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Pumpkin harvest time!

Black and white photo of two men sitting among pumpkins that have been hand coloured yellow and green.

Pumpkin harvesters at the farm

Circa 1940

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Harvests were plentiful and the farm products had to be stored appropriately to make sure supplies would last all winter long. Potatoes were stored in the chapel basement before a cold storage was built. Cellars were soon installed to preserve the huge vegetable harvest.