It's that time of year again when what can only be described as millions of pumpkins lay ready for harvesting on the dark soil of the fens. The trailers will rumble through our village just as they do every year, their load one of huge boxes full to the brim with those beautiful gems of autumn fare on their way to supermarkets and shops all over the country.
The pumpkin harvest is one that lasts only a matter of weeks and one undertook mainly by the young Eastern European workers who now work the rich soils of East Anglia all year round. So when you're carving your Halloween pumpkins you will remember where they may have been grown and all the hard work needed to harvest them.
