Each year, we create an Autumnal Wonderland full of one-of-a-kind displays and locally-grown pumpkins of every shape and size.

PUMPKIN PATCH

Each year, we create an Autumnal Wonderland full of one-of-a-kind displays and locally-grown pumpkins of every shape and size. Whether you need a small pumpkin that weighs less than a pound or a large pumpkin, we’ve got the perfect pumpkin for you. You’ll find all shapes, sizes and colors of pumpkins and gourds as well as corn stalks, hay bales and autumn garden decorations.

Our Pumpkin Patch is filled with a vast array of pumpkins for carving and decorating. The only thing more beautiful than the fall foliage is the abundance of orange, blue, green, and white created by Mother Nature’s Bounty of Pumpkins and Gourds. Cornstalks, hay bales, mums, pumpkins, scarecrows and fall colors are everywhere you look!

Although we often think of pumpkins as vegetables, they’re actually fruits!
The first Jack-o-Lanterns weren’t made from pumpkins at all. They were made from turnips!
Once they sprout, pumpkins take between 90 and 120 days to reach maturity.
As a staple crop, pumpkin was most likely served at the first Thanksgiving.
Each pumpkin contains about 500 seeds.
The tradition of Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, an important day for Druids
There are more than 45 different types of pumpkin, with fun names like Baby Bear, Spooktacular, Ghost Rider, Tricky Jack, and Sweetie Pie.
Pumpkins are also a type of winter squash. And yes, all squashes are technically fruits as well.
Pumpkin is a great source of beta carotene, which gives it its orange color (just like carrots and sweet potatoes).
Atlantic Giants are the largest overall species of pumpkin. They can grow as much as 50 pounds per day!
Over 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins are grown every year in the United States.
Almost every culture had musical instruments made of gourds, including drums, stringed instruments common to Africa and wind instruments.

Our pumpkin patch is a true family experience and we’re extremely proud that kids who visited us thirty years ago are now bringing their own kids and families to build new memories. Our garden center has been transformed into an activity center with our halloween layouts, our pumpkin patch and decor everywhere and last but not least our kid-friendly petting zoo farm animals providing memories-a-plenty! Plan on some Fall Family Fun at Goffle Brook Farms!

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We love Halloween here at Goffle Brook Farms. Come for a festive, spooky afternoon of Halloween fun with the children and tour of our decorated theme areas. There are ghosts and goblins, spooks and witches, goodies and more. Plus we have all you’ll need to decorate at home for Autumn/Fall/Halloween.

Halloween may have its beginnings in the pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain
Some say that the dead could revisit their homes and other spirits such as nature spirits could also appear
The real history of witches is dark and dates back to as far as about 900 B.C.
In Haitian voodoo culture, folklore featuring undead beings has been around for centuries.
The zombie, often portrayed as an undead, flesh-eating, decaying corpse, has seen a popularity surge in recent years
The Welsh Halloween is 'Nos Calan Gaeaf'. It’s believed that the Wild Hunt rides high at this time.
As in many cultures, tales of spooky visitors from the grave abound throughout American history
People have been dressing up in costumes on October 31 for more than 2,000 years

Autumn | Fall Seasonal Color Plants and Decor

Keep garden colors blooming throughout the fall with mums, kale, and asters. Have a look in our gift shop where you’ll find seasonal flags in all sizes, Halloween decorations, wind spinners, and the most unique ideas. We really have something for everyone. Whether it’s for the garden or home, we have the perfect gift for your family and friends. We offer store gift certificates to make life a little easier. Stop in and find unique Halloween decorations and outdoor fall décor that will be a joy to get out year after year.

Autumn Garden Decor at Goffle Brook Farms
Seasonal Autumn Color
Autumn Garden Decor at Goffle Brook Farms
Scarecrows still guard fields around the world during the growing season.
Seasonal Autumn Color
Riding to Ridgewood to Goffle Brook Farms
In Germany, scarecrows were wooden and shaped to look like witches.
Seasonal Autumn Color Pansies
Jack and Jill Jack-O-Lanterns
Seasonal Autumn Color
Some are scary looking, but many are child-like with funny and cute faces for a lighthearted touch to fall decor.
Scarecrow genealogy is rooted in a rural life style. The Egyptians used the first scarecrows in recorded history
Seasonal Autumn Color
“Don’t be silly Toto, scarecrows don’t talk,” the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz does talk.
Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile.
Children would also go door to door asking for "soul cakes," a treat similar to biscuits.
Japanese farmers dressed scarecrows in raincoats and straw hats to protect their vast rice fields.
Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go
Garden Decor for the Home and Family
The friendly friends at Goffle Brook Farms
Autumn at the Garden Center
Celebrate the Season with Garden Decor
Down on the Farm Garden Decor
Add A Splash of Color with Sunflowers
Immigrant German farmers made human looking scarecrows called “bootzamon,”
Believe it or not, the first recorded history of scarecrows dates all the way back to ancient Egypt.
Seasonal Color at Goffle Brook Farms
Autumn Garden Decor at Goffle Brook Farms

The Petting Zoo

Keep in mind, we cater to the family experience so bring the children and visit our petting zoo and don’t forget to bring your camera along so you can take some cherished memories home with you. There are many benefits to your child or your children when you take them to a petting zoo for the first time. One of the first benefits is that your child or children can get to see the different kinds of animals first hand. Many children like the ones who live in the cities do not get to see the kinds of animals that live in petting zoos.

The petting zoos give the parents the opportunity to expose their children to the animals and let the children have fun.
Young children who have never witnessed animals outside their household cats and dogs can learn to be compassionate towards others and build their courage
The joy on a child’s face after they get to interact with the gentle and sweet petting zoo animals will leave a lasting impression, and a memorable experience.
As children interact with animals, they learn their unique behaviors. Petting zoos can be very favorable learning experiences.
Along with social skills petting zoos offer hands-on activities such as feeding, petting, and grooming the animals.
Petting zoos are great for young children as well because of the immense amount of sensory input. Almost all five senses are used in children who visit the petting zoo.
The petting zoo will be a favorite place for children without a doubt, and gets you outside to enjoy the fresh air!
Your son or daughter will love playing with the gentle and sweet petting zoo animals and will learn many important lessons from them while they’re at it!
The sounds of the barnyard are certainly distinct.

A zoo of this kind can have a variety of different animals that are usually hand raised and very gentle. In a petting zoo, you may find baby animals like goats, chickens, burros, lambs, and often-small baby calves as well. Touching an animal is new and exciting to a child and you can watch as your child finds his or her favorite animal.

Our Petting Zoo is designed for small children and pre-teens to have a wonderful experience especially if your child lives in a city situation. The petting zoos give the parents the opportunity to expose their children to the animals and let the children have fun. The children can pet all the animals and feed the animals by hand as well. To a small child who has never seen these creatures before this is fun, new and exciting all at the same time.

Stop by Goffle Brook Farms next time your kids get “ants in their pants” and want to go somewhere. They can make a lot of new friends here.

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425 Goffle Road Ridgewood,NJ 0745
(201) 652-7540

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