pumpkins – Hinterland https://hinterland.org.uk Rural News Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:11:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Hoo flood: Burst water main forces pumpkin farm closure https://hinterland.org.uk/hoo-flood-burst-water-main-forces-pumpkin-farm-closure/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:11:09 +0000 https://hinterland.org.uk/?p=14308 I felt for this pick your own initiative, pumpkins had recently been giving soft fruits an autumn run for their money but I suspect this will pour cold water on their progress….! On a more serious note I do appreciate how tough things are for the land based industries at the moment and I hope this doesn’t have a lasting negative impact on this farm.

An annual pick-your-own pumpkin event at a farm had to be abandoned after water from a burst main caused a flood.

PYO Pumpkins in Hoo, near Rochester, in Kent, announced the closure on Sunday and promised refunds “in due course”.

The business at Berluncle Farm – which specialises in pumpkins, squashes and globe artichokes – opens every October for its pick-your-own event.

Southern Water said supplies in the area should be back to normal by Sunday night.

PYO Pumpkins said on its website: “You will get your refunds but please bear with us. This many may take 48 hours as we want to speak to our ticketing partners to find the best option for a mass refund.”

A spokeswoman for Southern Water said repairs were under way.

]]> UK farmers warn of pumpkin crisis in runup to Halloween https://hinterland.org.uk/uk-farmers-warn-of-pumpkin-crisis-in-runup-to-halloween/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:48:02 +0000 http://www.hinterland.org.uk/?p=2930 Ill let you into a secret – this time of year in the UK is about bonfire night, not the ersatz Halloween, “trick or treat”, phoney, dumbed down approach to the end of autumn which is foisted on our children by the transatlantic mind police who condition far too much of their behavior. Whilst I therefore feel sorry for the pumpkin growers themselves, featured in this article, I shed not a single tear for any diminution of this recent over-blown re-invention of a pagan festival. Bahh Humbug. I can feel myself getting into the groove for Christmas, which starts in the shops (with Garden Centres in the van) next week!!

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