Morton, Illinois, is the pumpkin capital of the U.S.

Morton, Illinois, prides itself on producing tons of pumpkins each year. Most of those pumpkins are pureed and canned at the Libby’s plant, which has been in the town for nearly 100 years. Ninety-five percent of canned pumpkin in the U.S. comes from Libby’s.

Harvest Public Media’s Joe Deacon has more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.