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Will the Biggest Pumpkin Title Stay in Coventry?
Coventry's Ron Wallace will defend his title at Frerichs Farm and Greenhouses in Warren at the 20th annual Giant Pumpkin contest on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Rhode Island claims bragging rights to many distinctions, and in 2012 became home to the holder of two giant pumpkin records.
Coventry resident Ron Wallace holds the world record for heaviest pumpkin (confirmed at the Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts last year) and the second-highest weight, set at the 2012 Giant Pumpkin Contest in Warren.
The 20th iteration of the annual contest returns to Frerichs Farm and Greenhouses, located at 43 Kinnicutt Ave. in Warren, on Oct. 12, with the weigh-in scheduled to start at noon.
Growers and their giant gourds are expected to start arriving at 9:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Growers Association and the state Department of Environmental Management, this year's event also includes corn and hay bale mazes, a "pumpkin coach," pumpkin-painting booths for kids, arts and crafts booths, and the highly-anticipated pumpkin drop.
Parking fee is $5. Rain date is Oct. 13. For more information, call Frerichs Farm at (401) 245-8245.
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