These pumpkins seeded themselves in the gardens at Pecks Boats (where Ecovita resides) on Cape Cod by way of compost.
They’re an heirloom variety that’s good for both pies and jack-o-lanterns.
And, of course, they were fertilized with leaf litter composted with urine, kitchen scraps, and garden clippings. At the boatyard, two composting toilets and a urinal drain urine to translucent carboys that once held vegetable oil. John Peck pours these onto the hills of leaves he invites the community to dump there. The resulting compost is used in his gardens at the boatyard, growing corn, peppers, tomatoes, greens, and these pumpkins.