Open Fields is Officially Returning!

Scott Roberts April 10, 2011 at 12:28 am food Digg this Article

Jim Campbell Trapping Horrible Haggis Inside the Porta-Potty with His Pickup at Open Fields 2010

Jim Campbell had planned on last year's Open Fields chilehead celebration to be the final one; he felt he no longer was able to dedicate the time to holding the event due to time constraints with his firefighter job and with life in general.

So it was with a very heavy heart that pepper lovers and sauce freaks from around the United States and the world amassed in Jim's secretive chile pepper fields in central Indiana last September to join in what they thought was the final gathering. There had been murmurs of others picking up the torch and running with it - perhaps moving Open Fields to a new locale - just to continue with the beloved tradition of chileheads congregating and camping out in the early fall.

Well, it has just been announced that Open Fields 2011 will be happening! It will take place on October 7th - 10th, and will have "no chiles" to pick from the fields' "hobby patch" according to Saint Jim. Most participants should not be worried about that last bit of news, as virtually everyone has agreed that it's the people, and NOT the chile peppers, that have made this event so special in people's hearts.

More details are forthcoming...

Comments

Buddah
2011-04-10 04:43:21

While I am happy that Open Fields is returning, I am totally bummed that I took my vacation pick this year for the end of September hoping it was returning in it's usual spot. I wish I knew, now I am stuck. :(

Buddah
2011-04-10 04:50:30

It actually would be a better week for me to plan around because of Columbus Day being that Monday and I am off. I would drive to the Weekend of Fire Show on Sept 30, then to CaJohn's Open House on Monday Oct 3rd, then just drive around a few days sight seeing until Open Fields the following Friday. Drive home Sunday morning. I wish I knew.

Scott Roberts
2011-04-10 09:20:45

I'm not gonna miss this one. I hope you're able to make it, Buddah.

Buddah
2011-04-12 08:58:04

I switched vacation weeks from Weekend of Fire through Open Fields. I will have to drive around a bit seeing the sites after CaJohn's Open House, but as long as it isn't too far I will head to it and sleep in car. Could be fun as long as I have enough money to pull it off.

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