The Official Pumpkin Patch Rescue — Est. Harvest 2024 —

The hand-painted Pipsqueak Mini-Patch sign on its post, with the pumpkin patch and the trellis gate behind it

Rescue pumpkins, each with a name and a story all their own.

Pink, orange and green-striped pumpkins on hay bales, with stickers that read Coming Harvest 2027 Until next fall See you next Harvest! Thank you for a wonderful 2026 season: three days in the Patch and 65 Pipsqueaks gone home. Look back at 2026 ↓
A sleeping Pipsqueak tucked into a basket under a plaid blanket. Its tag reads: Rescue Pipsqueak No. 001, Status: Sleeping.
Ward Family Rescue

Every Pipsqueak is a rescue

We're an informal friends-and-family animal rescue in Hobart, WA. Every summer we grow a patch of pumpkins, and every pumpkin in it is a little rescue, waiting for the right family.

All of them came from one mother pumpkin's seeds, so they're all siblings. Each one is named, measured and photographed, and has their own registry page. Every adoption helps feed Louie & Beauty, the Rescue Horses.

~90Pipsqueaks named
65Adopted in 2026
1Mother pumpkin
The Rescue Patch

Still Waiting for You

These Pipsqueaks are still in the Patch. Every one has their own registry page. Tap a face to say hello.

In the Patch, scan the QR code on a Pipsqueak's tag to open their page.

How It Works

The Pipsqueak Way

You explore and choose. Our Keepers do all the cutting.

  1. The Hunt

    Find your Pipsqueak in the Patch.

  2. Harvest Ceremony

    A Keeper cuts the vine and delivers your little one.

  3. Reunion & Papers

    The adoption table measures your Pipsqueak and sets up their online certificate profile.

  4. The Portrait

    An optional stop at the Photo Op area to capture the memory.

New

The Patch Jukebox

Pick your sound. Lullabies, country, soul, alt rock, punk. Find the playlist that fits your ears, then meet the Pipsqueaks who sing it. Adopted one already? Their song is waiting for you.

  • ♪ The Pipsqueak Party Mix
  • ♪ The Cowboy Pinoy's Balikbayan Blaster
  • ♪ Hay-Bale Lullabies
  • ♪ The Ward Family Hoedown
  • ♪ The Vintage Vine Jukebox
  • ♪ The Soul Patch
  • ♪ Off the Beaten Vine
  • ♪ Hard Rock Hayride
  • ♪ Punk Rawk Pumpkins
  • ♪ Unsorted Seeds
▶ Open the Jukebox
Who We Help

The Stars of the Ward

Louie & Beauty

The Rescue Horses. Every adoption helps keep them in hay.

The Bambi Goat Family

At home in the Goat Paddock.

Maine Coon Kittens

Soft, curious and very popular.

Baby Chicks

Very small, very new and very fluffy.

Every child leaves certain: this pumpkin was mine, it was special, and I helped the horses.

The Ward Family Rescue and Pipsqueaks crew in front of the old horse trailer

The Ward Family Rescue and the Patch are made possible by many hands. All summer, family and friends readied the farmstead for our guests. Thank you for being part of it.

Andy BaddDog · Carrie · Colleen · Daisy · Jacob · Jonny · Mara · The Cowboy Pinoy

Important Notice Rescue Pumpkins are for decorating and carving. They are not intended to be eaten.