粉紅色南瓜有助於乳腺癌治療

A Minnesota farmer has planted pink pumpkins as a way of showing support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

明尼蘇達州的一位農民種植了粉紅色的南瓜，作爲支持乳腺癌宣傳月的一種方式。

Bert Bouwman, who owns a farm in Brooklyn Park, Minn., planted 15,000 seeds this year that grew into light pink pumpkins, The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune reported Monday.

《明星論壇報》（明尼蘇達州）週一報道，伯特•鮑曼在明尼蘇達州的布魯克林公園有一個農場，今年種植了一萬五千個亮粉紅色的南瓜種子。

“There are a lot of pumpkin farmers out there, but not a lot of pink ones,” Bouwman said. “This was a combination of a new product, a new opportunity, and most important, a way to support a cause that affects nearly every family.”

“這裏有很多種南瓜的農民，但是中粉紅色的不多，”鮑曼說。“這是一個新產品，一個新機會，最重要的是，它是支持一個事業的方式，而這個事業與每個家庭幾乎都是息息相關的。”

The new seed is called “porcelain doll.”

這種新種子叫做“陶瓷娃娃”。

Farmers who bought the seeds signed a contract pledging to give 25 cents from every pink pumpkin to breast cancer research.

購買這種種子的農民會簽署一份合同，承諾從每個南瓜拿出25美分來用於乳腺癌研究。