{"id":8623,"date":"2021-10-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/news\/?p=8623"},"modified":"2021-10-25T13:44:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:44:03","slug":"pumpkin-patches-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/pumpkin-patches-ontario","title":{"rendered":"Self-Pick Pumpkin Patches in Ontario in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pumpkin picking season is here \u2014 and Canadians love their pumpkins. According to the 2016 Census of Agriculture<\/a>, there are more than 2,500 farms with pumpkin patches across Canada. This includes many self-pick pumpkin patches in Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who don’t gorge on gourds, there are a number of other fruits, vegetables and legumes ready to be plucked from the harvest. The biggest draws: apples, beans and tomatoes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The cool thing about going to a farm is that you can often find varieties that are not in grocery stores,” says Cathy Bartolic, the executive director of the Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If picking produce isn’t your bag, Bartolic says many farms offer family-friendly activities on-site, such as wagon rides and corn mazes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s great just to get out in the fresh air, to catch those last few rays until winter kicks in.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pick-Your-Own Farms in Ontario<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Using data from The Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association<\/a>, we’ve created a number of helpful gourd guides to help you fill your basket with the finest fall produce Ontario has to offer. Here are the best pick-your-own farms in Ontario to visit this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n