Halloween Happenings: The Great Pumpkin Places of the Delaware Valley

It's pumpkin time once again in the Delaware Valley. Luckily, our region boasts a wide array of unique places offering those bright orange canvases-- each affording the opportunity to express one's crafty creativity. Pumpkin purveyors range from family-oriented and full service to more simple, roadside venues. Regardless, get out there and explore-- some great pumpkin places await.

SIW Vegetables
4317 South Creek Road
Chadds Ford, PA 19317

Located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, SIW Vegetables is the official provider of pumpkins for The Great Pumpkin Carve. The popular, annual carving event is sponsored by the Chadds Ford Historical Society. The family-friendly Halloween-themed celebration features pumpkins ranging from 150 to more than 400 pounds.

SIW sells all of their produce off of wagons, utilizing a small adjacent building for customer check out. In 2001, SWI started a Community Supported Agriculture program that works in conjunction with their retail operation. Alongside their retail customers you'll find many restaurateurs who come to SWI knowing they will find only the highest quality, freshest produce.

They are open for business 7 days a week throughout the season, offering more than 50 different local fruits and vegetables. Demonstrating their commitment to bringing a broad range of choices to their customers, SWI boasts more than 80 varieties of Heirloom tomatoes. Several times each day, fresh, sweet corn fresh is brought directly from the fields to their roadside market.

This time of year, pumpkins and gourds are in abundance at SIW with myriad varieties, shapes and sizes. Whether you are looking for the classic, bright orange "Prize Winner" variety or the "Atlantic Giants", you will find a plethora of pumpkins perfect for carving, painting or other Halloween decorating. SIW is open 10-6pm daily, from mid-June through October 31st.

Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road
Media, PA 19063