Beginning in 2015, Prairie Home Farm in Coeur d’alene, Idaho, expanded to sell farm based fruit pies through our new
adventure- Lil' Punkin Pie Co.

Along with pumpkins grown specifically for pie, the farm boasts many fruit trees and bushes including rhubarb, blackberries, raspberries, mulberries, strawberries, tart pie cherries, pears, yellow plums and peaches. Always the first choice for fruit for its pie, lil’ punkin pie co then turns to local farmers and fruit producers from the farmers market. Keeping it local. Fruit and crust. As simple as that! With no brick and mortar pie shop, Lil’ Punkin Pie Co.’s pies are only available by preordering for pickup at the farm, and at both Kootenai county farmers markets.

TO ORDER- AVAILABILITY

- Order for pick up at the farm:
Pies ordered for pick up at the farm require at least a forty eight hour advance notice. Call to order or order thru the websites’s “get in touch with us” section.

- For purchase at kootenai county farmers market: 
As an established member of KCFM, pies are Available at both markets Rain or shine, both Saturday am and Wednesday evening. Visit www.kootenaicountyfarmersmarket.org for info.

- At prairie home farm during pumpkin patch in October:
Pies are available only on the saturdays while open to the public in October.

ANSWERS TO FREQUENTENLY ASKED QUESTIONS

- OUR PIES

The 3” pies (“tinys ”) are A single serve pie. Great for events or weddings. Cute as can be in their decorative boxes as Favors. 
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The 5”pie is about a slice and a half. Or as I’ve been told, “the perfect size for two”
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The 9” pie serves 6-8. Most weigh about 3 pounds.
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Without a brick and mortar pie shop, pies are not ready and for sale at the farm without preordering.
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Pick up at the farm is simple and easy. A red vintage Westinghouse Refrigerator on the front porch of our home doubles as a pie safe. We pick a time, you pick up the pie, and leave the money in the designated box.
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Pies for weddings and large Events require an estimated %50 down payment to hold the date.
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Delivery is available and negotiable
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Pies are sold baked and ready to serve
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All pies are made using Betty crocker’s good ol' fashioned, all shortening pie crust recipe. Hand blended with a pastry cutter, rolled, crimped and baked by Linda. Some pies may have been baked with fruit picked that morning.
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We don’t ship
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Employees are hired for pie box and fruit prep. All baking is done by Linda.

Lil' Punkin Pie Co.'s History

“Made in the salvaged cottage on the grounds of Prairie Home Farm in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. These pies are made with simple ingredients, smile on my face and years of experience in my touch.

My Grandpa owned a bakery on the avenue in a small town and I have always been known as the other baker in the family. I taught a baking class when I was in high school as a member of the "busy bakers", decorated cakes to supplement my income while raising my oldest child and won large colorful rosettes at our local county fair.

With a farm spilling over with fruit, an abandoned out building, a thriving pumpkin patch business, and a lifelong love of baking- Lil’ Punkin Pie Co. Was born! A simple plan, a simple business, a simple life. Simply blessed!

–Linda Swenson