Naturally, we wouldn't encourage sitting in one until the wee hours of the night waiting for the Great Pumpkin to arrive, but if you would like to pick your own pumpkin to carve or bake this season, there are plenty of options in Massachusetts to do so. Here are some of the closest to Boston.
If you plan on visiting any of the following, we highly suggest you call ahead or check the farm's web site for pumpkin availability and hours.

• Applefield Farm
  Route 117, Stow, (978) 897-2699
  Open Monday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Belkin Family Lookout Farm
  89 Pleasant St., South Natick, (508) 651-1539
  Call ahead for hours.
• Brox Farm
  1276 Broadway Rd., Dracut, (978) 454-3434
  Call for picking conditions and hours
• Butter Brook Farm
  982 Main St., Acton, (978) 263-1936
  
• Carver Hill Orchards
  Brookside Ave., Stow, (978) 897-6117
  Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open August until Christmas.
• Clark Farm
  163 Hobart St., Danvers, (978) 774-0550
  
• Connors Farm
  30 Valley Road (Rt. 35), Danvers, (978) 777-1245
  
• D.J. Hussey Farm
  20 Burgess Road, Townsend, (978) 597-6891
  Call for hours and picking conditions
• Dowse Orchard
  98 North Main St., Sherborn, (508) 653-2639
  Call for hours and conditions. Apples September and October. Weekends only.
• Drew Farms
  31 Tadmuck Road, Westford, (978) 392-3449
  Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m..
• Hanson's Farm
  20 Nixon Road, Framingham, (508) 877-3058
  Open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Sundays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Hillbrook Orchards
  141 Old Ayer Road, Groton, (978) 448-3248
  Call for hours and conditions.

• Jane & Paul's Farm
  33 Fruit St. Norfolk, (508) 528-0812
  Open June to Nov., call ahead for hours and availability.
• Kimball Fruit Farm
  184 Hollis St., Pepperell, (978) 433-9751
  Daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m..
• Lawndale Farm
  91 Frost Rd, Tyngsboro, (978) 649-7629
  Daily from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
• Parlee Farms
  Farwell Road, Tyngsboro, (978) 649-3854
  
• Patenaude Farm
  158 River St., Dunstable, (978) 649-7116
  Everyday from Sept. 10th to Oct. 30th. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Pickard Farm
  160 Great Rd, Littleton, (978) 486-4141
  
• Shelburne Farm
  106 West Acton Road, Stow, (978) 897-9287
  Daily 9-6pm.
• Spence Farm
  30 Wyman St., Woburn, (781) 933-4847
  Open for picking daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Spence Hill Farm
  39 Coolidge St., Sherborn, (508) 653-8939
  Call for hours and conditions.
• Sunshine Farm
  135 Kendall Ave, Framingham, (508) 655-5022
  Call ahead for pumpkins.
• Verrill Farm
  11 Wheeler Road, Concord, (978) 369-4494
  Call for hours and conditions.

For a complete list of Massachusetts pumpkin patches, visit the Massachusetts Dept. of Agriculture.