Re: Hoffman Family Farms - OCT 10
sounds like a very cool time wish I could be there. mike in anc
McAlpine, Duncan G wrote:
> The Independent Weigh-Off in Canby, Oregon has become a reality, and
> will be held Sat. October 10th at the Hoffman Family Farm. The farm is a
> vegetable and fruit stand that also puts on a big Harvest Halloween
> Festival every year. The farm is located in Canby, about 5 miles off of
> I-5, is looking forward to hosting a weigh-off and getting the whole
> community involved. There are plans to have shuttle buses go from
> downtown out to the farm. The PNWGPG would like to thank the Hoffman's
> for helping create an exciting new event with very generous prize money.
> The terms were agreed to in a March 28th meeting with Joel, Mari Lou,
> Jack, Kirk, Lincoln, Brett, Bob Hoffman, and daughter Julie.
>
> Weigh-off will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday October 10 1998 at The
> Hoffman Dairy Garden Farm in Canby, Oregon, 6815 S. Knights Bridge Rd.
> 97013, Phone 509-266-4703. Signs will be posted from the freeway into
> the sight . See map. The Hoffmans are sponsoring the weigh-off. They
> have a farm and the retail produce stand where the weigh-off will be
> held. The site is an old dairy, and the produce stand is in a huge old
> dairy barn. Last October they had a huge haunted house inside part of
> the old dairy barn, a Halloween dance, a hay maze and just a general
> Halloween theme for the entire month of October. They are hoping to make
> this October even bigger, starting off with the pumpkin weigh-off on Oct
> 10. They are planning on having a live radio broadcast of a garden talk
> show from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, food booths, live music, wine tasting and
> a number of other events before, during and after the weigh-off.
> Prize Money List
> 1st 3000.00
> 2nd 2000.00
> 3rd 1250.00
> 4th 1000.00
> 5th 500.00
> 6th 500.00 11th thru 15th 100.00
> 7th 300.00 16th thru 20th 50.00
> 8th 250.00
> 9th 250.00
> 10th 200.00
>
> Limit of 2 entries per family maximum of 3500.00 prize money per family
>
> 1st through 5th pumpkins will remain at the Hoffman Dairy Garden through
> October 31. Seeds will remain the property of the grower.
>
> This should be a really fun event, growers should arrive by 9 a.m. to
> allow time to register and unload pumpkins.
> Directions:
> I-5 South bound, take Exit 282a/Canby-Aurora and turn left on Arndt Rd.
> Go 2 miles to Knights Bridge Rd. Continue to the Dairy Garden on the
> left.
>
> I-5 North bound, take exit 282 and turn right on Miley, go to Airport Rd
> and turn right. Turn left on Arndt Rd and go 2 miles to Knights Bridge
> Rd. Continue to the Dairy Garden on the left.
>
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