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Pumpkins

Get ready to carve out some fun! This two-part lesson dives headfirst into the Kansas pumpkin industry, showing students what it really takes to grow pumpkins from tiny seeds to autumn treats and porch displays. With free supplies from the Ellis County Farm Bureau, kids will learn all about pumpkin varieties, explore how they grow, and discover the step-by-step journey from the field to the plate or porch!

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Activity:

Students explore pumpkin varieties, pumpkin-based foods, and follow the step-by-step journey a pumpkin takes from the farm field to the plate or porch

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Video

You've been duped: that "pumpkin" puree in the can isn't pumpkin at all — at least not the kind you think! We bust the great American pumpkin myth and discover why we grow 500 million pounds of the stuff each year — without eating any of it.

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