LOOK WHO'S WATCHING US BEARS !!!

TOP 10 IN ORDER

 

Choo Choo busy tracking the web site.)  Some how we've got to get readers to go to OLDER POSTS !!!  With hundreds of photos & stories to share, if you are new to this site, you will have to start from the beginning to see how much we have accomplished these last few growing seasons.  Just kidding....it would take quite a bit of free time to do that.  But, if you just skim through the photo's you'll get a great over view, and I'm sure you find vidio clips that you will want to share with others too!    Choo Choo

SEED SAVING IN FULL SWING...

We love the varieties....Don't you?

To think something this pretty is going to be baked!   We grow so many unique varieties, that we can never decide on which is our favorite!   Truth be known,  how a squash or pumpkin tastes has  so much to do with the cook, that the only way to judge, is to have the same bear fix each.  Some "pie" pumpkins have a much higher sugar content than others.  And, there are subtle differences as well.  Last year we were blown away by "Casper"  the first true white baking pumpkin, because of its' texture and taste.  The thing that really set it apart was the way it smelled so good while it was in the oven.  But, we are all looking forward to trying some of the new varieties that we test grew this season.  Pictured above are a few of them.  Can you say  pumpkin pie???

SNOW STRIKES EARLY

The Frozen Wagon

As hard as it is to believe, the snow and cold came a bit early this November.  It started last week end, and we hit the 18 degree mark by the first of the week.  The bitter cold has made slow going of packing the year away.   I've heard of frost on the pumpkins...but "SNOW ON THE PUMPKINS" would be a better description! 

Us bears have been short "pawed" all season, and with a little luck we'll be caught up by the time we start new seedlings for next year.   Straw Beary

The end of the season.....at last!

SEED PUMPKINS

What may seem like "left over" pumpkins for Halloween are really seed pumpkins for next years pumpkin patch.  We price these special pumpkins that out-shine all others in such a way as to insure that some of them will make it into next years pumpkin patch.  And, we love to share seeds with others.

Now that the temperatures are dropping, the leaves are falling, and the first snow flakes are only weeks away, we'll be busy processing the seed crop, and baking the thick sweet flesh of these non-carvers.  It won't be long before we start thinking about that big family Thanks Giving meal.  If you'd like to try some of Straw Bearys' yummy recipes , go to the older post list.   Your Pal   Blu Bear