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The pumpkin queen
Sarah Frey is known as the pumpkin queen because she grows the most jack pumpkins in the united states (The big orange ones for halloween). Just this fall she shipped 5 million pumpkins. She says if it hadn’t been so hot and humid she would’ve shipped more.
Eat not carve Sarah frey believes you shouldn't just carve pumpkins for entertainment and decoration but eat them. She is now using more than ⅓ of her fields solely for edible pumpkins. She has strayed away from the traditional Jack pumpkin for more exotic pumpkins such as rough skinned peanut pumpkins or the slate-green Jarrahdale from australia. She wants major retailers
such as walmart and target to become more educated about how good the pumpkin is for you. The pumpkin is a squash which is a part of the Cucurbit family. The Cucurbit family includes squash,gourds,melons and cucumbers. She wasn’t always successful she came from a desperation her father got sick and her farm was about to be foreclosed on. So she bought it from the bank along with 80 acres of lands. The problem was that the fields were mostly clay, but for her that was perfect for pumpkins. She could extend their season into the late fall and they wouldn’t take much tending. She says most girls buy shoes I buy farms. She currently owns about 15,000 acres of farming land.
Conclusion
Sarah frey isn’t just a pumpkin farmer she’s a pumpkin enthusiast. She wants The United States to understand that pumpkins aren’t just for carving they are for eating as well. She has the largest pumpkin farm in the United States. She wants to use her influence to inform the homes of the United States that pumpkins aren’t just for carving.
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