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OCTOBER 13�20, 2021
CULTURE & HERITAGE
Go! staff
Searching for
the perfect
pumpkin
U
NION COUNTY — Carving jack-
o’-lanterns and decorating with
festive gourds are part of the joy
of Halloween for many of us. If you
don’t have your own pumpkin patch,
get outside and search for the
perfect pumpkin treasures growing
in the Grande Ronde Valley. You’ll
support local farmers, and it’s a lot
more fun.
PICK’N PATCH
62816 Lower Cove Road, Cove
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF EASTERN OREGON
JOHNSON FAMILY FRUIT
65757 Courtney Lane,
Summerville (near Highway 82
between Imbler and Elgin)
541-786-1493
www.facebook.com/Johnson-
FamilyFruit
Open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. every day
This farm grows thousands of
pumpkins and gourds on 3 acres.
In their words: “If you can’t aff ord
to pay, then the pumpkins are free
and our payment will be knowing
that you and your children will have
a happy Halloween.”
(near intersection with Booth
Lane)
541-786-2421
www.facebook.com/PickNPatch-
Farm
Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays
Pick’n Patch has a corn maze and
more than 20 varieties of pumpkins
and gourds to choose from.
In their words: “Our family has
been growing pumpkins in the
Grande Ronde Valley for more than
16 years. In 2014 we opened our
patch to the public so people could
come to the fi eld and pick their
pumpkins and spend some quality
Pick’n Patch/Contributed photo
time with family and friends.”
11am-8pm Tuesday-Saturday
Johnson Family Fruit/Contributed photo