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Sustainable Southbury is partnering with local farmers to accept donations of used pumpkins. They make great animal feed. Visit a participating Southbury farm anytime from dawn to dusk, from October 31st through December 6th, to drop off your pumpkins for animal feed at the farm.
Please note: paint, glitter, decorations, candles, and wax are not suitable for animal feed and are not eligible for drop-off. It is vitally important that the pumpkins contain no metal, as this could be lethal to cattle. No bleached pumpkins, hairspray, Vaseline, vinegar, bleach, or ANY substance used to prevent wildlife from eating your pumpkins. If you cannot eat it, neither can the animal. Do not drop off any other food scraps or organic materials at these participating farms.
The participating Southbury farms are:
●Aradia Farm, 1008 Bullet Hill Rd
●Lone Oak Farm, 227 Bates Rock Rd
●Breezy Knolls Farm, 507 Jeremy Swamp Road
●Manville Farm, 580 E. Flat Hill Road
Look for a designated collection spot, bins, or a wagon as you pull into the farm.
Why should you not throw your pumpkins in the trash?
●1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins are sent to landfills and incinerators annually in the U.S.
●By diverting this wet, heavy organic matter, we lower the cost of hauling trash away and reduce the air pollution caused by incinerators that burn our trash.
●Leaving food scraps and pumpkins in landfills creates methane gas, contributing to greenhouse gases.
●Donating your used pumpkins will help support local farmers.
This program and partnership with local farmers is part of Sustainable Southbury’s Food Waste Reduction Program. We offer education to residents to help them reduce their food waste and, together with the town, have developed a Food Scrap Drop-off program for composting food scraps at the Town's Transfer Station. We partner with the Center for EcoTechnology to help local restaurants reduce food waste and recycle what they cannot donate.
See www.sustainablesouthbury.org or contact info@sustainablesouthbury.org for more information.