Halloween is Monday, and I happened to check out a local news story about The Teal Pumpkin Project. It began in eastern Tennessee and has been adopted nationally by the Food Allergy and Education (FARE) group. In a nutshell, the Teal Pumpkin Project does just that: tries to keep kids with allergies to nuts, eggs, and other food allergens safe by providing non-food treats to kids.

Paula and I have done this in the past before we even heard of the Teal Pumpkin (primarily to limit our own exposure to candy, because those Snickers aren’t going to last . . .

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