#EatYourPumpkin

Overview

Why they're doing this

Millions of pumpkins are wasted in the UK every Halloween, with many people carving them but spookily not eating their gourdgeous orange flesh.

Since 2014, people all around the country have been joining the 'Eat Your Pumpkin' campaign and helping to make sure no pumpkin gets left behind.

What the funding is for

The funding is available for community events which encourage people to eat pumpkin, and use pumpkin as a hook to reduce food waste year-round.

You might have your own ideas for an event, but here are some ideas to get you started:

• Decorate your pumpkin - share crafty ideas and get creative to avoid putting pumpkins under the knife before they get to the kitchen
• Family-friendly pumpkin cooking workshops in half-term
• ‘Ready, steady, cook’ style pumpkin cook-off or local competition
• Communal meal using surplus pumpkin as the main ingredient

What Hubbub will provide

A how-to guide and resource pack. This will contain everything from planning documents to help you run a fun, safe and impactful event, to marketing materials to get bums on seats.

Grant funding of up to £800 per group, to help cover the costs of:

1. Materials, ingredients, and equipment
2. Venue hire
3. Paying a local chef or speaker
4. Staffing costs related to the setting up and running of events

Note: Funding will be given prior to the event. You will be required to return a short evaluation form following your activities

How they decide which events to fund

They will assess funding applications against the following criteria.

1. High impact: Helps to squash food waste at Halloween and encourages visitors to reduce food waste throughout the year.

2. Able to capture impact: Including roughly how many people attend the event and how much food is saved and shared. We would love to receive photos from the events too.

3. Accessible to all members of the community: As far as is suitable for the event, i.e. a workshop for children will be limited to children, their families and carers.

Event partners

This years campaign is supported by the 5p Cup Charge. In 2018 Starbucks introduced a 5p charge on single-use cups in the UK. The 5ps are donated to Hubbub to run campaigns that build stronger, greener communities.