We have all dreams, and one of ours is to grow an award-winning giant pumpkin. Unfortunately, ours wasn’t quite competition-worthy this year. But Parker Larocque, grandson of Carter Hill Orchard owners Rob and Annette Larocque and son of orchard manager Todd Larocque, showed us how it’s done. Parker grew a gourd that weighed 161 pounds and took home first place in the youth pumpkin growing competition at the Hopkinton State Fair and a cool $50. Nice job, Parker!
Rob Larocque knows what you want when it comes to picking out the perfect pumpkin. “What people like to get is a big orange pumpkin with a big stem on it,” Larocque said last week in his 12-acre patch. “That’s what sells the pumpkin.” And it doesn’t matter if it’s…
Over the years, we’ve done a lot of pick-your-own fruits.Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and apples are ones we like to pick ourselves at least once a year. Nothing against the containers you can find at fill-in-the-blank of your favorite farmstand, but there’s nothing quite like going out in a field/orchard and…
When the season changes to fall, there are a few things to check off the old family to-do list.And up near the top has to be apple picking.There’s just something about piling in the old family station wagon for a trip to the local orchard. We’re pretty lucky around these…
