By TELVIN POLEDORE
Halloween is right around the corner and the spookiest thing about the scary season is a goblin called Covid-19
The virus was expected to change how the holiday is celebrated this year, mostly by curtailing trick-or-treating unless the kids all dress up in Hazmat suits.
But one holiday activity enjoyed by many is fairly safe: pumpkin picking.
“Due to COVID-19, we suspended the all you can carry option and are only selling 69 cents a pound,” said Jim Stakey, the main pumpkin farmer of Stakey’s Pumpkin farm in Aquebogue, Long Island.
With this one limitation set back by the pandemic, the holiday season on the farm is still lively.
Many pumpkin farms in the state are open during the pandemic, allowing people to get some of the holiday fun
According to Zippia.com, New York is the 3rd state in the United States that grows the most pumpkins yearly. The Stakey Farm contributes to this statistic by growing pumpkins across 26-acres yearly.
Usually visitors are allowed to roam across the 26-acre field and pick out their own pumpkins straight off the vine.
“It’s a very happy experience during the holiday season.” Said Stakey.
According to Zippia.com, 80% of pumpkins are picked in October. The Stakey Farm gets the most traffic during September and October.
Many festive activities this year have been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic but the Halloween season will be able to stay alive and the Stakey Farm is helping this tradition survive through the pandemic.
Photo of the Stakey family.
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