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UNION COUNTY — Carving jack-o’-lanterns and decorating with festive gourds are part of the joy of Halloween for many of us. If you don’t have your own pumpkin patch, get outside and search for the perfect pumpkin treasures growing in the Grande Ronde Valley. You’ll support local farmers, and it’s a lot more fun.

Johnson Family Fruit

65757 Courtney Lane, Summerville (near Highway 82 between Imbler and Elgin)

541-786-1493

www.facebook.com/Johnson-FamilyFruit

Open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. every day

This farm grows thousands of pumpkins and gourds on 3 acres.

In their words: “If you can’t afford to pay, then the pumpkins are free and our payment will be knowing that you and your children will have a happy Halloween.”

Pick’n Patch

62816 Lower Cove Road, Cove (near intersection with Booth Lane)

541-786-2421

www.facebook.com/PickNPatchFarm

Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays

Pick’n Patch has a corn maze and more than 20 varieties of pumpkins and gourds to choose from.

In their words: “Our family has been growing pumpkins in the Grande Ronde Valley for more than 16 years. In 2014 we opened our patch to the public so people could come to the field and pick their pumpkins and spend some quality time with family and friends.”