Orange Crush
Boost your trick-or-treater's seasonal spirit – as well as your own – at one of these nearby gourd gardensby Lisa A. Philips.
As Linus knows only too well, Pumpkin patches don't always yeild something Great. On October weekends, suburban pick-your-own farms tend to be crowded and noisy, with deisel fumes from tour busses ruining any hope of fresh country air. But you needn't, er, squash your child's dreams just yet. We found three appealing alternatives to the typical harvest hell, all within two hours of the city.
The world's tallest garden gnome, Chomsky, stands sentry at the entrace to Kelder's Farm. Operating in New York's Rondout Valley since 1836, Kelder's offers all the classic fall farm amusements: a petting zoo, hayrides, and corn maze. But the biggest draw is a mini-golf course ($3.25) designed by artist Maria Reidelbach, coauthor of Miniature Golf (said to be the only book ever bound in artificial turf). The whimsical course is constructed from recycled tractor wheels and other repurposed farm implements, and it's lined with vegetables, herbs, grains, and fruit that kids can pick along the way.
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