pumpkin smash

Plum Creek Nature Center
27064 South Dutton Road, Beecher, IL
708-946-2216

Come smash and bash and save the Earth! Halloween is over, and your porch pumpkins have seen better days. Choose how your jack-o’-lantern will meet its demise — pounded to a pulp, rolled into a heap or dropped over a railing. Then add those bits and pieces to the compost pile to complete the cycle. Work up an appetite smashing your pumpkin then enjoy roasting free hot dogs and marshmallows over a campfire. Warm up with a cozy beverage from The Bean Wagon Coffee Co. It’s going to be a smashing good time! Pumpkin Smash is a regional event spearheaded by SCARCE(Opens in a new window) to promote composting and wise use of resources. By composting your pumpkin, you are keeping waste out of landfills, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating a natural fertilizer for soils.

TIME: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Admission: Free

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