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Pond Hill picks pumpkins ahead of busy fall season
Karly Graham, The Petoskey News-Review
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Volunteers and staff at Pond Hill Farm helped harvest thousands of pumpkins on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.
Volunteers and staff at Pond Hill Farm helped harvest thousands of pumpkins on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.

HARBOR SPRINGS — On a rainy Monday, friends, family and volunteers took to Pond Hill Farm for a day of pumpkin picking.

Trucks, tractors and trailers led the way to the fields of lined up pumpkins, which were collected and relocated to the front of the property. The Monday pumpkin picking event allows the farm to get a jumpstart on preparing for its busiest month: October.

During Monday's pumpkin harvest, volunteers gathered pre-cut pumpkins and piled them up in trailers before they were brought toward the front of the property at Pond Hill Farm.
During Monday's pumpkin harvest, volunteers gathered pre-cut pumpkins and piled them up in trailers before they were brought toward the front of the property at Pond Hill Farm.

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Following their owners into the fields, a few dogs stood watch while pumpkins were moved from the fields over to the front of the 15-acre property at Pond Hill Farm on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.
Following their owners into the fields, a few dogs stood watch while pumpkins were moved from the fields over to the front of the 15-acre property at Pond Hill Farm on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.

Watched over by some canine companions, the volunteers tossed and placed the pumpkins into the trailers from the field. Volunteers left with two pumpkins and full stomachs as well.

Pond Hill Farm Chief Operating Officer David Berryman said the farm usually has between 50,000 and 80,000 pumpkins a year.

Throughout the day, kids and adults alike helped toss pumpkins into the trailers at Pond Hill Farm. Volunteers were fed and left with a few pumpkins of their own to take home during the harvest on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.
Throughout the day, kids and adults alike helped toss pumpkins into the trailers at Pond Hill Farm. Volunteers were fed and left with a few pumpkins of their own to take home during the harvest on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.

— Contact reporter Karly Graham at kgraham@petoskeynews.com. Follow her on Twitter at @KarlyGrahamJRN. 

This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Pond Hill picks pumpkins ahead of busy fall season

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