{"id":58450,"date":"2021-10-29T15:44:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T14:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=58450"},"modified":"2021-11-09T14:36:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T14:36:48","slug":"dont-feel-scared-about-picking-pumpkins-this-halloween-as-you-can-avoid-adding-to-food-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/10\/29\/dont-feel-scared-about-picking-pumpkins-this-halloween-as-you-can-avoid-adding-to-food-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t feel scared about picking pumpkins this Halloween as you can avoid adding to food waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Picked and carved pumpkin lanterns can be repurposed into meals, bird food or nutrients for the soil, according to pumpkin patch owner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkins on the ground at pumpkin picking patch.\" class=\"wp-image-58573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkins on the ground at pumpkin picking patch.\" class=\"wp-image-58573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_Pumpkinpicking_image1_-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Take your pick of the pumpkins. Credit: Megan Gaen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pumpkin picking is a popular activity, but after the lanterns go out, it is important to use them in other ways to avoid food waste. That is the message from a pick-your-own pumpkin farm this autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Picking Patch runs a pumpkin patch near Cardiff, where locals enjoy a seasonal day out, choose pumpkins for Halloween or take some Instagrammable photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With many people buying barrows full of pumpkins, it is vital to promote sustainability to stop alarming levels of food waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Niall Smith, managing director of Picking Patch, said they encouraged eating pumpkins or using them as food for wild birds, and at the patch, the pumpkins decompose over winter and ploughed back into the ground after winter, giving nutrients to the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_PumpkinPicking_image2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"58596\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_PumpkinPicking_image2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?attachment_id=58596\" class=\"wp-image-58596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_PumpkinPicking_image2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_PumpkinPicking_image2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_PumpkinPicking_image2-770x513.jpg 770w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_PumpkinPicking_image3-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Active_MeganGaen_PumpkinPicking_image3.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Suggestions on how to reuse your pumpkins at the Picking Patch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Food waste has a detrimental impact on the environment.\u00a0In Wales every year <a href=\"https:\/\/myrecyclingwales.org.uk\/materials\/organic-waste\">4.4 million tonnes<\/a> of avoidable household food waste are thrown away, producing 19 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. With Halloween being a seasonal event and social media trends coming and going, <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2016\/11\/02\/food-waste-slap-it-on-your-face\/\">pumpkin wastage<\/a> contributes to this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a recent visit to the patch, Cardiff food blogger Lauren Musinguzi said it felt more organic than choosing a pumpkin in a supermarket.&nbsp;However, she said food waste is a big problem, but she doesn\u2019t want to see this tradition die out.&nbsp;\u201cI think a middle ground does need to be found\u201d, said Lauren, \u201cand there needs to be more recipes and ideas readily available to help people know what to do with pumpkin as a food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local chef Shane Davies-Nilsson has many pumpkin recipes, like soup, curry, and cake.&nbsp;Minimising food waste is extremely important to him and he said, \u201cI find it disgusting that so much is wasted and thrown away, especially when there\u2019s people who are struggling.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Picking Patch is open until 31 October from 9.30am to 4pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Add-a-heading-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe for Pumpkin cake, made with the pumpkins from pumpkin picking\" class=\"wp-image-58566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Add-a-heading-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Add-a-heading-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Add-a-heading-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Add-a-heading-1536x864.jpg 1536w, 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