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I am honestly interested in your thoughts, when/if you find the time or inclination.

I'll try and give it a shot maybe a bit at a time as we are supposedly in harvest, but weather not cooperating. I don't have a problem with the general concept but sometimes the writer loses me when he spurts out some comment any 13 year old farm boy would call him on. Twenty years ago most everyone knew someone on a farm or had vivid memories of tales told by farming grandparents, that connection is gone. Misperceptions abound, some view us as hicks and to some we are nameless corporate beasts. With crude closing at 16 month lows today and grains getting relatively cheap again, corn now has a 3 in front of it, the world has definitely changed and the base for his premise from the time I would guess the article was written (not published). More later.

I gained a lot of respect for farmers just trying to grow my own backyard beans and tomatoes.

I gained a lot of respect for farmers just trying to grow my own backyard beans and tomatoes.

Yeah, you said it. This year I was busy and I think the weeds did better than the veggies. No problem with the potatoes, as they are an early crop so I dug them up before the weeds took hold. I have some pumpkins to harvest this weekend then that's it for the garden this year.

Will you eat the pumpkins?

Probably not. We generally just use them for fall decor out in the front porch area. After a while I just chuck them into the compost bin.

I hear you .... just that there are no pumpkin eaters in the house. Personally I don't even like the pumpkin ales that are out now, and I'll drink pretty much any beer you put in front of me. I suppose I could ask my neighbors if they want them. Worst case I chop them up and compost them. I throw a bunch of stuff in the compost bin. I probably get 2 - 3 yards of finished compost a year. It all goes back to the garden.

Pumpkin ales make both beer and pumpkins stupider. What a waste of beer and squash. You don't like pumpkins cuz you have never had something made properly out of fresh pumpkins. I guarantee. Try it.

Roasted seeds are a possibility, though.

YUMMMMMM...... with lots of salt and chili powder and Cumin..... Way good!

I've tried pumpkin pie made from fresh pumpkins and didn't like it. I'm a very fussy eater, unfortunately. It's meat and, you guessed it, potatoes for me. Oh, and beer. Roasted seeds are a possibility, though.

I don't like pumpkin pie for the texture, I think...I love pumpkin in bread, cake, and soup, just not mealy pie. Seeds are awesome, though. I like to roast them in butter and a little soy sauce. Good eats!