The brutal Southern Nevada heat has started to give way to a crisp fall wind. The pumpkins, squash and apple butter are ripe and ready to welcome the harvest season. And in the northwest part of the valley, Sharon Linsenbardt, owner of The Farm, a farm that produces eggs, jellies, fruits, and vegetables and plays host to any number of animals, is preparing for the upcoming Pumpkin Squash Festival, just as she has done for the past 42 years.

"I look forward to this every year," Linsenbardt said.