Everyone Loves a Parade

VOL. 21 • ISSUE 5 SEPTEMBER 2011
NASPIG
NASPIG, established in 2008, will be
making a stop in Wheatland once
again this fall. Actually, we created
NASPIG and Wheatland is the only
stop on the tour! Shirley Duhgoose
will be your race announcer along
with pit reporters Johnny and Jenny
Knowswine.The pigs will race
Friday afternoons and all day on
Saturdays and Sundays . On busy
days, my advice is to attend one of
the morning or late afternoon races.
The five hundred seat Porko Arena
fills beyond capacity for the mid-day
races.Thanks to our NASPIG sponsors, admission to the races is totally
free! Ads for those sponsors are in
this publication. If you get a chance,
thank them for us!
If you come out with a school
group, you will get to see our Three
Little Pig Show at Porko Arena. It is
the classic story of the three little
pigs with our own spin. In our story,
the pig who eats a balanced diet
and gets regular exercise has the
energy to build a strong house that
withstands the wolf’s breath. Due
to popular demand, the show will
end with a race this year. All of the
pigs will participate, since they have
learned the benefits of proper diet
and exercise!
Everyone
Loves
a Parade
A couple of years back, my son Austin told me he thought we
should have a parade on the farm. Seemed kind of silly I thought.
We have so much to do, would folks really want to watch a parade?
Fast forward to October of last year, when we invited the Wheatland High
School drummers to perform. Mr. Achilles, their talented instructor, asked if
they could march to the stage from somewhere else on the farm. Sure, we
thought, what could it hurt? March they did, and I think a parade was
born! The energy level on the whole farm went up a few notches
as those kids parted the crowds with their drums.
So Austin was right, and this year we will be featuring an actual parade
every Saturday and Sunday. No, it won’t be like the Rose parade or
Thanksgiving Day in New York but we think you will enjoy it. It will
last just a few minutes and be a little different each time, depending on
the bands or other performers of the day. It will be an old fashioned
good time and you’ll want to be there.
Ninth Annual Pumpkin Run/Walk is September 25th
The American Red Cross Three Rivers chapter will once again
be holding a 5k Fun Run/Walk on Sunday, September 25th.
Participants always seem to enjoy the journey through the
pumpkin fields and walnut orchards. It has become a tradition
for many active families.The event will start at 9:30am with
check in starting at 8:30.You can preregister by calling the Red
Cross at 530-673-1460; ask for Christina. Pre-registration must
be received by Friday September 9th, 2011. Cost is $25 per
adult or $15 per child under 13 which includes a T-shirt. Day of
registrants may not receive T-shirts.
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From the Editor
This past winter, my wife Ann and I
had the opportunity to do something
neither of us had done before. We
visited our nation’s capitol. We saw lot’s
of really cool things like Mercury space
capsules, the Wright brothers’ airplane,
and Julia Child’s kitchen. We saw things
that made us proud; like the Lincoln
Memorial, the White House, and the
Capitol Building. We saw things that saddened us; like the Holocaust Museum,
Arlington Cemetery, and Ford’s Theater.
Most of all, we were humbled to feel the
presence of great Americans who had
walked along the same paths we were
taking. At Mount Vernon, we stood on
the porch and watched a pair of Navy
helicopters fly low down the Potomac.
I was sure George was watching them
with us. At Arlington, we stood near the
grave of John F. Kennedy and heard how
he had remarked to his wife shortly before his assassination, that this would be
a good place to spend eternity. And we
stood on the spot where Martin Luther
King talked about his dream.
As we marveled at our good fortune, to
have been born in a country made great
by so many heroes, I was worried. Do
they make people like that any more?
Do we have the heroes we will need to
keep this country great for our children
and grandchildren? We hear so much
in the news about jobs lost that seem
tough to replace. And about our nation’s
debt and the debts of other nations. We
hear that we are taxed too much, or
maybe not enough. And we hear that
the planet is warming, or is it? We have
wild swings in the stock market, because no one can quite make out what
it all means. I continued to worry when
I left Washington and flew back across
our vast country to my home in Wheatland. A few months later, I would have
another rare opportunity.This time, I
would go home feeling the same awe as
I felt while walking in the footsteps of
our founding fathers, and I would be a
lot less worried about our future.
Beale Air Force Base near Wheatland is
the home base of the aerial reconnaissance plane known as the U2. The U2
has been flown by the U.S. Air Force for
over half a century in defense of our
nation. It is the plane that Gary Powers was shot down in over the Soviet
Union in 1960. A select group of pilots,
numbering only a few hundred in
the history of the airplane, have been
trained to fly the U2. They are trained
at Beale before being deployed around
the globe to watch over those who
would do harm to America. Although it
had been scheduled for retirement, the
U2 is flying more missions today than
it ever has.
The U2 has enormous wings.They
are necessary because it flies at more
than twice the altitude of commercial
jetliners, right at the edge of space.
These wings cause a problem when it
comes time to land. A U2 pilot cannot
see though the wings to get a good look
at the ground. For this reason, U2 pilots
rely on the help of another qualified pilot driving in a chase car on the runway.
The chase car driver literally talks the
pilot down to a safe landing after every
single mission.
I recently had a chance to ride in a
chase car at Beale. My driver was a
recently qualified pilot. We followed the
primary chase car and listened in on the
radio conversations.Two planes were
practicing landings so we got to chase
them several times, at speeds as high as
120mph. In between chases, I wore out
the young officer with all of my questions. He was flying training missions
several times per week in preparation
for his first deployment. At night he
would go home to his wife and two
small children. Although he wasn’t sure
yet where his deployment would take
him, he thought he would be flying missions over Afghanistan. If not, he would
be flying over some of the troubled nations of the Middle East or perhaps over
North Korea.
As I made the short trip home from
Beale that day, I was reminded that our
nation does have heroes of our generation, just as we have had at so many
critical times in our history.There are
Americans putting their lives on the
line every day so that our nation can be
preserved. Some of them give their lives,
as we often hear in the news. One day
soon, I am sure a hero of a different sort
will make his or her impact in Washington D.C. A leader or group of leaders
will emerge and we will follow them
out of the malaise we seem to be afflicted with. Partisanship and bickering will
go by the wayside as our economy heals
and people go back to work. It will happen soon, my confidence is renewed.
— Wayne Bishop
Children’s
Book Published
This farm of ours keeps us quite busy
through the spring, summer, and fall.
The winter, however, does provide us
with some time to recharge and make
plans for the future. During one of
those winter planning sessions, my
son Austin mentioned that we should
do a better job of telling our story. He
thought a children’s book would be
a great way to get started. We agreed
and Austin wrote it! In fact, he found
the process to be so enjoyable, he wrote a few more stories!
We are hoping that his book, Farmer Bill and Mrs. B Plant the Perfect
Pumpkin Field, will be just the first of many. The book tells the story of
Bill and Sandy Bishop and their first pumpkin crop.
The book will be for sale in our gift shop this fall and Austin will be there
to sign your personal copy on Sunday, September 25th and Sunday, October
2nd from 2 until 3 in the afternoon. With a little luck, he will talk his somewhat publicity-shy grandparents into being there as well. If he succeeds,
I am sure Mrs. B would be happy to sign one of her cookbooks for you,
which is also available in our gift shop.
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Farmer Bill and Mrs. B are in the Corn
Around the same time as we decided to celebrate our founders Bill and
Sandy Bishop with a children’s book this year, we had another idea: Let’s put
their portrait in a field of corn! So we did. If you were to fly over our cornfield now, you could look down and see Farmer Bill with a pitchfork and Mrs.
B waving her rolling pin.The lines depicting them are also the paths of our
four acre cornfield maze.You will have a great time navigating the maze and
learning a little of our history at the same time. In fact, if you read the article
in this publication about our history, you will get some clues that help you
solve the puzzle.
Third Generation
My oldest son Austin was in the third grade when I decided to leave a comfortable job in the Bay Area and return to the farm. I wanted my kids to have
a chance to grow up in a small town and be able to work on the farm. Austin
did work summers on the farm through his youth but didn’t put much
thought into sticking around. What none of us knew was that he would be
graduating from college in the midst of the worst job market in seventy or
eighty years. Austin graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice in
May 2009. His first job offer was to play professional baseball for a summer
in Europe and that was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. He returned in
August of that year to find very few opportunities to start a career in law
enforcement as he had planned. He worked one year as a college pitching
coach and part time jailer before returning to work on the farm. It was a
temporary thing, we all thought.
A funny thing happened during the summer and fall of 2010. Austin realized
there was some pumpkin farmer in his blood after all. He wondered if there
might be a place for him on the farm and we are giving it a go. Family businesses can be challenging at times and we have talked about that. But Ann
and I are excited about the new energy he has provided and his ideas to
help the business.You can read about some of those ideas elsewhere in this
paper. I am personally very excited to have someone from the next generation of Bishops back on the farm.
Ann and I are also proud to announce our very first grandchildren, who have
come into our family since last season.Austin’s beautiful bride Chelsie came with
a quite lovable daughter named Ava.And on July 13th, their daughter Khloe was
born, much to our delight.Ann and I have very quickly become accustomed to
the joys of being grandparents, despite our own relative youthfulness!
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Austin and Chelsie Bishop with the groom’s grandparents, Bill and Sandy Bishop.
Austin and Chelsie’s wedding was celebrated in the old green barn on the
farm. A stuffed pumpkin stole the show from the Prime Rib for dinner. We
will always associate this recipe with that special day. Impress your guests
with it at your holiday meal.
STUFFED PUMPKIN
1 8” to 12”diameter Pumpkin
(Winter Luxury if you can get one)
2 cups peeled, chopped apple (1/2” cubes)
1 cup raisins
¾ cup dried sweetened cranberries
½ cup coarsely chopped dried apricots
1 cup very coarsely chopped pecans
¹⁄³ cup white sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
Cut the top out of the pumpkin and clean out seeds and as much stringy stuff
as you can. Combine remaining ingredients and pack tightly in the pumpkin.
Replace top of Pumpkin. Bake at 350 for 60 to 75 minutes or until pumpkin
can be easily pierced. Place on the table with a big serving spoon and be sure
guests scoop out some of the pumpkin flesh with the stuffing.
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A Place to Call Your Own
My mother, Sandy Bishop, started
mailing the Pumpkin Vine Line out
back in the 1980’s to folks who had
signed up for it. I am her son Wayne
and I run the farm now along with
my wife Ann. A few years ago we
started inserting the Pumpkin Vine
Line into some local papers around
our area and now we have converted entirely to that mode of distribution. As a result, many of you reading this may never have visited our
farm in Wheatland or even heard
of it. If you haven’t heard of us, it’s
probably because we don’t really
advertise. We just tell our story
in this little newsletter each year
and send it out just before the fall
harvest. We hope that the folks who
find us will tell a few others and so
far it seems to be working out. We
have been growing about as fast as
we want to for thirty-eight years
now. If you don’t care to know any
more, by all means please recycle
this paper. If you are interested,
please read our story below.
My parents, Bill and Sandy Bishop,
bought our small farm in Wheatland
in 1971. Bill rented more farmland
around us and planted corn, beans,
and alfalfa. Sandy was a former
school teacher who wanted to
figure out a way to get the local
classes out to a farm to learn where
their food comes from. With that
goal in mind, the first acre or so
of pumpkins was planted in 1973
right in front of Bill and Sandy’s
house. A few classes did come out
that first year, and a few families
showed up on weekends to pick
pumpkins. Dad hitched an old farm
wagon to a tractor for hayrides and
my brother and I, aged 7 and 8, did
the driving. We also saddled our
ponies and let people lead their
kids around on them. We noticed as
well that people loved to see and
pet the farm animals. Mostly, folks
just loved to get out in the country
and explore a farm. It’s a good thing
government was a bit smaller back
then because I don’t think all of
that stuff would fly now.
The county did shut down Mom’s
homemade pumpkin pie business
after a couple of years. We would
have to wait until the mid 80’s to
build a bakery on the farm so we
could start selling pies again. In
the meantime, Mom and Dad did
notice people worked up an appetite on the farm and we began
serving some cold drinks, followed
by popcorn and hot dogs. It was
around this time we had to start hir-
ing a little help in the fall, since our
family couldn’t serve the popcorn,
bake the pies, talk to the school
kids, and drive the tractor all at the
same time.
More and more folks continued to
bring their families to the farm each
fall and we kept trying to make the
experience a little better. In 1991
we would add the BPF Line railroad
and an apple cider press. In 2001,
we added the cornfield maze and
Coyote Mountain Mine. In 2006, Pig
Racing was created much to the
delight of all. In 2007, in response
to the ever growing appetites of
our guests, we built Pigadeli Square;
offering our signature Hand-dipped
Corn Dogs,Tri-Tip Sandwiches,
Tri-Tip Chimichangas; Garlic Fries,
Pizza, Farm fresh salads, Ice Cream
and so much more.
This fall we expect to host 25,000
school children from around Northern California and about 100,000
folks out with their families. We will
hire over 300 temporary farmers
to help with the harvest and with
serving our guests. Many thousands
of my Mom’s fresh pumpkin, apple,
and walnut pies will be taken home
to be enjoyed with tens of thousands of gallons of our fresh apple
cider. More pumpkins will be handpicked by guests in our fields than
from any other locale in the world.
We still offer a hayride out to the
pumpkin field (driven by an adult,
rest assured), and pony rides (in a
much more controlled atmosphere,
trust me).
I’m not entirely sure why we continue to grow each year despite
our lack of advertising, but I do
have a theory. I know that while it
is a small percentage of us who are
still lucky enough to live or work
on a farm, almost all of us are no
more than three or four generations removed from the farms of
our ancestors. I think we still have a
yearning down inside us to get out
to a farm and harvest something
in the fall.The families who keep
coming back to our farm think of
this place as their own, I believe;
and they come back each fall not
only to harvest pumpkins but also
to harvest memories.
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A Solution for Those Lines at Mrs. B’s Bakery?
Many of you know that in order to get one of Mrs. B’s famous pies, caramel
apples, muffins, cookies, or apple dumplings on a busy day at the farm; you
have to plan well or just plain want it more than the next guy.To say the
least, the lines can get a little long.
We hope we have improved the situation this year by adding a queue, sampling stations, and some counselors to help with your decisions. One of the
reasons the lines get long is because it is so hard for you to decide just what
to get! We are often asked at the bakery window: what does a Lemon Walnut
Pie taste like? Or a Pumpkin Walnut Pie? Or Fresh Pumpkin Pie made from
an heirloom variety pumpkin grown right here on the farm?!! The answer is
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delicious, of course, but there is really no way to adequately describe the pie
eating experience with words alone. Now you will have a chance to sample
some of these pies, the likes of which you will find nowhere else in the galaxy; before having to make the choice! You will also get a chance to talk to
one of Mrs. B’s helpers while in line which we are confident will help speed
up the whole process. In addition, if you are one of the many out there who
are already addicted to a particular pie, we have installed an express lane!
You will be able to grab a fresh pie and head directly to a cashier, hopefully
making this simple transaction go really fast.
Back in the Christmas
Tree Business?!
As some of you may remember, we sold Christmas trees on the farm
from the mid 1970’s through the year 2000. We quit at that time because of a shortage in available trees. A chance family conversation
over lunch one day last November led to us getting back into the
Christmas Tree business in a small way. My son Austin is running this
new enterprise and last year set up at the Rodeo Arena just off of Hwy
65 in Lincoln. He had a good first year there and is looking forward to
another season at that location. In addition, he has made a deal with Adventure Christian Church in Roseville to operate a second lot outside
the church. We have found a great small family tree farm in Oregon to
supply us with fresh cut Noble and Grand Fir trees. We learned last year
that we need lots more really big trees than we used to get, so if you
have a tall ceiling and are looking for that one-of-a-kind ten or twelve
foot beauty, stop in and see what Austin has to offer.
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Any Tree Over 6 Feet Tall
While quantities last. Must present coupon.
Good for 2011 season.
Not valid with any other offer or discount.
Pumpkin Crop
Last year I told you about a new
drip irrigation system we put in for
our jumbo pumpkins. We were so
satisfied with the results that we put
another sixteen acres under what
is called sub-surface drip this year.
The system is really cool in that it is
all buried ten inches under the soil.
By keeping the water underground,
evaporation losses are eliminated.
Other benefits include less weed
germination and less pressure from
crop diseases which thrive in moist
environments. All of this adds up
to less energy and chemical use,
making our pumpkin crop a little
greener than it was before.
Speaking of the pumpkin crop, we
have added a few more varieties this
year to the mix. One of my favorite
rainy day activities in the winter
is to peruse the seed catalogs in
search of new and different things
to grow. We now have over fifty different kinds of pumpkins, gourds,
and winter squash growing on
about 73 acres. None of our crop is
sold wholesale.You are free to roam
the fields in search of your perfect
pumpkin, or choose from the ones
we have picked for you. I really
don’t believe this kind of selection
can be found anywhere else.
ATTRACTIONS
FARM ANIMALS
1. BPF Railroad – Ride this scaled down train
through the jumbo pumpkin patch, past the pony
pasture and the flower farm.
2. Pony Rides – Young cowboys and cowgirls will
pick out and rein their own ponies around the ring.
Available weekends and October Fridays.
3. Hay Rides – Free rides on our straw-filled wagons take your family to the pumpkin fields. You can
wander over 72 acres of pumpkin fields!
4. Coyote Mountain Mines – Slide down the
mountain and pan for marbles.
5. Corn Maze – Find your way through our cornfield
maze. It’s 4 acres of corny fun!
6. Porko Arena – NASPIG Racing sponsored by:
18. Weeland Farm Animal Display – The animals
have taken over this town. They’ve elected a mayor,
established a school, hospital and church. Visit them
here to feed and pet. You’ll also find Goatchalks
where you can pick up a drink, animal feed or a
souvenir.
19. O.K. Corral – You will find a
few more animals here
but be careful not to
get locked up in
the local jail.
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7. Pond – Sit back and listen to bands on the deck
stage or just enjoy the waterfall, butterflies and birds.
8. Sunflower Labyrinth – Take a relaxing and
healing walk through a labyrinth of sunflowers. Cut
one of your own to take home.
9. Flower Farm – Cut your own bouquet of flowers or select from those already cut. 25% of sales
go to the Bear River Middle School agriculture
program.
10. Cider Mill Stage – A cool place to relax
and enjoy the entertainment.
11. Apple Orchard – Birthday parties held here.
PLAY AREAS
12. Farmer Bill’s Barn – Play like the farm kids
play; jump in the corn, climb to the loft, and slide
into the hay.
13. Tree House – Three levels of fun to slide or
climb. Play firefighter on the wooden fire truck.
14. Fort Alotafun –
Take shelter from outlaws and banditos in this fort. 15. Great Pumpkin – Get your picture taken inside
a pumpkin and play engineer on the “BPF Short
Line” wooden train.
16. Hay Jump – It’s hay, it’s bouncy, it’s good
farm fun.
17. Tire Climb – These big ol’ recycled tractor tires
are great fun!
SHOPPING
20. Gift Shop – Find the latest in fall, Christmas and
general decorating and gifts for any occasion.
21. Cider Mill – Watch apple pressing and peeling,
pumpkin cooking, and shop for local specialty foods.
22. Fannie Annie’s Emporium –
Purveyor of Fine Candies, unique Toys, and homemade fudge.
23. Pumpkin Checkout – Pay for your pumpkins
here. We have pumpkins from a half pound to two
hundred pounds. And they’re not just orange. We
have red ones, white ones, and even blue ones.
FOOD
24. Mrs. B’s Caramel Shop – Handmade caramel
apples and popcorn balls.
25. PigaDeli Square – Tri-Tip and Burgers at the
Tin Shed, Pizza and Salads at Jailhouse Pizza. Other
shops featuring Churros, Garlic Fries, Corn Dogs, Hot
Dogs, Ice Cream and much more.
26. Mrs. B’s Country Bakery – Homemade pies,
cakes, muffins, bread and cookies baked fresh in our
ovens every day. We use our very own pumpkins and
walnuts, and local apples. Follow your nose all the
way here.
27. Barnyard BBQ – Turkey legs and roasted corn.
Open on busy weekends.
HISTORY
28. Milk Barn – Cows were milked here in the
early 1900’s.
29. Caboose – Southern Pacific car 1313
traveled through Wheatland from 1940-1980.
It sits on tracks near the pond.
30. The Big Green Barn – The center
portion of this barn was built in the late
1800’s and stored hay for more than a
century. Come on in and sit down for
a picnic.
31. Antique Tractors –
Check out Farmer Bill’s
antique tractor collection.
PARADE
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Flower Garden Will
Be Back And Even Better
Last year’s addition of a u-pick flower garden was not something that made
us a lot of money. In fact, I am fairly sure we had a net loss on the enterprise.
Normally those kinds of results would not be encouraging. In this case however, we are doing it again because it’s just so darn pretty. It’s also a lot of fun
to partner with the junior high agriculture students in our town on this project. We donate 25% of flower sales proceeds to their program in exchange
for the student’s help during harvest. Seed and advice for this year’s garden
was provided by the Flower Hut Nursery.
I hope you will find your way to the flower garden this fall. Even if you don’t
cut some flowers to take home, it is a fantastic spot for picture taking or just
enjoying a peaceful stroll.
Employee Scholarships Awarded
Last fall we hired a little over three hundred temporary farmers to help with
the busy season. We take some pride in the fact that well over one hundred
of them are high school students working at their first job. Last spring, we
chose three of those students to receive $500 scholarships to help with their
college educations. Laura Bartholomew and Drew Harrington of Wheatland
High, and Haley Fuentes of East Nicolaus High were the recipients. We wish
them, and all of the other really great students who have worked on the
farm, nothing but success in their future endeavors.
Indoor Plumbing Coming Soon
If there has been one constant at
Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm, it is that we
are constantly changing. We really
enjoy thinking up improvements we
could make to the farm and seeing
those ideas through. We know you
enjoy those improvements as well,
because you tell us so.This year’s
big improvement has taken the most
planning and politicking of anything
we have ever done. It is also one of
the most costly improvements we
have ever made. Unfortunately, it is
almost entirely invisible and won’t
serve its most important function
until next year!
What I am talking about is a hook up
to city water and sewer services that
is nearly complete at press time. In
order to make the project affordable,
we have done the work ourselves. I
have learned more than I thought I
would ever know about the world of
underground construction. So why
have we gone to all of this effort and
expense? To provide indoor plumbing for our guests, of course!
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we will be building public
restrooms before our 2012 season. It
will be goodbye to the Tinkle Towers! (Believe it or not, the first one
we ever rented, back in the ‘70’s had
exactly that painted on the door!)
As much as we have wanted to do
something better than provide the
cleanest possible portables, we were
just not able to without the city
utilities. So look for some nice new
facilities in 2012!
Holiday Pies
When I mentioned elsewhere that I
think we all have an internal desire to
harvest something in the fall, I didn’t
mention Part II of Wayne Bishop’s
Theory on Relativity of The Pumpkin
Farm Experience. I won’t trouble you
with all of the technical language but
as Part I deals with the harvest, Part II deals with the need to use the bounty
of the harvest in the making of pie.You may choose to do this at home of
course, and we encourage it. If however, your desire is not quite that deep,
or you just run short of time, by all means allow Mrs. B to make your holiday
pies for you. Although the farm season ends on Halloween day, the bakery
reopens for a few days just before Thanksgiving and Christmas. We do bake
only to order so please call the farm at 530-633-2568 anytime up until a day
before you would like to pick up your pies.
887 Onstott Road • Yuba City, California 95991
Store: 530.673.3555
Fax: 530.674.8526
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The town of Wheatland was established in 1874 after flooding from the Bear River wiped out a small
settlement that was just west of where Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm is now.The city grew quickly as
agriculture started to replace mining as the economic engine in the area. Many of today’s farmers
are descendants of those early settlers. Although the town has seen some growth in the past decade,
Wheatland is still a small farming community.The greatest thing about little towns like this are the
family owned restaurants and other businesses. While visiting Wheatland, consider a side trip to see
what I mean.You won’t find a friendlier storekeeper or a meal served with more warmth.
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Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm Menu Highlights
Map out your eating adventure!
Pigadeli Square
The Tin Shed Bar-b-que
Bishop’s Famous Saucy Tri-Tip Sandwich
Hamburgers and Cheeseburgers with Bishops’ special sauce
The Assayer’s Office
Bishop’s Golden Hand Dipped Corn Dogs
The General Store
Bishop’s Secret Recipe Garlic Fries
Tornado Fries
The Hotel Jalapeño
Giant Bishop’s Tri-Tip or Chicken Chimichangas
Fresh Made Churros
Jailhouse Pizza
Cheese and Pepperoni Pizzas
Santé Fe Chicken Salad
Taco Salad
Wraps
The Wild Rose Dairy
Soft Serve Ice Cream Cones and Sundaes
The Chuckwagon Café
Hot Dogs, Chili Dogs, and Nachos
Wacky Willy’s Shaved Ice Flavor Factory
Mix and match from 24 flavors –
from blueberry to bug juice!
Mrs. B’s Country Bakery
Pies
Fresh Pumpkin – made from heirloom
variety pumpkins grown here on the farm
French Apple
California Walnut
Pumpkin Walnut
Lemon Walnut
Deep Dish Apple
Cakes – with or without Mrs. B’s cream cheese frosting
Pumpkin
Choco-Pumpkin
Apple
All The Rest
Pumpkin Apple Muffins
Pumpkin Bread
Apple Dumplings
Cinnamon Rolls
Cookies
Homemade Caramel Apples
Caramel Popcorn Balls
The Barnyard BBQ – open weekends after Oct. 1st
 Roasted Corn on the Cob
 Turkey Legs
Fanny Annie’s
 Fresh Homemade Fudge
 Assorted Taffy by the pound
 Other Unique and Fun Candies
Cider Mill
 Fresh Apple Cider
 Apple Cider Slushies
 Gourmet Foods
Lic. No. 369747
FRANK WEBB CONSTRUCTION, INC.
General Contractor
DEAN WEBB
(530) 633-4072
Mobile (530) 624-6200
FAX (530) 633-4007
1758 Oakley Lane
Wheatland, CA 95692
PUMPKIN VINE LINE
Meghan’s Enterprises
This article written by Meghan Bishop,
a junior studying AgriBusiness at Cal
Poly – San Luis Obispo
dollar each.This business only lasted
a season or two, until I was ready for
the next thing.
My dad has always told me that I
had a bit of my grandmother’s bossy
gene in me (sorry Grandma, but you
are and that’s why you run such a
great bakery!). I think that bossy
gene in me explains the very reason I have wanted to have my own
share of little business endeavors on
the farm growing up.
My next enterprise was helping my
grandma with “Sandy’s Candy”.This
business consisted of self-serve sour
candy powder in a tube. We now
have the real pucker powder for
you located in Fanny Annie’s Emporium, and let me tell you, that is a
much better option for you all!
The first “business” was selling peacock feathers.Yes, some of you may
remember although it was quite
some time ago. My two younger
cousins and I would collect all of
our peacock’s beautiful tail feathers when they fell out over summer
and store them at Grandma’s house
until season came. Once October
came around we’d set up a table and
chairs with a couple of signs and
set out to sell those feathers for a
Meghan’s Memories came next, my
favorite venture.You may remember
me writing about my shop when it
first opened in 2007. I started quite
small with just a digital camera and
few photo set-ups, the next year I
nearly doubled the studio in size
and merchandise.The shop stayed
open for three years, but it didn’t
quite make it through my being
away at college and some photo
printer malfunctions. It was an
unwelcome fact when we decided
it just wasn’t going to work out any
longer. I truly enjoyed seeing my
name on something, and my idea at
work. However it was a great lesson
learned; running a business is no
easy task.
Now that I am a little removed from
the farm while I’m off at Cal Poly,
I find myself constantly thinking:
What can we add? What is going
to be the next great thing? While
my dad is usually the first to rattle
off a long list of great ideas, I have
high hopes that the project I have
in mind may come in to play in the
next few years. While I am nowhere
near being able to fill the shoes
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of my parents and grandparents, I
hope my Bishop creativity can come
in to play at some point. I want to
be able to make a great contribution to the farm, just as my brother
Lee did with the Pig Races and my
brother Austin has done with his
book (available in the Gift Shop
this Fall!). My challenge to you this
year: Discover your favorite creation
our farm has developed and tell us
about it on our Facebook page!
4,557 Fans and counting!
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Birthday arm
on the F
A couple of years ago, we started a
new birthday party program for
those fall birthday parties.The feedback was overwhelmingly positive
and we are busy taking signups for
this fall’s birthdays.We offer a turnkey party including reserved tables,
Get more details at
a hot dog or pizza lunch, attraction
www.bishopspumpkinfarm.com
tickets, parking passes, pumpkins
or call the farm at 530-633-2568.
of course, and your own personal
Reserve your party early,
farmer host.
because space is limited.
PUMPKIN VINE LINE
2011 Entertainment & Event Schedule
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
11:00
Main Street
Parade
12:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
2:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
Saturday, October 1st • Open 9am to 7pm
10:30
11:00
11:15
12:00
1:15
2:00
3:00
3:15
4:00
10:30
11:00
11:15
11:30
12:00
12:30
1:15
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:15
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:30
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
Parade
Thunderfoot Cloggers
NASPIG Racing
Thunderfoot Cloggers
NASPIG Racing
Parade
Thunderfoot Cloggers
NASPIG Racing
Saturday, October 8th • Open 9am to 7pm
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Pond Stage
Porko Arena
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Pond Stage
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Pond Stage
Porko Arena
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
Parade
Pyronauts
NASPIG Racing
John Carter
NASPIG Racing
Pyronauts
NASPIG Racing
John Carter
NASPIG Racing
Parade
Pyronauts
NASPIG Racing
John Carter
NASPIG Racing
NASPIG Racing
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
9:30
Cider Mill
5K Pumpkin Run/ 10:30
11:00
Main Street
Parade
Check-in starts at 8:30 Walk for Red Cross
11:15
Cider Mill Stage Francie Dillon
10:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
11:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
11:00
Main Street
Parade
12:00
Pond Stage
John Carter
12:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
12:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
2:00
Gift Shop
Austin Bishop Book Signing
1:15
Cider Mill Stage Francie Dillon
2:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
1:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
2:00
Pond Stage
John Carter
Sunday, October 2nd • Open 9am to 7pm
2:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
10:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
3:00
Main Street
Parade
11:00
Main Street
Parade
3:15
Cider Mill Stage Francie Dillon
11:15
Cider Mill Stage Darrell Haskins
3:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
12:00
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
4:00
Pond Stage
John Carter
1:15
Cider Mill Stage Darrell Haskins
4:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
5:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
2:00
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
2:00
Gift Shop
Austin Bishop Book Signing
3:00
Main Street
Parade
Saturday, October 22nd • Open 9am to 7pm
3:15
Cider Mill Stage Darrell Haskins
10:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
4:00
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
11:00
Main Street
Parade
11:15
Cider Mill Stage The Amazing Harmonatras
11:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
Sunday, October 9th • Open 9am to 7pm
12:00
Pond
Stage
The Rock Bottom Boys
10:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
12:30
Porko
Arena
NASPIG Racing
11:00
Main Street
Parade
1:15
Cider
Mill
Stage
The Amazing Harmonatras
11:15
Cider Mill Stage Pyronauts
1:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
11:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
2:00
Pond Stage
The Rock Bottom Boys
12:00
Pond Stage
Sourdough Slim
2:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
12:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
3:00
Main Street
Parade
1:15
Cider Mill Stage Pyronauts
3:15
Cider Mill Stage The Amazing Harmonatras
1:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
3:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
2:00
Pond Stage
Sourdough Slim
4:00
Pond Stage
The Rock Bottom Boys
2:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
4:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
3:00
Main Street
Parade
5:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
3:15
Cider Mill Stage Pyronauts
3:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
Saturday, October 29th • Open 9am to 7pm
4:00
Pond Stage
Sourdough Slim
10:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
4:30
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
11:00
Main Street
Parade
T
hank you for joining us for
this harvest season!
11:15
12:00
1:15
2:00
3:00
3:15
4:00
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Hours of Operation:
Open every day!
September 24th through September 30th
9am to 6pm
October 1st through October 31st
9am to 7pm or dusk
Wheatland HS Drum Line
NASPIG Racing
Wheatland HS Drum Line
NASPIG Racing
Parade
Wheatland HS Drum Line
NASPIG Racing
Sunday, October 16th • Open 9am to 7pm
10:30
11:00
11:15
11:30
12:00
12:30
1:15
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:15
3:30
4:00
4:30
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Pond Stage
Porko Arena
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Pond Stage
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Pond Stage
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
Parade
Francie Dillon
NASPIG Racing
Sourdough Slim
NASPIG Racing
Francie Dillon
NASPIG Racing
Sourdough Slim
NASPIG Racing
Parade
Francie Dillon
NASPIG Racing
Sourdough Slim
NASPIG Racing
Sunday, October 23rd • Open 9am to 7pm
10:30
11:00
11:15
11:30
12:00
12:30
1:15
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:15
3:30
4:00
4:30
10:30
11:00
11:15
11:30
12:30
1:15
2:00
3:00
3:15
4:00
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Pond Stage
Porko Arena
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Pond Stage
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Pond Stage
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
Parade
The Amazing Harmonatras
NASPIG Racing
The Rock Bottom Boys
NASPIG Racing
The Amazing Harmonatras
NASPIG Racing
The Rock Bottom Boys
NASPIG Racing
Parade
The Amazing Harmonatras
NASPIG Racing
The Rock Bottom Boys
NASPIG Racing
Sunday, October 30th • Open 9am to 7pm
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Porko Arena
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
Main Street
Cider Mill Stage
Porko Arena
NASPIG Racing
Parade
Wheatland HS Drum Line
NASPIG Racing
NASPIG Racing
Wheatland HS Drum Line
NASPIG Racing
Parade
Wheatland HS Drum Line
NASPIG Racing
TO MARYSVILLE
WHEATLAND
et
10:30
Saturday, October 15th • Open 9am to 7pm
Sunday, September 25th • Open 9am to 6pm
Stre
Saturday, September 24th • Open 9am to 6pm
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1415 Pumpkin Lane • Wheatland, CA 95692 • 530-633-2568
Back in the early days.
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