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Alberta, Edmonton, Fall Activities, Family Blog, Pumpkins -

If you are looking for a fun fall activity why not check out your local corn maze. The Edmonton Corn maze is fun for all ages and has something different to offer from August until the end of October. Almost every year we try and check out a local farm or maze in the fall. We like to get in the spirit of harvest season and of course all things pumpkin. So what better way to enjoy a nice autumn day! August the corn is still green and has reached a maximum height the sunflowers are in full bloom, this...

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Alberta Gardening, Family Blog, Garden Harvest, Garden Recipes, Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkins -

Making your own pumpkin pie is so worth it and very rewarding as well. What an amazing feeling it was at Thanksgiving to serve Pumpkin Pie that we grew right from seed in our very own Garden. The only thing we cheated on was the Pie Crust but in the future I would also like to make that from scratch as well. You can use different varieties of Pumpkins for Pumpkin Pie Puree filling but we choose to use a Jarrahdale Pumpkin (Blue Pumpkin) for ours and we were not disappointed!   STEP 1: Make sure your pumpkin is all...

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