[KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween

[Katrina Somers]

And toast the seeds, yes?

On 22 September 2011 10:33, Punkin3.14 <punkin at mag3.14159.ca> wrote:
> Pumpkin innards we are going to collect and compost.
> If we can't get a refund on unused pumpkins, I like the idea of finding
> somebody else who might be able to use them.
>
> On 2011-09-22, at 10:30 AM, Robert Gissing wrote:
>
> What do we do with all the pumpkin gouk?  200 pumpkins makes a very large
> mess.  If the pumpkin supplier does not take tje rest back for refund we can
> take the unused ones to tje composyers at the dump.  I don't think it's
> right to take pumpkins back to supplier Without a refund so that he can
> resell them the next day.  Or we give the umused onrs to foodbank Who can
> give them away topeka want to carve them.
> Gus
>
> On Sep 22, 2011 10:21 AM, "Jeff Schmidt" <digitalfalcon at rogers.com> wrote:
>> So just to clarify, this is for the people who don't bring their own
>> pumpkin?  Or for everyone?
>>
>> Also, regarding the saws - I wasn't able to come out on Tuesday so I don't
>> know what was discussed.  But I suggest one blade per pumpkin plus about 20%
>> extra to account for breakage.  People could then take the blades home with
>> them.  It's definitely best to buy them online.  I can get one gross (144
>> blades) for $50.  That is for big, thick blades that are unlikely to break.
>>
>>
>> There's also no need to use patterns - people could draw their own
>> patterns and then "trace" the lines with the saw.
>>
>> - Jeff
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>>>________________________________
>>>From: doug moen <doug at moens.org>
>>>To: KwartzLab Public Discussion List <discuss at kwartzlab.ca>
>>>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:10:01 AM
>>>Subject: [KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween
>>>
>>>I talked to the guy at Nauman's farm.  Their best offer is this:
>>>* Early on Saturday Oct 29: get a pickup truck from a rental agency.
>>>* 9am on Saturday, we show up at the farm with the truck, they load
>>>us up with pumpkins.  We pay for all the pumpkins (half price).
>>>* After the event, before they close, we bring back any pumpkins we
>>>didn't use, and they dispose of them.  No refunds, but they don't
>>>charge us for accepting waste, either, and they help us unload.
>>>
>>>They charge for pumpkins based on size. The smallest pumpkin that is
>>>easy to carve is $4.  The $5 pumpkin looks like a reasonable size (not
>>>too small or large).  So 100 $5 pumpkins will cost $250.  We let them
>>>know in advance how many pumpkins of what size we will need, and they
>>>ensure that those pumpkins are available and waiting for us when we
>>>show up.
>>>
>>>That's a completely workable plan. It requires $250 for pumpkins
>>>(unless we get < 100), plus truck rental, plus it's a full day's work
>>>for at least one volunteer.
>>>
>>>I'm not sure that we'll find a pumpkin farm desperate enough to
>>>dedicate a truck and a worker to spend a day at our event in exchange
>>>for the opportunity to sell 100 pumpkins, on what is probably a very
>>>busy day for pumpkin sales.  (The dynamics change if we hold the event
>>>at a pumpkin farm, but I'm not pursuing that idea.)
>>>
>>>However, I will continue talking to pumpkin farms to see if there is a
>>>better deal out there.
>>>
>>>Doug.
>>>
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