Summer rain creates bumper year for pumpkins in Chicago area

All the rain we’ve had this summer has been great for many farmers who grow crops like corn. It’s also been great for pumpkin farmers who are seeing a bumper crop just in time for Halloween.

They are surrounded by pumpkins of all sizes! A class of first graders from Barbara Sizemore Academy from the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago is on a field trip to South Barrington to learn more about pumpkins. They are considered a fruit, part of the gourd family…

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