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There’s a lot of work that goes into your jack-o’-lantern

Local families among those in the business of growing pumpkins and gourds

Leah Gerber
By Leah Gerber

Last updated on Oct 26, 2023

Posted on Oct 26, 2023

4 min read

There’s a lot of work that goes into your jack-o’-lantern
Mary Ellen and Josephine McCormick of Fall Harvest Farm in Wellesley Township display some of their wares at their family-run pumpkin patch. They have ten acres in pumpkins, squash and decorative corn. [Leah Gerber]

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Leah Gerber
Leah Gerber

Elmira, Ontario, Canada

Leah Gerber is a full-time journalist / photographer at The Observer.

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