A family-run farm in East Lothian known for its annual pumpkin festival has decided to close its doors to the public. Kilduff Farm, near North Berwick, is run by husband and wife team Russ and Lucy Calder. Over the past decade, the couple and their children have welcomed people from across the country to pick their Halloween pumpkin at an annual festival they host.
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A mix of one-time and regular visitors said how gutted they were at the closing of the pumpkin patch and of the need to scout out a new one. The official announcement from the family read: “It’s the end of an era. “We have called time on our much loved pumpkin festival and growing pumpkins here at Kilduff Farm.
If you have been with us from the start, you will know that the whole reason we started growing pumpkins eight years ago was for our children. “A project to help get them out on the farm and involved in day-to-day farming. It certa.