TOLEDO, Ohio — It's fall! That means flannels, cooler temperatures, early sunsets and, of course, the flavor of the season: pumpkin spice.

But it also is a time for harvesting, and who better than to do some of that than you? Orchards and pumpkin patches throughout the region offer the opportunity to get your fix of fall fruits and gourds, straight from the source.

Here's a list of "u-pick" orchards and farms, as well as places you can have some fall fun in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.

Pumpkin patches and apple orchards

BJ Pumpkin Farm - 9777 Secor Rd., Temperance, MI. Sept. 19 - Oct. 31

Fleitz Pumpkin Farm - 7133 Seaman Rd., Oregon. Sept. 4- Oct. 31

Gust Brother's Pumpkin Farm - 13639 Mulberry Rd., Ottawa Lake, MI. Labor Day to Oct. 31

Haslinger Orchards - 7404 W

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