The Patch
Wander the rows and discover the pumpkin that feels as though it has been waiting for your story.
Walk the rows
The Conservatory Grounds · Early Autumn
The Turning Fields
Where the Valley keeps the seasons.
Today, the Pumpkin Patch is in season.
Walk the pathEarly pumpkin season
Every pumpkin has a place. Find yours.
The rows have opened beside the Conservatory, the first cider is warming at the farm stand, and Edgar has declared the patch hopeful.
This is the gentler beginning of autumn: bright afternoons, dusty paths, uncarved pumpkins, and lanterns waiting patiently for later nights.
Choose a path
There is more than one way through the patch.
Farm Stand
Pumpkins, gourds, cider, seeds, lanterns, and small seasonal gifts gathered beneath the awning.
Visit the standPick of the Day
A special pumpkin chosen each morning by Edgar himself, following methods he declines to explain.
See today’s pickPumpkin Tales
Stories, legends, field notes, and neighbor memories gathered from the Valley’s autumn paths.
Read the talesRecipes & Treats
Warm drinks, sweet treats, soups, breads, and cozy recipes to carry home from the fields.
View recipesGallery
Photographs and paintings from neighbors who found their perfect pumpkin—or were found by it.
View galleryNow open
Six small experiences have taken root.
Each path now leads somewhere complete: a walk, a basket, a pumpkin, a story, a recipe, or a first frame in the gallery.
The fields can grow slowly from here—one new tradition at a time.
Seasonal Almanac
The fields do not close. They turn.
Each season arrives twice: first as a beginning, then as a celebration.
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