good idea.. I saw someone do something similar on Craig's list.....I did something some might call super frugal.......I made up a few flyers and left them at Halloween on people's houses that had many pumpkins, Halloween décor, etc. It said something like this:
"Hi, My name is Outpost JWB. I raise chickens and noticed your pumpkins. If you do not compost or reuse your pumpkins, can you please call me? I will pick up any unwanted pumpkins and my chickens can eat them. Phone number________"
So, yesterday morning I get a call from a lady. She is cleaning her yard. I got 10+ pumpkins, some starting to get squishy, several ears of corn, & 4 bales of straw
something I started doing is going to my local community garden kind of trade plants and starts seeds ect....when doing my own planting I will thin out and save the thinning seedlings and send them to the community garden...this has helped to spread more heritage seeds around and also many many plants which can not be found locally even allows for growing things you might be unsure of and might not have the garden space to dedicate to a unknown plant for your area..
Also our local food bank takes in local produce perishable vegetables and such as things start to get wilty n such they toss them out made arrangements to go and grab a few boxs of whatever to go thru feed the deer and chickens here.. will be taking in some eggs to return to the food bank for the community to share.
My son's college decorated for thanksgiving Halloween with pumpkins and winter squashes for displays around campus he spoke with someone in the office nd they donated it to us instead of toss ing it to the trash what we didnt use went to the food bank...