Gail’s Pumpkin Patch enjoys a busy first Sunday of the season

[September 07, 2021]    The first Sunday afternoon of the 2021 season at Gail’s Pumpkin Patch saw a remarkable turnout of families celebrating the unofficial arrival of fall.

In their 16th year, the David and Gail Sasse have reached that point in history when they are seeing the people they met as children returning to the patch as adults with children of their own. It’s gratifying for the couple as they see generations arrive and make an afternoon of playing and shopping at the pumpkin patch.

On Sunday there were more than a few couples with newborns. Bringing their tiniest tots to the pumpkin patch for the first time was an opportunity to make a memory and of course take a few pictures.



One such couple was Cole and Kaylee Baker with their baby girl Henslee.



For Lincoln’s newest alderman, Greg Miller, it was also a great time. Miller, with wife Abby posed with the three youngsters in their family including four-week-old AJ.

The Miller/Coers family members gathered together for a number of photos to commemorate the day.





Gail’s Pumpkin Patch has numerous play opportunities for children spread across the back yard area of the business. All around there were kids enjoying the many options while parents watched and recorded the day to keep for memory.





All around the farm there are animals that families can enjoy from the goats to the chickens, and of course, the kittens.

Inside the barn the retail merchandise is all in place as it always is, and shoppers were taking advantage of the offerings including cold apple cider slush.

The Sasses’ have a new tool that was also displayed prominently inside the retail barn. David Sasse explained the large green contraption saying it is an apple cleaner. Sasse bought the machine in disrepair and spent several hours refurbishing it and making it look nice for display and use in the retail area.



On Sunday, he was busy cleaning the apples and he and Gail worked together to get the farm grown fruits bagged and boxed up when they came out of the cleaner.





The Sasse apple crop this year is huge in volume and also in size of the fruits. The trees in the back orchard as well as the smaller selection in the front yard are loaded with delicious looking fruit.

If you are someone who has not visited the patch this would be a great year to do so. There are tons of pumpkins and gourds for sale along with the apples, cider, Amish made butters and jams and a wide selection of decorator items for inside and out. The animals are friendly and happy to accept the cups of food shoppers can buy at the cash register inside.

Shoppers can purchase pumpkins right from the front yard, or they can grab a wagon and go to the patch and pick their own from a large selection.

As is the annual tradition, Gail’s will also host a Farm Day at the patch on Sunday September 19th from noon to 5 p.m. On that day there will be special activities and plenty of opportunities to make family memories.

Hope to see you there!

[Nila Smith]