Blake Lanphier spent Monday afternoon unloading five semi-trucks with 28 bins of pumpkins — each bin weighed 800 pounds — for the start of pumpkin season at Historic Wagner Farm in Glenview.

Lanphier, who manages the 18-acre farm, said in recent years, they’ve struggled to keep up with customer demand. They have to source pumpkins from other local growers and arrange a weekly pickup.

“We have seen an increase in visitation over the last five years,” Lanphier said. In 2019, the farm saw about 100,000 annual visitors. Now, it’s reached 135,000 to 140,000 people.

It expects a strong turnout this year, with pumpkin sales starting Wednesday.

“Fall is our busiest time,” Lanphier said. “People want the experience of it. So we’re just trying to provide an experience to folks that want to come

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