Farmers in the Vaucluse region dumped large piles of pumpkins outside the prefecture building as part of a broader 2014 protest over declining agricultural prices and increasing production costs. The dramatic display used the sheer volume of discarded pumpkins to highlight economic pressures facing farmers and to demand stronger government intervention. The photo-essay situates this action within wider demonstrations across the region, where farmers used their produce as a visible symbol of frustration and urgency.