[KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween

[Andrew Netherton]

I won't bother the Herrles again about it then, if they've already
been contacted about this.

+1 to the idea of harvesting the seeds from these pumpkins for
roasting.  Last year our cinnamon sugar pumpkin seeds were a HUGE hit.
 Nom.

Andrew

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Ben Brown <ben at generik.ca> wrote:
> Like I said before, I already talked to Herrles about this. They can
> sell us pumpkins at a wholesale price (about $4) but they will not take
> refunds nor will they take the remainders back.
>
> Ben
>
> On 9/22/2011 10:28 AM, doug moen wrote:
>> If you know the people at Herrle's, then by all means talk to them.
>> I think Ben already asked them if they would send a pumpkin truck to
>> our event, and they said they couldn't do it.
>> I kind of suspect that's off the table, for any pumpkin farm.
>> So for Herle's, I think we want to find out what kind of deal we can
>> get if we send our own pickup truck.
>> What's the cost per pumpkin, and how much will they refund us for
>> pumpkins that we don't sell?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Doug.
>>
>> On 22 September 2011 10:19, Andrew Netherton <andrewnetherton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> If you would like, I can talk to Herrle's Country Farm Market (out Erb
>>> St. past the landfill in Waterloo).  They have their own pumpkins, and
>>> I know the family personally.  At the very least, you should contact
>>> them - I'm sure they'd be receptive.
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:10 AM, doug moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:
>>>> 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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