Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 76 Entries. Tuesday, January 22 View Page In the beginning... Team-Pumpkin members have been searching far and wide to locate the perfect logo to represent the Team. Like successful pumpkin growers everywhere we are a persistent group and hope to find a logo one day. Early on we found our banner which like any good companion follows us everywhere, and what follows in this diary are some highlights of our search. We also encourage you to take a picture with our banner if you participate in the search or find other Team members on the same quest. Friday, January 25 View Page Early on (2007) the thought was that our Logo was unique and therefore would be found in an unlikely place especially since we didn't spot it in the obvious locations. Here we see Matt breaking new ground so to speak, looking for the Logo. Where else but in the Connecticut River. Monday, January 28 View Page In 2008, Matt and John persist in the Logo search, thinking it was at the Niagara Falls, Canada, they braved the cold to see if it was there. Wednesday, January 30 View Page 2009 brought renewed vigor in the search and we were sure we would find it on the Team patch tour. Have you seen our Logo ? Friday, February 1 View Page Not only are Bill and Dawn great orange growers they came all the way to Matt's house to help him search to see if the Logo was lost in among the mad scientists experiments. Friday, February 1 View Page In the continued search for the Logo they proceeded to Matt's patch and were joined by shoeless Norm and John to see if with this increased help someone could locate it. Friday, February 1 View Page Who else would travel this far just to help Matt look again in his patch for our Logo. They even used the Team-Pumpkin tripod design to check under a 1279 pound pumpkin, but still nothing. They don't get any better than Bill and Dawn! Saturday, February 2 View Page Leaving no patch unsearched here we see some of the worlds top orange growers all in on place. George and Becky did their part to aid in the search but so far have had the same result as everyone else. Sunday, February 3 View Page Well, the Logo may still be escaping our search but the good luck banner is visiting patches all over. Here is Jason with his eventual state record pumpkin. Monday, February 4 View Page 2010 Team-Pumpkin arrives at Marshfield Fair with pumpkins in tow. Our Logo could be anywhere. Wednesday, February 6 View Page We know our Logo narrowly escaped at Marshfield Fair and its out there somewhere so we decided to look at the New york Botanical gardens. The law was brought in to cuff the Logo if it was found so it would not escape. Gene helps hold the banner, while Matt confirms, it was not inside the 1725 Sweet. Seeds were there but no Logo. Friday, February 8 View Page 2011 will be 'the year'. Matt and Jim set up for the March new grower seminar at Durham. New growers should bring more good will to help attract our Logo. Saturday, February 9 View Page With the thought that our Logo may be scared away by our giant pumpkins here is a field pumpkin delivery to a farm for the Halloween season. Even with the nice fall theme and more normal sized pumpkins our Logo is still elusive. Monday, February 11 View Page The Logo has to be at the Durham Fair. We have a secret weapon this time, Ken Desrosiers brought his new Connecticut state record pumpkin. Wednesday, February 13 View Page Our Logo has proven to be able to evade us so far. If a state record wasn't enough to coax it out of hiding how about a world record pumpkin? Surly that would be enough to draw it in. So here is Team-Pumpkin (Chris, Matt and Gene) back at the New York Botanical Gardens to harvest seeds from another world record pumpkin and hopefully snare our Logo. Friday, February 15 View Page 2012 is a new year and this time we thought if we did something good for the pumpkin/squash community then we would be rewarded with our Logo. So Team-Pumpkin braved the border patrol and delivered 'Stuie' to the 2012 IGVGC in Niagara Canada. Friday, February 15 View Page While in Niagara we kept our banner with us in case anyone had our logo and needed to find us. Friday, February 15 View Page While at Niagara we did get to see the Team-Lunatic Logo and they gave us some tips so we are optimistic we will discover ours soon. Friday, February 15 View Page Sadly we departed Niagara again without our Logo but we are invigorated and 2012 will be an all out Team effort to find it. If you see it somewhere don't let it get away and let us know where you found it. Where will we look next?... Stay tuned, our quest is not complete !! Sunday, February 17 View Page Going all the way to Northern Vermont was a great trip and while we did not find our Logo we did discover a time-out chair for those that complained about not finding our Logo yet. Monday, February 18 View Page Rumor has that Peter Sweet is on top of his game this years so the team gathers at the tree farm to see if he has our Logo. Wednesday, February 20 View Page Its summer patch tour time and an opportunity to see if Team members have misplaced our Logo in their patches. Its hard work and some team members needed a rest at Bart's patch. Wednesday, February 20 View Page Next stop was Paul's patches. One patch isn't enough for this grower. His wife had fresh baked muffins for the Team that were enjoyed by all, but we still couldn't find our Logo. Wednesday, February 20 View Page Next was Lloyd's scenic patch. The Team had a chance to look at his flock of chickens and also his well kept pumpkin patch, but no one was able to find the Logo. Wednesday, February 20 View Page If Chris had our Logo hiding in his patch then he did a good job because we couldn't find it there. Chris even had his patch hidden but we found it, giving us hope that we were sharpening our searching skills. Friday, February 22 View Page Chris recruited his family to take one for the Team. They spent the family vacation looking for our Logo starting at ‘Four Corners’. Such a unique location and being able to check four states at the same time would certainly have our Logo. Friday, February 22 View Page The pot of gold is at the end of the rainbow so why shouldn't our Logo be under and an arch. Friday, February 22 View Page Of course they needed to look in Bryce Canyon. Breathe taking location but no Logo. Friday, February 22 View Page Forest have lots of trees and hiding places so they searched the 1.6 million acres of the Kaibab National forest. Friday, February 22 View Page The Grand Canyon is the place where the Logo must be. Grand is a perfect attribute for our Logo. Friday, February 22 View Page Exhausted from their search finally they return home to report the Logo must be somewhere else. The Team is grateful for their sacrifice and hard work. Saturday, February 23 View Page With a name like 'Pleasure Dome' how could our Logo not be there? Sunday, February 24 View Page What is it they say about bears in the woods? Maybe this is where they cross the road to hide our Logo. There must be a lot of them as it seems they have their own crossing. Monday, February 25 View Page Another weigh off will help impress the Logo so the Team sponsors a second weigh off at Woodstock, CT. Some team members gather to assemble and paint a new gantry in the traditional Team color. Monday, February 25 View Page All this work resulted in one senior team member needing a rest in a rocking chair. Monday, February 25 View Page All the work paid off and the Woodstock weigh off was a success but the Logo failed to appear. Tuesday, February 26 View Page As you can see finding our Logo is a complicated task. The entire Team has been looking everywhere even though none of us are sure what it looks like. To help in the search one Team Member has submitted some suggestion of what she thinks it could look like. We will take all the help we can get. Tuesday, February 26 View Page #2 Tuesday, February 26 View Page #3 Tuesday, February 26 View Page #4, some of our team members are very creative. Wednesday, February 27 View Page Maybe we have been looking in the wrong direction. So Team-Pumpkin makes it way to Sanford Maine. Lots of great growers here but none were able to present us with our Logo. Thursday, February 28 View Page Washington DC is a place of power so now that John is retired from his president responsibilities with the Vermont Pumpkin Growers he and Kerry decided to join the Team search for our Logo. Thursday, February 28 View Page A consultation with Abraham Lincoln should be enlightening. Thursday, February 28 View Page Who says pumpkins aren't important. Are those giant pumpkin hoop houses on the lawn? With this kind of influence maybe we can get congress to do something and at least find our Logo. Thursday, February 28 View Page Time for a visit to the White House before the sequestration kicks in. Friday, March 1 View Page Matt consults with some local Team Members to see if they know where our Logo is hiding. Friday, March 1 View Page Matt finds a sign that points the way. We must me getting close now! Friday, March 1 View Page Matt consults with Diane and Danny but in short the Logo is not in the Dill's patch. Friday, March 1 View Page To the center of town at a tribute to Howard Dill and while there was a great display it did not have the Logo. Saturday, March 2 View Page The mailbox of Howard Dill! There may be a bubble pack or two but no Logo. Saturday, March 2 View Page All things pumpkin can be found here (except our Logo). Saturday, March 2 View Page Now that’s a logo but not ours. Saturday, March 2 View Page The famous Long Pond is the location where Hockey began but that same cannot be said about our Logo. Sunday, March 3 View Page This one says it all. Tuesday, March 5 View Page We went to the longest covered bridge in the World and while an impressive sight there was no Logo to be found. Thursday, March 7 View Page Bill and Dawn have traveled to help in the search for our Logo. This time Matt decided to get a guided tour of the �Orange� patch to see if the Logo is there someplace. Saturday, March 16 View Page Jeff's pumpkin patch is on the right side of the tracks and sure enough Team-Pumpkin was there to look for the logo. Other than some newly hatched chicks no logo or eggs were found. Sunday, March 17 View Page This is a photo of the Half Ton Pumpkin Club patch to go with the announcement in the general discussion message board. Friday, March 22 View Page Here is Team-Pumpkin on their continued search seeking out all of the top gardens. The Tingley�s had a very impressive set-up and while we wish the raspberries were in season we left with a great education, but no logo. Wednesday, March 27 View Page Al Berard..... Al is a master water mover as this motor shows. During the ATV ride through the 50+ giant pumpkin plants and seemingly mile of irrigation pipe there was no logo to be found but sure was an interesting set-up. Tuesday, April 2 View Page While in Switzerland Team-Pumpkin searched for signs of the Logo. There were several fine pumpkin growers, lots of quality pumpkin seeds and excellent Swiss Toblerone chocolate but no sign of the Logo. Wednesday, April 3 View Page While in Kadelburg, Germany Team-Pumpkin became so caught up in the �Fasnacht� festivities not only was the Logo not found but the Banner isn�t in the photo either ! Sunday, April 14 View Page While everyone else was working to setup things for the Team-Pumpkin Certified Weigh Off, Flat Norm made sure he had a prime location at the scale to observe everything. Sunday, April 14 View Page While Team-Pumpkin welcomes all pumpkin growers there are some who show up uninvited and try to spoil the party..... Wednesday, June 26 View Page It was a beautiful day in Paris where Team-Pumpkin continues the search for our Logo. Monday, August 12 View Page Team-Pumpkin had a successful teaching patch tour this year. Monday, August 12 View Page The first thing we learned was go to Paul's where there are fresh warm from the oven good things to eat. (Paul is a lucky pumpkin grower) Monday, August 12 View Page Paul showed us the way to grow a pumpkin on a rock is with a raised bed. With some creative vine training he finally got one set on his 150 square foot plant. Did he say it was out 18 feet ! Monday, August 12 View Page At Bart's, Barbeetoo approved of the tall corn. While not up to her standards of 28 feet it was still pretty good for here. Monday, August 12 View Page Gary and Matt go over some finer points in his patch. Monday, August 12 View Page See what happens when your pumpkin skips school and goes to the beach! Monday, August 12 View Page Matt gives an in-patch lesson for taping a pumpkin. Tuesday, September 24 View Page Look what we found while continuing the search for our LOGO ! Congratulations to Beni Meier for growing the worlds heaviest pumpkin ever. All the world of pumpkin growers salutes your accomplishment. Tuesday, October 1 View Page Searching in Knopp Germany I found this pic of Owens first 1K, from left to right Martina, Bettina, Michel and Owen. Saturday, November 2 View Page Machu Picchu in the Sacred Valley of the Incas is a mystical place so we thought it would a good place to find our LOGO. The search continues.... Sunday, November 3 View Page The UROS are pre-Incan people that live on islands made of floating reeds on Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia. Perhaps our LOGO can be found here, �looks interesting.