Hildebrandt Farms has a tradition of naming every pumpkin it sells from its West Fargo greenhouse. That pale fella with freckle-like markings? Of course he has a good Scottish name like Cameron. That voluptuous pumpkin with long tendrils sprouting from the stem like a long ponytail? Foxi. That perfectly orange, upright, balanced pumpkin who looks like he never misses work and drives a Ford Explorer? Kevin, of course.
When all-around achiever Max Schmidt-Olson isn't playing sports, singing in honor choir, helping out at home or going to school, he grows and sells pumpkins, ranging from tangerine-sized decorative squash to a whopper that’s almost as big as Max is — a 100-pound Big Moon-variety squash.
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