14-month-old Kailash Thompson of San Anselmo searches for the perfect pumpkin with his mom Courtney Thompson and dad Nate Thompson at the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch in Nicasio, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. This is the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch's 29th year. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Isla Tate, 3, of Berkeley, finds a pumpkin she likes while exploring the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch with her dad, Steve Tate and mom Sara Tate in Nicasio, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. This is the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch's 29th year. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Faye Fernandez, 2, of Novato rides in a wheelbarrow with her doll and pumpkins while exploring the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch with, from left to right behind her, her her grandma Deni O’Brien, her dad Kevin Fernandez, and grandpa Tom Duff in Nicasio, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
River Moss Donovan, 3, of Oakland, chooses a pumpkin while visiting the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch with family in Nicasio, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. This is the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch's 29th year. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
Children and adults board a a wagon for hay ride at the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch in Nicasio, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
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14-month-old Kailash Thompson of San Anselmo searches for the perfect pumpkin with his mom Courtney Thompson and dad Nate Thompson at the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch in Nicasio, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. This is the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch's 29th year. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)