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Local pumpkin patch celebrates the Halloween season
BY JOHANNA MILLER
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he harvest season is in full swing at Crystal Bay Farm, a family-run farm in Watsonville specializing in pumpkins, winter and heirloom squash, berries and more.
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The annual pumpkin patch is currently covered in skeletons and skulls, ghouls and ghosts, spiderwebs and more for the lead up to Halloween on Oct. 31. Owners and farmers Lori and
Jeff Fiorovich oversee the property on the corner of San Andreas and Zils Road. The farm has been certified organic since 1997, and began its focus on pumpkins about 15 years ago.
“Halloween is like our Christmas,” Lori Fiorovich said. “We just love it. We love sharing in the fun with everyone.” The annual pumpkin patch opened this year on Oct. 1, and
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Lori Fiorovich, who owns Crystal Bay Farm with hr husband, strolls through her pumpkin patch.
