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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! 
We wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day. February is a very special month to us, John and Sharon Steffens, as we celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary. And our son, Robert and Christine, celebrate their first wedding anniversary. We wish them many happy years ahead.
We are working on plans for this next season and we encourage you to visit Steffens Orchard Market about mid-August. We enjoy meeting and talking with our customers and want you to have a good time at our farm. We look forward to seeing you.
Looking ahead to the summer and fall of 2010:
Good Things to Eat:
Apples, peaches, blueberries, cherries, and other fruits and vegetables; cider and caramel apples; donuts, fresh and frozen pies; cookies, soups; jams, preserves, and fruit butters; toppings, syrups, salad dressings; salsas and mustards are available.
Other Items For Sale: Apple peelers, slicers, corers, canning items, Ball Canning books, canning lids and tops, various cookbooks, apple bread boards, sweet corn items, knives, handmade towels for the kitchen, etc. We also have several baking mixes, cheesecake mixes and toppings for fruit crisps.
Fun Things to Do:
Pick your own apples or pumpkins; build a scarecrow at our Scarecrow Factory; tour the orchards on our orchard shuttle; play on the wooden tractor and hay wagon slide; measure heighth and take pictures with the Happy Apple Man; test your apple smarts; or enjoy the free Moonwalk for children while you shop.
Special Events:
Kent Harvest Trails runs from mid-September through Halloween. Watch for brochures at Spartan Stores or at our market.
Scarecrow building and a scarecrow contest celebrating "Harvest On the Ridge-Apple Festival" was featured on September 25-26 in Sparta and at Steffens Orchards. We expect the contest to be part of the 2010 Festival. You can check the Sparta Chamber of Commerce web site for ongoing events. .
You can build your scarcrow for contests or for your front porch, yard or garden at Steffens Scarecrow Factory. If we provide the materials, the cost is $15, if you provide the clothes, the cost is $11. Please make an appointment at 616-887-2404. Thank you.
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