BIG Squash Harvest

Pam, Andrea, and Katie happy with the first truckloads of harvest while enjoying the rain.

It’s Harvest season at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center! Amy Schulz and Pam Japsersohn, the Center’s Farm and Garden Gurus, have been assisted by Katie Black and Andrea Carpentier at this busy time of the year. Winter squash, kale, zucchini, tomatoes, melons, eggplants, and many other vegetables are all grown at the Center and feed its guests year-round. This year, Pam and Amy also experimented with growing mushrooms at Hosmer Point early last spring. Excerpts below are from Amy Schulz:

Pumpkins for decoration and winter soup.

"Friday, September 23rd, a few of the staff did a cross fit session at Ruthie's. The forecast was for freezing temps on Saturday. So, rain or shine, the million pounds of winter squash and pumpkins had to be harvested! To say nothing of the peppers, and the last of the melons."

Harvesting 40-50 lbs of pumpkins Amy, Pam, and Andrea.

How many miles of carrying a 40 lb bin of squash did Andrea do? That would be 4 miles. Yes, 4 miles. Pam, Katie and Amy had to work hard to keep up!

Amy giving notice that we will be eating lots of spaghetti squash...Katie’s truck full to the brim.