’s a steady flow of Apple and Pear Cases as well! Be sure to check out what’s on the Produce Porch.
PUMPKIN CRAN MUFFIN
The pastry case in the coffee corner at the shop has become a kaleidoscope of delights of late. New on the scene is our Corner Kitchen Vegan Pumpkin Cranberry Muffin! This baked goodness is the perfect combo of tart and sweet in a soft, spiced dough. The perfect accompaniment to a cup of drip coffee at the picnic tables out back. Try one soon!
PUREE VIDA
We’ve got cases and cases of Farmer’s Market Foods Pumpkin Puree. Now is the perfect time to stock up for Thanksgiving and Halloween, or just get to baking right away! With origins in the Willamette Valley, and their own puree processing facility, these guys mean serious business when they get down to grinding gourds. Look for it in the baking section of the store!
LIGHT YOUR JACKS
If you are looking to add to your ceramics collection this fall, look no further than our stock of LaughinGnome Ceramic Pumpkins! An everlasting Jack-O-Lantern to grace your windowsill. The LaughinGnome crew has been a fixture at the Jefferson County Farmer’s Market for many years, and continue to churn out quality clay art. Lean into Halloween with a new pumpkin buddy! And every Jack-o-lantern, altar, or tablescape needs a quality light source. Live Light Beeswax candles are fully stocked at the Corner. Made in Tonasket, WA, there is intention poured into every candle. Founder Jacqueline lost her son as a teenager, and found working with beeswax soothing while processing her grief around losing her son. Come see what she’s got stocked, all of her products use only beeswax and cotton wicks!
LOCAL PATCHES
It has been a month since Farm Tour, so we’re sure you are itching to get back out on our local farms. Get your pumpkins at the source! Our employee Cass and his wife Jules of Space Twins Provisions are hosting their one-day Pumpkin Patch event at White Lotus Farm this Sunday from 10-4! Get a pumpkin, food from Planted PT, drinks from Bar Car Mobile, and more!
We’re also super excited Dharma Ridge Farm has implemented a patch just down the road at Glendale Farm and if you’re looking for something closer to PT, there is the patch at Wilderbee Farm and Meadery! No shortage of Jeffersonian gourds this year.
