Stanton's sees a run on pumpkins
NORTH NORWICH – A family-grown tradition for over 50 years, the Stantons are at it again this fall season.
The farm market stand on Rt. 12 represents a sense of home in the community, having been located at the same site since 1949. Starting the stand selling card tables and umbrellas, original owners Don and Doris Stanton had a vision of what they wanted their business to be. Over the years the market has been re-built four times, including the building which stands now, constructed after a fire broke out 14 years ago and destroyed the previous structure.
Growing up, the Stanton’s children played a part in lending a helping hand to the stand and working the fields. In the early 90s, the Stanton’s daughter Loretta ran the stand with her husband. Over time, being a daily farmer herself, Loretta needed to limit her time with the family business. Her brother Don Stanton now runs the farm stand and with help from other family members, grows and maintains the crops.
The farm stand sells a variety of items including potatoes, squash, gourds, maple syrup, Indian corn, honey, cabbage, apples and more. The biggest amount of produce marketed is the array of pumpkins used for decoration, carving, baking and other various tasks throughout the fall season.
This year, as Stanton admitted, pumpkin growth was only one third of what it has been in previous years. “The weather played a big part in how many we got this year,” he said.
“When the Pumpkin Festival was first held, I figure we had enough pumpkins just in our fields to break the original record,” Stanton said.
Throughout the fall, schools from Norwich and Sherburne take field trips to the market, walk through the fields and learn about what is grown locally. The children learn about all the different items the Stantons sell and get to pick pumpkins, gourds and Indian corn from the fields.
“We see the parents all along stopping by to pick up produce and this time of year it’s real nice to see the kids come by too,” Stanton said. “They sure do like coming to pick out their own pumpkins.”
The farm market stand on Rt. 12 represents a sense of home in the community, having been located at the same site since 1949. Starting the stand selling card tables and umbrellas, original owners Don and Doris Stanton had a vision of what they wanted their business to be. Over the years the market has been re-built four times, including the building which stands now, constructed after a fire broke out 14 years ago and destroyed the previous structure.
Growing up, the Stanton’s children played a part in lending a helping hand to the stand and working the fields. In the early 90s, the Stanton’s daughter Loretta ran the stand with her husband. Over time, being a daily farmer herself, Loretta needed to limit her time with the family business. Her brother Don Stanton now runs the farm stand and with help from other family members, grows and maintains the crops.
The farm stand sells a variety of items including potatoes, squash, gourds, maple syrup, Indian corn, honey, cabbage, apples and more. The biggest amount of produce marketed is the array of pumpkins used for decoration, carving, baking and other various tasks throughout the fall season.
This year, as Stanton admitted, pumpkin growth was only one third of what it has been in previous years. “The weather played a big part in how many we got this year,” he said.
“When the Pumpkin Festival was first held, I figure we had enough pumpkins just in our fields to break the original record,” Stanton said.
Throughout the fall, schools from Norwich and Sherburne take field trips to the market, walk through the fields and learn about what is grown locally. The children learn about all the different items the Stantons sell and get to pick pumpkins, gourds and Indian corn from the fields.
“We see the parents all along stopping by to pick up produce and this time of year it’s real nice to see the kids come by too,” Stanton said. “They sure do like coming to pick out their own pumpkins.”
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