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Pumpkin Patches in Vermont and New York State

The Great Pumpkin - Part 2

By , About.com Guide

Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Picture

The perfect pumpkin is a key Halloween ingredient.

© 2001 Kim Knox Beckius
Vermont Pumpkin Patches

Sam Mazza's - Colchester, Vermont
Hayrides through the Haunted Gulch to the pumpkin patch are available on weekends at this farm near Burlington, which also offers a three-mile corn maze, bakery and more.

Wellwood Orchards - Springfield, Vermont
Pick your own Halloween pumpkin and enjoy fresh cider, plus shop for Vermont cheese, crafts, syrup and more.

Vermont Pick-Your-Own Guide - statewide
Use this search tool from the Vermont Agriculture Department to locate a pumpkin picking place in Vermont.

Neighboring New York Pumpkin Patches

Applewood Orchards & Winery - Warwick, New York
Pick your own pumpkins, then enjoy the fall gardens and munch on apple donuts in the orchard store. Plus, sample the winery's latest creations.

Greig Farm - Red Hook, New York
Picking a pumpkin is just one of the fall-themed activities you can enjoy at this Hudson Valley Farm. Shop at the farm market and enjoy the colors of fall.

Jenkins-Lueken Orchards - New Paltz, New York
Sample fresh cider squeezed at Jenkins-Lueken's own cider mill and your pumpkin picking outing will be complete!

Ontario Orchards - Oswego, New York
Pick-your-own pumpkins are just the start at this upstate New York farm market and nursery, which offers picking on weekends. Don't miss the bakery's 26 flavors of jumbo muffins, which you can wash down with fresh-pressed cider.

Pumpkin Picking on Long Island - Long Island, New York
About.com's Long Island Guide provides this round-up of places to pick pumpkins on Long Island.

This article, which is updated annually, was featured in the September/October 1999 issue of Condé Nast's Women's Sports & Fitness magazine.

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