By NewsLine Staff
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The original pumpkin patch in Ponte Vedra Beach, now in its 24th year, is located at Lord of Life Lutheran Church on Roscoe Boulevard. This year, the pumpkin patch will open on Sunday, Oct. 8 and will sell pumpkins every day up until 5 p.m. on Halloween.
“Every year we get a great assortment of pumpkins in unusual shapes and colors that are very popular, such as green, gray, cream, or with warts on orange ones — along with the classic, perfect carving pumpkin,” said Deb Nye, the head organizer of this annual event, which is the largest fundraiser that the church holds.
This year the church will give 10 percent of the profits from pumpkin sales to the St. Johns County charity Pie in the Sky, which provides fresh produce, eggs, bread, soup and other staples to 1,200 seniors in the county who don’t have enough to eat.
Along with large pumpkins, the church has a very good assortment of mini pumpkins and gourds and sells homemade baked goods and its famous pumpkin pies baked using pumpkins from the patch. Last year Nye baked 150 pumpkin pies, which sold out almost as quickly as they came out of the oven.
Patch hours are Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to dusk, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to dusk, and Sundays from 11 a.m. to dusk. Family Fun Days will be held the weekend of Oct. 14 and 15, with a slide, bounce house, face painting, games, and a craft. New this year will be tractor rides every weekend from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. The patch will also be open all day on Monday, Oct. 16, a day students are out of school.
Photo courtesy Sheila Kolesaire
Ponte Vedra’s original pumpkin at Lord of Life Lutheran Church is now open.
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