Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 15, 1974
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Even Red Raspberries Abound Now You probably won't find red raspberries in the supermarket this fall, but Vollie Mae Sisson, Maria Sisson, 7, and Elvira Robinson (above) had not trouble filling their boxes with these scarce, delicious berries at the Makielski farm on Platt Road this past week. 'Pick-your-own' farms in the area began their operations to save on labor costs - a savings that is passed on to consumers who also appreciate the added advantage of having fresher produce. More and more people are turning to canning and freezing various kinds of produce, these farmers say, as food prices increase.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 15, 1974
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Plump Beans, Juicy Tomatoes The beans are there for the picking for Joanne Szkody of Saline who took her children along to help her at the Makielski farm. But for the young man, below, picking tomatoes at Farmer Grant's was so tiring that he decided to sit for a spell in a basket (at least until News photographer Cecil Lockard tried to find out his name).

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 4, 1973
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Tall Tomato, Small Girl Cassandra Ross, 4, holds a 1 1/2-pound tomato which came off Mrs. Margaret Luckett's plant in the backyard. The plant is about 12 feet high and still growing. Mrs. Luckett, a baby-sitter for the Ross girl, says she has had many comments from persons going by her home at 508 N. Fifth. The plant is by the side of the front porch. (News photo by Jack Stubbs)

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 23, 1973
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10-Pound Cucumber What can you do with a 10-pound, 40-inch. cucumber? Douglas Schlimmer, 8, of 3139 Lefere, ponders the problem. It's too big to eat, and it won't fit in the refrigerator, so all he can do is hold it for the time being. Douglas and his father, Neil C. Schlimmer, planted white hybrid cucumbers in their backyard garden this year, and this monster - along with a lot of normal sized ones - was the result.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 7, 1972
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15-Inch Cucumber Rickie Field, 3570 Frederick Dr., shows off two of her giant Chinese cucumbers which she grew this summer in what she terms her "Victory Garden." The 21-year-old senior at the University also grows beafsteak tomatoes up to two pounds, beans, and other vegetables. She also has, of all things, a pineapple plant. The longer of the two cucumbers she's holding is 15 1/2 inches long.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 29, 1970
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Little Farmer's Giant Pumpkin Brian Hawkins, 13-year-old son of Ann Arbor Police Detective Capt. and Mrs. Walter V. Hawkins, had to wrestle this mammoth pumpkin onto a wheelbarrow to give News Photographer Cecil Lockard a good angle on it. Brian, a junior high school student, has raised more than 30 pumpkins in a patch on his parents' farm at 6810 N. Territorial Rd., Salem Township. But this 98-pound beauty is the largest of the lot. The teen-ager sells his pumpkins and other vegetables each year, with the funds going into a savings account for his college years.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 2, 1969
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No Pumpkin Just in case anyone doubted Harry F. Bruneau's tale of a home-grown 95-pound squash, he heaved it into his car and brought it to work with him. That's why there was a squash on display last week at the Stadium U.S. Post Office. Asked if he planned to eat his prize, the Howell gardener replied proudly "I could fed the whole town with it."

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 12, 1967
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Above, red maple leaves and cherry tomatoes set off dried gourds, squash and chestnut burrs; at right, the base is a chestnut branch, driftwood and permillion. Mrs. George Mackmiller designed the arrangement fresh from her garden.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 12, 1967
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Gourds Have A Handle Almost dwarfed behind a near 100-pound squash, youthful Jimmy Salisbury reaches for a gourd he can more easily grip from his neighbor, Bertram Hilbert. At right is Hilbert's niece Mrs. George Mackmiller, who planted the pumpkin-like squash and over a dozen other kinds of vegetables in their acre garden at 1301 Pear St.