Pumpkinfest: Several tons of pumpkin guts …

2500 pumpkins from Bradford, Vermont, were delivered to Fiske Quad for the annual Pumpkin Lobotomy on October 16. More than 40 student organizations had tables surrounding the quad, providing caramel apples, cider, popcorn, and face painting for the crowd of KSC carvers. The pumpkin “guts” are always composted, but this year they were collected in the College’s new rubbish truck, which eliminated a lot of lifting and extra dumpster moving. Mary Jensen (Sustainability/Recycling) reports that several tons were collected and will be composted with leaves and chipped brush and used as mulch or soil conditioners for campus lawns and flowerbeds.