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OTHER FRUIT & VEGETABLES (page 2)
Peck's Farm Market East
Spring Green, WI
 Peck's Farm Market West
Spring Green, WI
Peck's Farm Market has two big produce stands just down the road from each other. They also sell other foods and gifts, and feature a petting zoo, horse drawn wagon rides, and a children's play area. Peck's Farm Market was established in 1966. I don't know how long these giant food statues have been here. Peck's Farm East also has a pumpkin and a watermelon. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [strawberry photo thanks Mark Comstock]

Giant Banana, Orange, Corn & Strawberry
Fairfield, OH
 Giant Strawberry & Pumpkin
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
 Pumpkin Patch Ride
St. Paul, MN
 Giant Pumpkin
Milton, WI

The Giant Banana, Orange, Corn and Strawberry sculptures in Fairfield are located at Jungle Jim's International Market. For more, see this website.

The Giant Strawberry and Pumpkin were created around 2001. The Pumpkin is about 12' tall and 8' wide. The Strawberry is about 10' tall and 8' wide. They are mounted on poles at Altenburg's Country Gardens. They are brought down for local parades and towed by a tractor (note the wheels). This farm has been here since 1964. For more, see their website.

This Pumpkin Patch is a kiddie ride at Como Town, located in Como Park. For more, see their website. For more kiddie rides, see this section.

This Giant Pumpkin is installed on top of an empty silo at Meyer's Farm Market. I believe the fiberglass pumpkin has been there since 2004. [photo thanks Mark Comstock]

Blueberry Man
Oxford, NS
 Giant Garlic
Ann Arbor, MI
 Giant Carrots
Ann Arbor, MI

The Blueberry Man is 8' tall and stands at an Irving gas station. He is made of steel and cement. The statue was previously located in Peticodiac, New Brunswick. Irving Oil bought him and moved him here in 1999. His arms were originally much thinner. Oxford claims to be the Blueberry Capital of Canada. For more, see this website. [photo thanks Susan Kell]

The Giant Garlic hangs above the "Quarter Bistro & Tavern". For more, see their website.

These Giant Carrots stand in front of the Food Gatherers food bank. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. The company is located on Carrot Way. [photo thanks Mark Comstock]

Giant Lemon?
Oklahoma City, OK
 Giant Olive
Philadelphia, PA
 Giant Artichoke
Castroville, CA

Masquerade Costume & Tuxedo has what looks like a Giant Lemon on their roof. Does anyone know what this is and what the original business here was?

This Giant Olive is installed at the Continental Mid-town Restaurant. This place is famous for their martinis. For more, see this website.

The Giant Artichoke was built in 1972 and is 20' tall by 12' wide. It is made of concrete and rebar and stands next to the "Giant Artichoke Restaurant". Castroville has been growing artichokes since the 1920s and proclaims itself the Artichoke Center of the World. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Giant Pickle
Detroit, MI
 Baked Potato
Blackfoot, ID

This Giant Pickle is installed above Eph's Downtown, a sandwich-focused restaurant. [photos thanks Mark Comstock]

This giant Baked Potato is installed in front of the Idaho Potato Museum. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

More Giant Potatos:
Spud Drive-in (Driggs, ID)
Potato (Prince Edward Island; Canada)

Field of Corn
Dublin, OH
The Field of Corn was created in 1994 by Malcolm Cochran. The 109 ears of corn are made of concrete and bronze. The ears are about 6' tall and arranged in even rows. The site was used as a cornfield from 1935-1963 and became a park when it was donated to the city. This installation is a reminder of the town's heritage (Dublin is now a rapidly developing suburb). For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Giant Ear of Corn
Coon Rapids, IA
This Giant Ear of Corn is part of the Garst Seed Company sign. The corn supposedly rotates but it wasn't when I was there in 2006. Garst was bought out by Syngenta in 2005 but the town wants to keep the sign. The wording will probably be changed but the corn will stay. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Ear of Corn
Minneapolis, MN
 Ear of Corn
Olivia, MN
 Corn Water Tower
Rochester, MN
This Minneapolis Ear of Corn is located in the Gaviidae Common Food Court.

This Olivia Ear of Corn is 25' tall and was built in 1973. The fiberglass statue is installed on top of a gazebo in Memorial Park. Olivia claims to be the Corn Capital of the World.

The Corn Water Tower has a 60' tall ear of corn which is lit at night. It has been here at the Libby Foods' Seneca Foods plant since 1931. For more, see this website.

More Giant Corn:
Corn Stalk (Hoopeston, IL)

More Giant Fruits & Vegetables:
Olive (Lindsay, CA)
Big Banana (New South Wales, Australia)
Banana (Queensland, Australia)
Cherries (New South Wales, Australia)
Tomato (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)
various (various places)