Cushaw pie is a tasty, creamy and mild alternative to pumpkin. Cushaws store well into the winter and are available at farmers’ markets, farm shops and some groceries like Good Foods Co-op. Kevin ...

Cushaws and pumpkins for sale at Beckham Sharpe’s Georgetown farm. You can find them at farmers’ markets and at the grocery store, if you know what to look for. The green striped gourd is the cushaw.

When Beckham Sharpe and his family switched from raising tobacco to growing produce on their Kentucky farm more than a decade ago, they did a brisk business each fall in pumpkins and giant crookneck ...