What to do with those old pumpkins/jack-o’-lanterns? Smash em! Since 2014, the DuPage County-based non-profit SCARCE has been working with Chicago-region municipalities to collect pumpkins to compost facilities so that they can be transformed into valuable compost instead of going into landfills. All events listed below will be Saturday, Nov.
Pumpkin Smash Saturday, Nov. 5: Carved jack o’ lantern can be composed at several locations in Kane County from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 5. Only plant materials are accepted, please remove any plastic or metal components. All of the below-listed events will take place: • Kane County Recycling
Joe Adkins of Wheaton shows his State heaviest pumpkin of 1,760 pounds in his back yard.
Pushing the Envelope Farm, 1700 Averill Road in Geneva, will be host to pumpkin-composting from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Nov. 7. The public is invited. Admission is free. Pumpkins, squash, gourds, hay bales and corn stalks will be accepted for composting. The service is free. Donors are asked to
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry, 834 N. Highland Avenue in Aurora, will give away 500 pumpkins at its second annual Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Last year 300 pumpkins were distributed. Diane Renner, pantry executive director,
Everyone is invited to drop off their leftover pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns at the Pumpkin Smash from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots, 811 S. West Street, Naperville. Kids can smash their pumpkins or families may drop off their pumpkins. This is a
Blackberry Farm in Aurora will celebrate the Fall season throughout October with the return of its popular Pumpkin Weekends, to start Saturday, Oct. 5. Each weekend in October, including Columbus Day holiday, Monday, Oct. 14, residents are invited to enjoy family-friendly, pumpkin-themed festivities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
