This week we'll take you through our pumpkin patch and give you a few Halloween fun facts.
Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
Did you know that Little Miss Muffet was a real girl who lived in England about 2 centuries ago? Her dad was a doctor who made her swallow crushed-up spiders as a cure for the common cold.
Jack o' Lanterns
Spirits roaming the countryside
Bat droppings
Jack o' lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
Did you know bat droppings in caves support whole ecosystems of unique organisms, including bacteria useful in detoxifying wastes, improving detergents, and producing antibiotics.
Orange and black
Bats extinct?
Black Cats
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
Did you know bats are vulnerable to extinction? They are the slowest reproducing mammals on earth for their size, most producing only one young annually.
Did you know black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers.
