[KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween

[Katrina Somers]

>From the flesh of the pumpkin - the goop is just goop :)

K.

On 22 September 2011 11:11, Jeff Schmidt <digitalfalcon at rogers.com> wrote:
> Do you make pie from the goop or from the flesh of the pumpkin?  I'm not
> even sure if big "carving" pumpkins are good to eat...
>
> - Jeff
>
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> From: Katrina Somers <katchan at lilbluekat.net>
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> 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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