As a new crisp settles in the air and the warm colours of Autumn come out, thoughts inevitably turn to the season’s favourite gourd: the mighty pumpkin. Whether you’re looking for a sinister decoration for your front stoop or a delicious addition to your Thanksgiving meal, here are 7 pumpkin patches—that are so much more than pumpkins!—to visit this October in Metro Vancouver. Loutet Farm Pumpkin Patch + Community Market Come for your Halloween pumpkin, stay for your week’s haul of local produce, fresh bread, tasty brews and community spirit! The Loutet Farm Pumpkin Patch is also the final Farmers Market of the season for the Edible Garden Project on Vancouver’s North Shore. 1400 Rufus Ave, corner of Rufus & 14th, North Vancouver Maplewood Farm On October 26, fun Fall festivities are afoot at the North Shore’s last remaining farm. Get all costumed up and frolic among the over 200…