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Pumpkin

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Pumpkins are believed to have originated in North America. Seeds from related plants have been found in Mexico dating back to 7000 to 5500 B.C. References to pumpkins date back many centuries. The name pumpkin originated from the Greek word for "large melon" which is "pepon."

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Sweet-Potato

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Origin. The origin and domestication of sweet potato occurred in either Central or South America. In Central America, domesticated sweet potatoes were present at least 5,000 years ago. ... The cultigen was most likely spread by local people to the Caribbean and South America by 2500 BCE.

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Carrots

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Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds.

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Butternut-Squash

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History of Cucurbita Moschata (Butternut Squash) The apple of God was an expression given to the squash by the Native North American Indians. They believed squash seed would increase fertility if they were planted close by from the settlement.

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Acorn-Squash

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Acorn squash is indigenous to the western hemisphere, so they were not known to Europeans until after the voyages of Columbus. Nevertheless, pre-Columbian Americans had been using squash as a food source for as much as eight-thousand years. The acorn squash probably originated in Mexico and Central America.