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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Melina Walling and Brittany Peterson

Water woes, hot summers and labor costs are haunting pumpkin farmers in the West

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Alan Mazzotti can see the Rocky Mountains about 30 miles west of his pumpkin patch in northeast Colorado on a clear day. He could tell the snow was abundant last winter, and verified it up close when he floated through fresh powder alongside his wife and three sons at the popular Winter Park Resort.

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