Pumpkin Facts: Everything You Didn't Know About Pumpkins and Jack-O-Lanterns!

Pumpkin and Jack-O-Lanterns Facts

• Pumpkins are fruits, a type of squash that cucumbers, squashes and melons.
• Pumpkins are native to North America and have been domestically grown there for five thousand years.
• In 1584, after French explorer Jacques Cartier explored the Saint Lawrence region of North America, he reported finding "gros melons" (large melons). The name was translated into English as "pompions," which has since evolved into the modern "pumpkin."
• Pumpkins are low in calories, fat, and sodium and high in fiber. They are good sources of Vitamin A, Vitamin B, potassium, protein, and iron.
• The largest pumpkin ever grown was over 1100 by a man in Ohio, in 2000.
• Pumpkins require a long hot growing season and loads of humus, manure and water.
• Pumpkins: Background & Statistics
• Processing & Marketing
• California Drought: Farm and Food Impacts
• Food Markets & Prices

For directions on how to carve your pumpkin, click here for Pumpkin Carving 101

Halloween Costumes

Here are some of the most popular Halloween costumes for children this year. For more choices, see our Halloween costumes pages.

Inflatable Riding Dinosaur Costume for Adults - everyone LOVES this costume. It's a hit where ever you go!

Harry Potter Costume Kids Plush Robe - With a hood, one for each house, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hogwarts

Wizard Robe Cloak Halloween costume for Kids

Girl's Sparkle Princess Costume - In pink, for small girls

Sew your own Halloween Costumes with Patterns from the Singer Sewing Reference Library

Pizza Costume for Kids - A giant slice of pizza Halloween Costume for Children and Teens

Easy Halloween Costumes for Children - Miniature patterns for 3 to 12 year old children, just enlarge and use

 

 

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You may find these websites useful!

Local pick your own farms for apples, strawberries, raspberries, corn, tomatoes, etcr

Farm markets and roadside stands

Local Honey Finder

Children's consignment sales

Local Meat, Milk and Eggs

Christmas Tree Farms and lots

Road tripping and camping tips, tricks and How-to's

Fun Factory Tours

Venues for you event: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party

Easter egg hunts

Festivals: Fruit and vegetable festivals

Winery tours and wine tastings

Horses: rides, stables, lessons, trails

Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks

Bed and Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards

Zombie Paintball venues

Environmental resources

Consumer fraud information

Wholesale food sources

Resources for Farmers

Pumpkin patches

Corn mazes