My family loves pumpkins, autumn leaves, and all things fall!  Every year we kick off our season with our family tradition of “The First Pumpkin”.  It’s pretty much as it sounds – when we find the first pumpkin of the season, we buy it and take it home.  It’s a contest to see who will spot it first!  Fun times!  Once it arrives to our front porch, the season has begun!

This year’s first pumpkin was found at Geneva Lakes Produce at Papas, a wondereful family owned produce farm in Mukwonago.  They also have a huge variety of fresh vegetables and fruits in their produce hut!  We picked up fresh corn, both green and red tomatoes, as well as cabbage and of course, our first pumpkin!  It’s a delightful place to visit and soon their “pick your own pumpkin patch” will be open. 

I can remember a time we found the first pumpkin in August, which was really early!  And then there is the time that the first pumpkins were 16 beauties that grew out of our compost bin!  It’s an easy but fun tradition for us to mark the start of our fall season!  What are your fall traditions?  Share with me on Facebook!