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Farm Brookshire | North Carolina | Orchard Germantown | South Carolina

They’re All Great Pumpkins, Charlie Brown

by American Way Staff
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Seeds of Wisdom
In 2006, American Stephen Clarke went head-to-head with a pumpkin and became the fastest pumpkin-face carver in the world, setting the record at 24.03 seconds, according to Guinness World Records.

The world's largest pumpkin (thus far) was a 1,502-pound pale-orange giant grown by Ron Wallace of Rhode Island.

The pumpkin's closest relatives include watermelons and squash.

Go beyond orange. The fruit (yes, a pumpkin is a fruit) also comes in white, green, red, tan, and an odd shade of blue, according to PumpkinNook.com.

Eighty percent of all American pumpkins go on sale in October.

DE-VINE (and Sincere) PATCHES Coast to coast, there are pumpkin patches aplenty waiting for you to drive up and haul away their grown-on-the-vine goodness. But don't just pick your pumpkin and skedaddle; these farms offer autumn fun that your family will remember long after the season is over - from haunted barns to ever-so-tasty apple-cider doughnuts to, yes, pig races. Because weather and demand can affect the schedules of pick-your-own patches, please call ahead before you hit the road.

Terhune Orchards Princeton, New Jersey
(about 50 miles southwest of Newark)
330 Cold Soil Road
(609) 924-2310
www.terhuneorchards.com
Pick-your-own patch open daily, and Fall Family Fun weekend events on Saturdays and Sundays through October 28.

The Pumpkin Patch Sauvie Island, Oregon
(about 10 miles northwest of Portland)
16511 NW Gillihan Road
(503) 621-3874
www.thepumpkinpatch.com
Open daily through October.

Stonycreek Farm Noblesville, Indiana
(about 25 miles north of Indianapolis)
11366 State Road 38 East
(317) 773-3344
www.stonycreekfarm.net
Pumpkin Harvest Festival runs daily through October 31.

Butler's Orchard Germantown, Maryland
(about 50 miles west of Baltimore and 35 miles north of Washington, D.C.)
22200 Davis Mill Road
(301) 972-3299
www.butlersorchard.com
Pumpkin Festival every weekend in October.

Lovell's Lacy Orchard Hopkinsville, Kentucky
(about 90 miles northwest of Nashville, Tennessee)
22850 Coal Creek Road
(270) 269-2242
www.lovellslacyorchard.com
Pick-your-own patch open daily through October 31.

Dewberry Farm Brookshire, Texas
(about 40 miles west of Houston)
7705 FM 362
(281) 934-3276
www.dewberryfarm.com
Open weekends in October and November.

Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm Homer Glen, Illinois
(about 30 miles southwest of Chicago)
13341 West 151st Street
(708) 301-3276
www.pumpkinfarm.com
Pumpkin patch open daily through October 30.

Sky Top Orchard Zirconia, North Carolina
(about 35 miles north of Greenville, South Carolina)
1197 Pinnacle Mountain Road
(828) 692-7930
www.skytoporchard.com
Open daily through Thanksgiving.

Hardin Farms Grady, Arkansas
(about 70 miles south
of Little Rock)
Highway 65 South
(870) 479-3978
www.hardinfarms.com
Pumpkin season runs through October, and the farm is open Wednesday through Sunday; call for hours.


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