For Thanksgiving, Pumpkins That Won't Be Found In Cans

For Thanksgiving, Pumpkins That Won't Be Found In Cans:

There are jack o' lanterns, and then there is the pumpkin you find in cans.

But farmer David Heisler says the world of pumpkins has much, much more to offer.

Heisler grows 38 varieties of pumpkins and winter squash on his farm in Comus, Md., about 50 miles north of Washington, D.C. His farm stand is a riot of pattern and color — red, orange, pink, white, green, yellow, even blue. Though pumpkins originated in the Americas, they're grown and prized around the world: "every continent except Antarctica," says Heisler.

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