Go Green with Locally Grown Pumpkins
Posted by Chad Norman October 22nd, 2007 .If you’re trying to green up this decidedly orange holiday, walk right past those huge boxes of pumpkins at the grocery store and head out to Boone Hall Plantation. There you can pick a pumpkin right from the soil it was grown in, rather than right from the box it was shipped in. This is a simple choice with a relatively small impact, but it will eliminate the energy used to ship those store bought pumpkins from distant farms. It will also get you and your family/friends out for a fun fall outing.
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Great idea to support the local farming community as well. We’re planning on either getting our pumpkin directly from Boone Hall Plantation or it’s store located a half mile north on 17.
I saw a Huge tractor trailer at the farm this morning, backed up the pumpkin area…could they be dropping of out of town pumpkins???
Aaaack! They probably are. You’re still safe if you pick them yourself…it’s hard to fake that. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they brought some in to meet demand.