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Don’t toss your Halloween pumpkin — bake, compost or feed it to farm animals instead

Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November. After carving, you can cube the excess flesh — the thick ...

Pumpkins are ‘nutritional gold mines’ that shouldn’t be tossed in the trash. Here’s what to do with yours after Halloween instead

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, a healthy compost pile should include a mix of "greens" — like pumpkin ...

Halloween pumpkin waste is a methane problem, but chefs and farmers have solutions

Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November. More than 1 billion pounds (454 million kilograms) of ...
Evanston RoundTable

Pumpkins 101: Local production and how to compost them

It’s pumpkin season, a time for jack-o-lanterns, pies and pumpkin bread. This nutritious squash has been grown in the ...