Farmer John’s Pumpkin Farm

Our dog and I had a great time at Farmer John’s pumpkin patch. Unlike other reviewers who attack prices as an excuse to hate on this place we got 2 large, 1 medium, several gourds, and several corn stalks for under $ 50…and more importantly my dog and I had a wonderful experience pumpkin shopping at this farm. Friendly and welcoming customer service and dog friendly at this place!

Farmer John’s a grumpy old prick. Horrible customer service and poor people skills. He talks to people as if they trespassed onto his property.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would.
As many other people mentioned, this pumpkin patch is FULL of rude employees. My friends and I traveled from south San Jose to check out the pumpkin patches in Half Moon Bay and decided to stop by Farmer John’s. First, an employee rudely took our wagon from us (even though we were using it) because they were «busy» but we gave it up to be nice. Next, another employee accused my friend of peeling off the top of a pumpkin (which she hadn’t), and he continued to yell at her until I told him she wasn’t doing anything. Not to mention the selection of pumpkins was not that great. I suggest you save your time and money, and go to any OTHER pumpkin patch in the area. My friends and I will never return to this pumpkin patch.

I was with my friends doing a photoshoot for one of my friends baby and it was going really well until we interacted with the employees. We had two wagons so Farmer John asked for the other one since it was getting busy. That was fine, we didn’t have a problem with that since he said we could only have one wagon per group. Five minutes later another employee asked for the other one very rudely while we were using it with the baby in it to take pictures which was confusing because I thought we could have one per group? We told him he could have it after we took some more pictures. So he proceeded to stand right next to the wagon while we were trying to take pictures so he could take it. After him rudely taking the wagon we continued to take more pictures. The photographer had brought her own pumpkin hollowed out so the baby could sit in it for some pictures. Then Farmer John came by and angrily asked us if we had carved out his pumpkin. I think he would have noticed if we were carving out a pumpkin since it takes so long, plus we had nothing to carve it with! Ridiculous! I As a group we were going to buy about 10 pumpkins but with that awful treatment we left without buying anything and will not be returning and I suggest none of you do either.

Went here after a trip to the Pumpkin Festival to get some pumpkins in various varietals. I heard about this place last year from a co-​worker and decided it would be worth a trip to Half Moon Bay because they have a wide selection of pumpkins. The place was not too crowded considering it was the day of the Pumpkin Festival and 2 weeks to Halloween. Husband and I walked around for 30 – 40 minutes looking at all the pumpkins, taking photos and having a good time. I had my heart set on some heirloom pumpkins and my husband wanted some carving pumpkins. We walked out with 3 large pumpkins and 3 medium pumpkins (a pretty full wagon’s worth) for $ 40, which I thought was a decent deal! Cute place, no crazy gimmicks like a jumpy house or pony rides but a traditional authentic pumpkin patch! Will be back here again next year!

Very enjoyable experience for kids and adults alike. Thus the two stars.
The downside was Farmer John’s attitude when it came to purchasing our pumpkins. He seemed strangely defensive and somewhat argumentative when I innocently mistook the price of his pumpkins. There’s a sign on the street that reads «all pumpkins $ 6», but apparently it’s for the pumpkin farm right next door.
Please Farmer John, take these issues up with your neighboring business, not your customers — it was uncomfortable for our entire party. Remember, you ARE our mayor. Present yourself as such.

Absolutely amazing customer service and care! I am a Special Education teacher and Farmer John and his entire staff provided such a pleasant field trip for my students. The farm had a fantastic variety of pumpkins and there were so many awesome photo opportunities for my class. The entire staff was helpful and courteous and we highly recommend Farmer John’s farm to any teacher looking for a Fall field trip. Thank you again Farmer John! Your generosity will not be forgotten!

The majority of the pumpkin patches in Halfmoon bay are ordinary pumpkins. If you are looking for a place to take great photos and a place with more unique looking pumpkins and colored corns. then this is your place! I was looking to decorate my bale of hay with colored pumpkins. Some of the pumpkins here are pricey but the people that worked here the day I came were very kind and I got a whole wagon full of different sized pumpkins for $ 40. I did however see one beautiful pumpkin going for 100 and I saw one twice this size going for 60 at Whole Foods but hey they have to make a living too right?
Great place to bring your little ones and take photos of them in the corn husks or inside their red wagons!

This was the best Pumpkin Farm I have ever been too! It was a blast there are a broad range of pumpkins. We saw some types of pumpkins we never thought existed! I picked out one that was blue and was originally from Australia. The owner’s were so kind, knowledgable, and helpful they really make the Farm what it is.
There Pumpkins are grown in optimal location’s making them last as nice decorations for quite a while.
Farmer John’s is the BEST!

It’s a fun place for the kids and has great variety of pumpkins but $ 30 for a large pumpkin?! It’s a bit much when the farm next door is ONLY charging $ 6 for ANY size pumpkin.

I’ve been to Farmer John’s Farm three times now and is becoming a family tradition as my brother in law’s extended family with two kids are finding it’s a great stop for pumpkin picking.
While there are no flashy decorations, bouncy castle, or pony rides, it’s a simple spacious field of picked pumpkins of various varieties. The varieties of the pumpkins really make this place. There’s also a large tractor and large pumpkin that my family also takes pictures on for the holidays. I enjoy picking out pumpkins here and the little kids love running around pulling the wagons.
Prices are prettier reasonable for the pumpkins as well. Parking is free and the lot is easily accessible. Will definitely come back next year.

This is our annual pumpkin patch. There’s a wide variety of pumpkins and squashes, a tepee, hay bale hill, tractor, and at least one ginormous pumpkin each year. No pony rides, corn mazes, or jumpy houses. Just the way we like it. Pricing can be inconsistent. Some years it feels like a bargain, others a bit overpriced. This year we got two pretty large pumpkins with gorgeous stems plus five mini pumpkins and squash for $ 25.

We came down from (far) northern California for the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival and to take the kids to a pumpkin patch. After a disappointing day at the Festival, we looked forward to the pumpkin patch we planned to visit nearby. Enter Farmer John’s. The place is okay. There was a nice selection, but nothing I would say is out of this world when it comes to pumpkins. Farmer John disagrees. After picking out 5 pumpkins (2 standard orange, a small bumpy gourd, a medium-​sized «cinderella» pumpkin, and 1 small orange pumpkin) we headed to check out where we encounter Farmer John. He «prices us out» at «about $ 70.» Ummm… excuse me? Apparently he grows pumpkins from around the world. Really? These same pumpkins that I can get at Walmart for under $ 5 each? I was astonished to find out that the larger of the standard orange pumpkins (an oblong one) was priced at $ 25. And when I asked about the price of the small orange one approx. 5 inches in diameter? $ 10. Farmer John insists he doesn’t itemize «because it would be more expensive.» Okay, now I’m really confused. So you’re telling me you’re giving me a deal at $ 70? How ’bout this, Farmer John: keep every single one of them.
THIS PUMPKIN PATCH IS A RIP-​OFF!!!

Nice day in Half Moon Bay today. I got our pumpkins for Halloween.
Happy Halloween!

Great selection of pumpkins and while there is no transparency with regards to pricing we paid $ 25 for 4 lovely pumpkins and have walked away as happy customers.

really cute set-​up, all sizes and colors and shapes of pumpkins, some of them quite witchy! prices are open to negotiation, but the initial ring up is generally (from what I saw) v good. I got 5 tiny pumpkins (dollar each), and then five biggg ones, total was 20 $. not bad:)

Farmer John’s will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the first pumpkin patch I ever took my baby daughter!
My husband and I decided to cruise down the coast to Half Moon Bay and didn’t have a particular patch we wanted to go to in mind. We just happened to stop at Farmer John’s and it wasn’t a bad choice. All the workers there were very nice and they are obviously very kid friendly.
My daughter wasn’t quite feeling the whole pumpkin thing at first but once she saw the tractor they had set up and played in the hay she started to loosen up.
We picked out some awesome looking pumpkins. Four in all and we were pleasantly surprised to find out that it was only $ 10. We decided to go back and get a couple more pumpkins for carving since the first ones were so cheap. When we got to the register they were gonna charge us $ 20 for just two more pumpkins. What the heck?! But it was whatever since it was our daughters first Halloween really so $ 30 in pumpkins and some memories later we are stocked up and ready for the holiday!

I can’t recommend Farmer John’s enough, especially if you have little ones. Very easy and convenient location, free parking and free entrance (which I hear isn’t always the case). They actually grow their own pumpkins (whereas many places in HMB and elsewhere truck them in). If that’s not enough reason to go, they are so friendly and you get to be on the farm with Farmer John himself. It’s very cute and such a great opportunity to connect kids with the land and the educational side of where our good comes from. Hopefully we can come back next year too. Oh and the prices are competitive. We got 3 large orange pumpkins, a medium red pumpkin, a large white pumpkin, and a small orange pumpkin for our little guy for $ 60 (that’s 7 pumpkins).

Great place and awesome people. We went there for a Bernese Mountain Dog get together and had the best time. Thanks Farmer John for organizing!!!
P. S.: if you can add a sign at the entrance to refuse the access to non dog friendly people (aka ********) I will give you 10 stars.

I love this place! Best pumpkins and the nicest people you will ever meet! Farmer John and his wonderful wife, Eda, will make you feel right at home. They have over 50+ varieties of pumpkins. Some for cooking… Some for decoration. I never knew there were this many pumpkin types.
And one the best things — SUPER EASY ACCESS to get to them. Some of the other pumpkin farms on Hwy 92 are just so hard to get in and out of because the traffic is bumper to bumper. So if you drive past these and turn right onto Highway 1, it is so easy to pull into Farmer John’s Pumpkin Farm just a few blocks down on the left.
I highly recommend this pumpkin farm. You’ll be back year after year! :)