Now is the best time to visit your local farm stand to take advantage of the after-holiday discounts. Get one or two pumpkins to carve for the contest AND a couple more for pies or bread! Oh, and don't forget to make pumpkin seeds for a handy snack.

1. Carve a pumpkin or other squash any way you wish. (Try to keep it clean for the kiddies, please. Thanks!)

2. Proof it's your creation by the addition of an identifying card showing your Steemit Name, Steemit Logo, Date of the Photo, and the Hashtag #HomesteadersHalloween.

3. Limit 2 entries. Use separate comments for each entry.

4. Post the picture in the original Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest post. Most votes wins! You can do a separate post, but only those in the comments will be counted. That keeps all the photos in one place for ease of voting.

5. Upvote this post for the Prize Pool. Whoever gets the most votes on their entry in the comments at the time of payout gets the SBD! (Optional: Resteem to increase visibility, participation, general fun, and of course, the Prize Pool.)

6. Bonus - If the winner shows proof the squash of choice was obtained from their garden OR a farm stand and I'll throw in 5 Steem for supporting local growers.

Big hat tip to Hive account@barrydutton, too, for kicking in an additional 5 SBD to the Prize Pool! It will be added to the SBD the contest posts generate.

Photo from Pixabay / Gif from Giphy