Pumpkins for Piggies

A Gourd-geous Way to Ditch Your Jack-o'-lantern

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So, there I was, the day after Halloween, in a nearby timeline, shopping the candy sales when I stumbled upon this quirky and downright sensible artifact.

Hanging on a door was a flyer: "Pumpkins for Piggies & Poultries (P3)". The door itself was freshly stripped of the half-wilted remains of a spiderweb and a plastic skeleton. Clearly, the people behind that door had quickly moved-on from their Halloween fun. But it was this flyer that caught my eye.

Here’s an initiative that makes so much sense it’s almost criminal it isn’t commonplace in my primeline. Instead of chucking your post-Halloween pumpkins into the compost heap to join the decaying remains of your failed gardening attempts, why not give them a second life?

According to this seed-embedded flyer, the P3 program collects your pumpkins, whisks them away in an autonomous wagonbot, and delivers them to local farms and sanctuaries to feed animals like pigs and chickens. That’s right: your Jack-o'-lantern’s grin could be lighting up a pig's snout.

Now, I can already hear some folks mumbling, "Why the fuss? Compost is also a form of recycling." Sure, you're not entirely wrong, but this is a level up, my friends. We're talking about a direct farm-to-farm cycle that offers triple wins:

1. It's Sustainable: No need for energy-consuming composting processes.

2. It's Farm-Friendly: Reduces the feed costs for local farmers.

3. It’s Interactive: The QR code links to a live feed of farm animals enjoying your pumpkins.

Let’s call it what it is: a shining example of how we can be better, one disposed-of pumpkin at a time.

So, the next time you grimace at the rotting pumpkin on your porch come November, think twice. It could be a feast for a farm animal, a cost-saving for a farmer, and a leap toward a more sensible future. It's not just food for thought; it's food for pigs and chickens too.

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In our primeline, there might not be autonomous wagonbots that will come pick up your pumpkins, but there are farms and animal sanctuaries that do accept them. There might even be organized drop-off centers near you. Give it a google. Do it for the gourd of the future.