The Greatest Green Pumpkin

by kiwilog

The Great Pumpkin always picks the most sincere pumpkin patch to rise out of. He’s just gotta pick this pumpkin patch. He’s just gotta! Look around. You can see that there’ not a sign of hypocrisy anywhere. Nothing but sincerity reaching out as far as the eye can see. – Linus from It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

GOOD GRIEF! It’s that time of year again. Time for pumpkin flavored everything– from pies to ice cream to cheesecake to, well shampoo! Everyone loves pumpkin around Halloween and Thanksgiving, whether it’s for carving or eating. It’s the perfect fall symbol. Just seeing a pumpkin makes you feel the autumn chill and reach for your favorite scarf.

Pumpkin picking is a fun fall activity, as well. What we don’t want is the pesticides sprayed on those fields to be on our children’s hands or in our pies (I know I don’t!). Do you want to know where the organic pumpkins are in your area? (I know I do!)

A very handy website is localharvest.org. All you have to do is plug in what you want (like organic pumpkins) and your zip code and it shows you all the places to get them in your area. You can search farmer’s markets, family farms and even restaurants.

And I’m pretty sure the Great Pumpkin would pick an organic pumpkin patch .