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Halloween spotlight: Pumpkin patches are giving people a better understanding of how produce is grown

Pumpkin picking has become the latest craze in the UK on the run up to Halloween, with umpteen patches being set-up on farms throughout the country. Katrina Macarthur finds out more.

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Halloween spotlight: Pumpkin patches are giving people a better understanding of how produce is grown

Pumpkin picking has become the latest craze in the UK on the run up to Halloween, with umpteen patches being set-up on farms throughout the country. Katrina Macarthur finds out more. The new trend is...

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