Pumpkins For Pigs Foundation

Goal: $5,000.00

Specific Need

Your donation to Pumpkins For Pigs Foundation will fund an education and outreach campaign in Loudoun and Northern Fauquier counties which represent 35 of the 163 Virginia farms, animal sanctuaries, and rescues that we serve.  Your generous donation will help us meet the following goals: 

  1. Educating the 500,000+ residents on how they can reduce waste in our communities by:
    • Presenting and providing materials to HOAs/schools/places of worship to facilitate collecting and donating pumpkins.
    • Interviewing and publishing articles about the farms and animal sanctuaries and the impact of donations received.
    • Communicating through local media on how people can donate their time and resources to the Pumpkins For Pigs initiative.
  2. Encouraging residents to take actions in their communities by:
    • Repurposing unwanted produce and reducing waste in our landfills and the methane it produces. 
    • Participating in community Farmers' markets and awareness activities to learn how they can get involved.
    • Providing donation site lawn signs to increase opportunities to donate and make an impact. 
  3. Alleviating escalating food and enrichment costs to farms, animal sanctuaries, and rescues that we serve.

In 2023, Loco and Fauquier's efforts prevented 93,000 pounds of pumpkins, gourds, and other foodstuffs from going to the landfill and prevented 20 tons of CO2 from being produced by using it for feed. 40% of food goes to waste: join us in being part of the solution!

Mission

Pumpkins For Pigs Foundation's mission is to reduce food waste in our communities by diverting viable foodstuffs including pumpkins to farms, animal sanctuaries, and rescues for feed or compost. "We reduce food waste one pumpkin at a time."

Profile

We divert edible foodstuffs that would otherwise be discarded in landfills to animals for feed or compost by providing the general public with a network of donation sites accepting these items. Through this network, non-food items are also diverted from landfills such as hay/straw bails, holiday trees, and kiddie pools.  Our educational efforts are intended to prevent food waste before it starts through recommendations on meal planning, buying less, and composting scraps. We create awareness of food waste in the world around us — starting in the communities we live in.  

Through this work, we strive to build, bring together, and inspire communities to help each other through collaboration with humans and animals.  We aspire to engage the hundreds of small businesses in our communities, through their ingenuity, creativity, and grit, to provide us with amazing food, hand-made products, and so much more...

Photos & Videos

Our 2023 impact includes all 598 locations - with the biggest concentration right here in VA
Our 2023 impact includes all 598 locations - with the biggest concentration right here in VA
Without the support of LoCo, PFP would not be what it is today!  TY for being part of the solution!
Without the support of LoCo, PFP would not be what it is today! TY for being part of the solution!
Midnight Forest Farm's Dorothy Landes - Lovettsville - 2023 drop off at Paige's Pitstop
Midnight Forest Farm's Dorothy Landes - Lovettsville - 2023 drop off at Paige's Pitstop
10 hale bales + pumpkins from the White House to Piggins and Banks Pig and Animal Sanctuary! 2023
10 hale bales + pumpkins from the White House to Piggins and Banks Pig and Animal Sanctuary! 2023
Shieldshyre Farm - Lovettsville - 2022 drop off
Shieldshyre Farm - Lovettsville - 2022 drop off
Kiddie pools were added in 2021 thanks to Wild Wind Farm in Round Hill - Thanks Jill!
Kiddie pools were added in 2021 thanks to Wild Wind Farm in Round Hill - Thanks Jill!
A feast for goats after Christmas!  TY Deb Dramby at 56 Hooves for sharing!
A feast for goats after Christmas! TY Deb Dramby at 56 Hooves for sharing!
Mill Road Farm - Leesburg - Chris Hatch - Fox 5 2021 Interview - Amazing support since 2017!
Mill Road Farm - Leesburg - Chris Hatch - Fox 5 2021 Interview - Amazing support since 2017!
Beagle Run Farm - Purcellville, VA 2021
Beagle Run Farm - Purcellville, VA 2021
Even during the pandemic, donators came out to give - Fort Bacon 2020
Even during the pandemic, donators came out to give - Fort Bacon 2020
Teague Farm - Purcellville - We started to be tagged on IG! 2020
Teague Farm - Purcellville - We started to be tagged on IG! 2020
George's Mill goats enjoying donated pine trees 2020 - thanks for sharing with us!
George's Mill goats enjoying donated pine trees 2020 - thanks for sharing with us!
Skyview Acres feeds acorns, walnuts, chestnuts to the pigs 2019
Skyview Acres feeds acorns, walnuts, chestnuts to the pigs 2019
Donations to Spring House Farm at their farm store drop off site 2019
Donations to Spring House Farm at their farm store drop off site 2019
God’s Glory Farm – Purcellville, VA 2018
God’s Glory Farm – Purcellville, VA 2018
Long Meadows Alpacas – Lovettsville, VA 2018
Long Meadows Alpacas – Lovettsville, VA 2018
God’s Glory Farm – Purcellville, VA 2018
God’s Glory Farm – Purcellville, VA 2018
Sweet Fern Farm - Lovettsville, VA 2018
Sweet Fern Farm - Lovettsville, VA 2018
Fort Bacon - Purcellville - Drop off 2018
Fort Bacon - Purcellville - Drop off 2018
Sylvanside Farm - Purcellville - 2018
Sylvanside Farm - Purcellville - 2018
Pine has long been part of our program. Goats love them!  Thank you 56 Hooves for sharing!
Pine has long been part of our program. Goats love them! Thank you 56 Hooves for sharing!
56 Hooves is one of our original donation sites. TY D.Dramby!
56 Hooves is one of our original donation sites. TY D.Dramby!
Long Meadows Alpacas – Lovettsville, VA 2018
Long Meadows Alpacas – Lovettsville, VA 2018
Long Stone Farm - Lovettsville - 2017 our 1st year!
Long Stone Farm - Lovettsville - 2017 our 1st year!
George's Mill - Lovettsville, VA 2017 - our 1st season!
George's Mill - Lovettsville, VA 2017 - our 1st season!
Flyers were put up in coffee shops, salons, grocery stores, dentists, antique shop - 2017-2019
Flyers were put up in coffee shops, salons, grocery stores, dentists, antique shop - 2017-2019
$1,184.65 received
in 12 gifts
and 1 prize
23.69%  of  $5,000.00 Goal

Contact

25 Catoctin Cir SE #1096
Leesburg, VA 20177-1096
Phone: (571) 207-5134

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