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During the month of October, visitors to the Louisville area can pick their own pumpkins at Joe Huber Family Farm.

Photo by Carrie Daut

Joe Huber Family Farm, Starlight, IN

A Louisville pumpkin picking tradition

by Carrie Daut | October 05, 2011

October means fall. Fall means pumpkins. And pumpkins means Joe Huber Family Farm just across the river in Starlight, IN. Ask anyone in Louisville. Seriously, anyone.

For years, it’s been a Louisville tradition for groups of family and friends to visit Huber’s Farm, hitch a tractor ride out to the fields, and choose that perfect pumpkin. This fall the seventh generation of Huber kin is running the farm, and the pumpkins are out in full force.

Right now visitors can pick pumpkins any day of the week (Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. or dark, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. or dark, Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). You’ll find pumpkins in all shapes and sizes, and they cost around 39 cents per pound.

In addition to pumpkin picking, Huber’s hosts a fall festival every weekend in October. Pick out fresh apples, Indian corn and squash, and snack on homemade caramel apples. There’s also a full restaurant on site, as well as live music on the weekends.

If bringing the kiddos, they’ll love Huber’s Barnyard ($4 per child ages 2-18, free for parents). With an inflatable slide, mini riding tractors, outdoor laser tag, pony rides, a corn maze and more, they’ll stay occupied long beyond the trip out to the pumpkin patch.

Joe Huber Family Farm is located 22 miles north of Louisville at 2421 Engle Road, Starlight, Indiana. Note: If searching online for Joe Huber Family Farm, you may also stumble across Huber’s Orchard and Winery in Borden, Indiana. These are two different places.

Insider Tip: Interstate 64 is currently closed at Louisville’s Sherman Minton Bridge. It is no longer possible to reach Huber’s Family Farm via this route. To get there instead, take I-65 North to Exit 6B (I-265 West). Take Exit 1 (State Street) and turn right at the bottom of the ramp. Proceed 2.5 miles to Scottsville Road. Turn right onto Scottsville Road and follow signs to Joe Huber Family Farm and Restaurant. Note that Scottsville Road will turn into Engle Road about 1 mile before reaching Huber’s.

For more information on pumpkin picking at Huber’s, call (812) 923-5255 or visit joehubers.com.