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Carve your pumpkin—and eat it, too

Carve your pumpkin—and eat it, too

How to get more than jack out o’ that lantern

Gabriella Vigoreaux
Oct 17, 2024
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Carve your pumpkin—and eat it, too
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Hey Bean Team! Halloween is creepin’ on up, and the jack-o’-lanterns are taking their place on our porches. Pumpkin carving has been around for centuries, but the tradition also has a frightening side: More than 1 billion pounds of pumpkin ends up in the landfill every year, where, like any chucked grub, it breaks down and releases methane, a greenhouse…

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