HockeyRoman All American 11811 Posts user info edit post |
[Edited on October 30, 2015 at 7:03 PM. Reason : Let's try this]
10/30/2015 6:59:48 PM |
BubbleBobble BLACK HITLER 114583 Posts user info edit post |
lol 10/30/2015 8:30:25 PM |
Big4Country All American 11919 Posts user info edit post |
No...I feel like I should though. 10/30/2015 8:35:21 PM |
MinkaGrl01
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11/1/2015 10:10:37 AM |
BubbleBobble BLACK HITLER 114583 Posts user info edit post |
lol minka
nice going :3 11/1/2015 1:51:34 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42557 Posts user info edit post |
No, because it is an egregious and blatant waste of food.
All people who buy pumpkins to carve them and then don't consume them will go to hell. 11/1/2015 5:58:54 PM |
GREEN JAY All American 14180 Posts user info edit post |
The carving kind are just barely edible anyway, and they contribute to sustainable agriculture in other ways by providing the soil of farmer's fields with an important break from staple crop rotation, and the leftovers contribute to 'green manure', much like daikon 'tiller' radishes or rye/oats that are not harvested, but contribute more to the soil than letting it fallow for a season. Pumpkin cultivation also supports beekeepers and native bees and other insects, as growers must be careful with pesticides to have a successful crop.
If you want to talk about food wastage, an argument could be made that the Americas produce too much food for the current population, or have too much land under cultivation for current needs. The obvious counterargument is that crops aren't just food anymore, for one thing; and nobody will abandon good ag land at this point, nor should they in view of the coming population explosion, at least until we can better manage yield, storage, and distribution.
Growing another type of vegetable can be tricky, mainly in finding a market, but 'u pick' pumpkin patches make a killing almost anywhere without contracts or packing plants nearby. Rotation with non-staple crops will help keep this land relatively healthy compared to the 'lazy' megafarmers who just do corn and soy or corn on corn, and they also contribute to jobs for farm workers, as they are labor-intensive. So DON'T demonize pumpkins as a source of waste!
[Edited on November 2, 2015 at 12:57 PM. Reason : ] 11/2/2015 12:55:20 PM |
Bullet All American 28547 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah, that was a silly thing to say.
I carved a few, roasted the seeds, and the pumpkins are now providing food for the slugs in my yard, and they'll soon be in my compost pile and provide fertilizer for my vegetagles next spring (and they often lead to a few volunteer pumpkin plants) 11/2/2015 1:07:02 PM |
Jeepin4x4 #Pack9 35780 Posts user info edit post |
man that suit needs some serious help 11/2/2015 2:05:06 PM |
Smath74 All American 93281 Posts user info edit post |
0EPII1, i'm sick of your jihadist shit here. 11/2/2015 7:06:01 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42557 Posts user info edit post |
^ what you gonna do about it, kkk boy? 11/2/2015 7:31:11 PM |
yuffie_chan All American 4898 Posts user info edit post |
It was earlier in the month, but it was a pumpkin, so...
I'll find more pictures later, there was also a blackbird and a seagull on the other side
11/2/2015 9:58:21 PM |