Sun, Nov 08
|Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
Pumpkin Smashing Compost Event
Still have a jack-o'-lantern on the porch? Bring them out to the farm to smash and we will compost them for you!
Time & Location
Nov 08, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery, 4410 N Lincoln Ave, Champaign, IL 61822, USA
About the event
Pumpkin Smashing 2026!
Sunday November 8th from 1pm to 3pm
Your jack-o'-lantern has one more job.
A pumpkin tossed in the trash doesn't quietly disappear. In a landfill it rots and releases methane. Composted, it goes back into the soil. And since Illinois grows more pumpkins than any other state, a lot of them land in the trash every November.
Join us Sunday 11/8, 1-3pm, for Pumpkin Smashing at the farm. Round up pumpkins from your porch, your neighbors, your classroom, or your office and bring them out. We'll have extra pumpkins on site too, so everyone gets a turn. Smashing is optional, you can drop off pumpkins to be composted.
Before you come, please remove candles, wax, ribbons, paint, and any other decorations. Plain pumpkins only, since they're headed to the goats and the compost pile.