We believe in a sustainable lifestyle, and that includes making use of those beautiful orange vegetables we use as decor in the fall! At the Yaupon Canyon Pumpkin Recycling Co, we turn your pumpkins & gourds into tasty treats!

When given the choice, our pigs will choose pumpkins over just about everything else! Each year, we hold a massive pumpkin drive to collect gently-loved pumpkins from all around Austin. Last year, we collected nearly 10,000 pumpkins!

Once they're in our hands, we smash and chop and share the pumpkins with our residents. Pumpkins are tasty, nutritious, low in calories, and a natural dewormer. Plus, every time we can replace a normal meal with donated pumpkins, we're able to save hundreds of dollars on feed costs!

Be on the lookout for the details for the 2022 Pumpkin Drive around Austin! We'll also be holding a Pumpkin Smash event at the end of November! If you're not local to us, we encourage you to look up rescues and wildlife centers near you that will enjoy making a tasty meal out of your holiday decor.

Thank you to everyone who has donated pumpkins over the years to the delight of our residents, all of the businesses that have opened their patios and parking lots to our pumpkin piles, and to all of our volunteers who go the extra many (many) miles to haul and smash pumpkins each day! A massive thanks to Carlton the pig & his mom Amanda (@aquickfix) for coordinating our pumpkin efforts, and to Officer Dawn of the APD for donating so much time and energy to the pick ups!

Yaupon Canyon is one of our resident neighborhoods at CTPR, and this artwork depicts Yaupon Canyon Pumpkin Recycling Co's CPOs (Chief Pumpkin Officers) Dora & Atlas. Artwork by CTPR's Tracey Stabile.