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Local pumpkin patches offer festive fun with mazes, petting zoos, and seasonal treats

The Banducci family has been a staple in the community with their long-standing pumpkin patch tradition. Gia Wattenbarger, granddaughter of founder Raymond Banducci, shared how her grandfather's ...
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Local farm provides a perspective on pumpkin patches

Pumpkin patches are reaching their last few weeks of harvest, according to Farmer Doug Hoffbauer, a local farm owner in Duluth. Once the temperatures drop below freezing, the field becomes ruined, so ...
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Heat takes toll on pumpkins as local farms adapt to protect fall crops

EAST MOLINE, Ill. — Unseasonably warm weather is putting pressure on local pumpkin patches just as fall festivities begin across the Quad Cities. “We’ve had a lot of high heat,” Beri Dennhardt said.
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Local pumpkin patches begin opening for the fall

St. Paul’s will open its pumpkin patch on Wednesday, Oct. 8. “St. Paul’s pumpkin patch has been around for over 20 years and is the only place on Pleasure Island run completely by volunteers with all ...