Overview
- The latest request comes after the farm documented widespread damage from photo poses and from children tossing or smashing pumpkins.
- Owner Tim Von Thun says most guests are respectful, but a small minority is causing disproportionate harm in the fields.
- Once a pumpkin cracks or loses its stem, it cannot be sold and is typically diverted to feed farm animals.
- With pumpkins priced roughly $3 to $20 each, the farm links the damage to direct losses for the business.
- Von Thun’s operates in South Brunswick and Washington, New Jersey, remains open for fall activities, and directs visitors to apple and corn blasters, animal areas, and a corn maze instead of damaging produce.