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🌱 Patch AM: Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Berkeley This Fall — And How To Carve Them

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  • Find your perfect pumpkin patch near Berkeley this fall

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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Berkeley This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com) — Berkeley families looking for the perfect jack-o'-lantern can choose from several nearby pumpkin patches, including farms in Forked River, New Egypt, Manalapan, Medford and Freehold. The piece also walks readers through practical, step-by-step carving tips, from choosing a sturdy pumpkin to safely cutting, cleaning, designing and lighting it for Halloween displays at Berkeley homes.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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