GoKawiilBuffalo-area antiques dealer's pumpkin farm nets $2M in seven-week season
Kelly Schultz, 74, who runs an antiques business, bought an 85-acre former cattle farm near Buffalo, New York for about $650,000 in 1993 despite having no farming background. The Great Pumpkin Farm now draws more than 100,000 visitors annually during its roughly seven-week autumn run, generating $2 million in revenue this year according to financial records reviewed by CNBC Make It. The farm's 2025 season runs September 19 through October 31 and features a corn maze, train rides and pie-eating contests alongside pumpkin sales.