CHESHIRE, Mass. — On Saturday Nov. 8, Whitney's Farm and Second Chance Composting are teaming up to offer a free community event for people of all ages to bring their pumpkins after Halloween to smash them.

 

The event will be on Saturday Nov. 8, from 11am-3pm.

 

Community members must bring their own pumpkins, as they will not be provided.  Pumpkins must be unpainted, unbleached, and have any non organic materials removed.  Once smashed, pumpkins will be made into compost by Second Chance Composting.

 

For more fun, Whitney's Farm will be opening the Haunted Corn Maze and giant slide for the day.  Donations will be accepted.  By donating, patrons will automatically be entered to win a gift card for a free 3-month subscription to the Second Chance Composting Residential Community Composting Program or a $50 Whitney's Farm Gift Card.  Two winners will be chosen.

 

In America, over 1 billion pounds of pumpkins are put in landfills each year, creating pollution via methane gas, taking up dwindling landfill space, and destroying the potential for new growth if they were instead composted, according to a press release.

 

This is the fourth year that Second Chance Composting has held the event. 

 

"We are excited to again be partnering with Whitney's Farm to make our yearly event bigger, better, and more fun for our community, all while keeping more pumpkins out of the trash and putting them back into our soil," Second Chance Composting Owner John Pitroff said.