Emily Courtney of San Rafael and her son Isaac Rettberg, 9, head out with their haul of pumpkins at the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch in Nicasio, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
A promising specimen at the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch in Nicasio, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Visitors at the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch in Nicasio, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Visitors take a hay ride around the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch in Nicasio, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Everson Thompson of Forest Knolls and his daughter Chloe, 11, look over farm animals at the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch in Nicasio, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
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Emily Courtney of San Rafael and her son Isaac Rettberg, 9, head out with their haul of pumpkins at the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch in Nicasio, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)