In Season: Squash and Pumpkin

Halloween may be over but pumpkins still have a chance to shine. 

Amelia Tarpey is a program and publicity manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said fresh squash and pumpkin are the stars of the greenmarket this week, and perfect for making some Thanksgiving favorites from scratch this year.  

"The nice thing about a lot of squash varieties," Tarpey says, "is if you're a vegetarian household -- or if you have vegetarians coming to your Thanksgiving dinner --  squash can make a really good alternative to the main."

Tarpey says right now, Greenmarkets across the city are selling varieties of squashes at roughly $2 dollars to $4.50 a pound.