[captioning made possible by
california farm bureau
federation]
>> coming up on "california
country"--good gourd!
meet a family who always knows
how to pick the perfect pumpkin.
then, you know their name,
you know their wine, but now
see what else this famous family
is producing. and see why
everybody is nuts for this new
line of snacks, including me.
it's all ahead, and it starts
now.
>> about a quarter of all
pumpkins in america actually
come from california, especially
stanislaus and san joaquin
counties. the perrys say there's
a good reason for that--this is
the perfect place for pumpkins.
you could call art perry
a pumpkin king since his family
has been growing the golden crop
in california for decades.
they mainly grow traditional
pumpkins, but you'll find just
about every type and variety