Farmers see positive outlook for pumpkin season despite pandemic
Story Date: 9/4/2020

 

Source: Mary Helen Jones, SPECTRUM NEWS, 9/3/20

 
There's still a month left in the growing season for pumpkins, but Beverly Mooney of Millstone Creek Orchards is hopeful about what October will look like for them. Many businesses are struggling in 2020, but outdoor spaces like farms are at an advantage. “If anything, what this year has shown me, at least in agriculture and agritourism, people want to get out of the house, and there are so few options," Mooney says. So people take to farms, and pumpkins offer a lot of options for activities.

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