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The article reports Gravis Gienger's record-breaking pumpkin, weighing 1,247 kilograms, at a California competition, exceeding many cars in weight and suitable for numerous pumpkin pies, much to Gienger's surprise.

Focuses on underwater pumpkin carving. Challenges posed to divers by the activity; Carving strategies used by carvers; Information on an underwater pumpkin carving contest in Monterey Bay, California.

Reports on the popularity of San Diego's pumpkins, during the Halloween month. Comments from Tom Ness, vice president of Bates Nut Farm; Popularity of the Big Mac pumpkin; Information on Big Macs.

A map is presented of the U.S. states that grew the most pounds of pumpkins in 2013 with mention of Illinois, California, Ohio, Michigan, and New York.

The article offers information on sources for unusual pumpkins, which include Peltzer Farms in and Farmer John's Pumpkins in California, and descriptions of offbeat designs. La Estrella is a tropical calabaza hybrid grown in Florida while Rouge Vif d'Etampes and Mini Fairytale from France are reminiscent of Cinderella's carriage. Grower Terrianne Toso's varieties may also be purchased at the Roger Reynolds Nursery & Carriage Stop in Menlo Park, California.

The article reports that actor Tobey Maguire took his daughter Ruby and wife Jennifer Meyer on a search for the perfect pumpkin for Halloween. The celebrity family hit Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch in Los Angeles, California, where Courtney Cox, Heidi Klum and Seal also took their kids to check out the festivities. With Ruby about to turn one, word is that newlyweds Maguire and Meyer can not wait to increase their family.

The article features the Bob's Pumpkin Farm in the south of Half Moon Bay, California. It is a farm considered as an old fashioned operation with acres of orange gourds that reaches clearer to the Pacific. While most of its products are commonly used as a Halloween specimen. The place is considered as one of the most favored scenic patches across the West. On the other hand, Maris Farms in rural Buckley Washington has a snapshot worthy glimpses of Mount Rainier with evergreen on a distance.

This article provides information on several holiday cooking classes in California as of December 2005. New School of Cooking, where friends and family will enjoy the fruits of Authentic French Crepes on December 1 and Olive Oil: Food for the Gods on December 3. Meanwhile, Winter Feast Cooking Class at Border Grill will show how to whip up tamarind-glazed salmon, turkey albondigas soup, sweet potatoes s'mores and celebritas on December 3. Finally, Christmas Dinner with Chef Isaac Rivera at Cucina Paradiso will teach students how to make pumpkin and chestnut soup, free-range goose stuffed with sausage, potatoes and red peppers in an orange glaze and panettone bread pudding.

This section informs about the Thanksgiving desserts baked by Josie pastry chef Jonna Jensen of Santa Monica, California. The dinner ends with pumpkin and pecan pies, and Jensen bakes them. She uses pâ té brisé e crusts, spikes the pumpkin versions with ginger and molasses, and starts her pecans by cooking down a vanilla bean in brown butter.

Provides information on the pumpkins grown at Farmer John's Pumpkin Farm in Half Moon Bay, California. Varieties of pumpkin grown in the farm; Comment of farmer John Muller about pumpkin; Easy recipes to celebrate the annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival.

Reports on a 671-pound pumpkin grown in New Jersey that is the world record holder at the 1986 international heavyweight pumpkin contest in San Francisco, California.

Reports on Bodacious Pumpkins, a farm in Fallbrook, California operated by Gary Dicks and Brian Boren of Inland Growers Inc. Description of the farm by Dicks; Varieties of pumpkins grown by the farm; Production of giant pumpkins; Price for pumpkins; Losses due to theft.

The article provides reports that it is prime pumpkin time in Northern California. Late September through October is prime pumpkin time, and farm stands sell a range of traditional and gourmet gourds--including the Italian Marina di Chioggia, good for risotto, or the Japanese Red Kabocha, good for sautés. On Main Street, Lewis Rossman, executive chef at Cetrella, has planned an October menu around the local harvest.

Reports on the field trips of school children at the Satterstrom Pumpkin Patch in Reedley, California. Selection of pumpkins; Cultivation of the pumpkins using reflective mulch.

Reports on the increasing pumpkin production despite the declining pumpkin acreage in Fresno County, California. Stability of sales revenue; Impact of mosaic virus on pumpkin farming; Pumpkin varieties.

The article presents the professional winner of the limited edition category of the Site Furnishings Award from the "Landscape Architecture Magazine." The great pumpkin was designed like stone-woven Indian baskets in which seven of these lanterns were created to line the garden pathways of a private residence in Brentwood, California. The designers were Mark Rios and Frank Clementi in Rios Associates Inc. The materials used include cut flagstone, mortar, wood, light fixtures and steel.