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Contest & Prizes | In Your Opinion Contest

How this contest works is simple:

Give us your opinion in the form below
Be humorous and whimsical if you like, but succinct
Winners are posted here and chosen every 3 months
(First of January, April, July, October)
Current submissions are posted below the form on this page

CURRENT SUBMISSIONS:

"Eat these and you will 'see' the carrots are better."
Andrew Therit
"The parsnip is the treasure trove to grow. An extraordinary vegetable that will change the flavors of every stew and soup one makes. A gardeners delight, a connoisseurs spice."
Kathy Rubino
"Parsnips are better to grow and are great roasted."
Jim
"Nothing better than carrots grown in black soil from Colorado, roots down!"
Jackie Slover
"Carrots are much better. Not only do they taste good, they make your eyes pretty. Smile."
Richard Jones
"I like carrots better than parsnips so I believe carrots are a whole lot better to grow."
Michelle Busath
"Although you need carrots for a mirepoix, both winter over well. I like to add parsnips to my stews & soups. Neither have an overwhelming flavor, but add to the great taste of a bone warming meal."
Granddad
"The day is coming when a single sweet, bright, smilely, yumming CARROT, will set off a revolution. Like the last one in my frig. Who says teens don't fight over veggies?"
Christina Savage
"I think carrots are better to grow and eat, just because I have never eaten a parsnip and would have no idea of how to grow them. I am assuming it would be just like growing a carrot."
Tina Gray
"Carrots - at least you can enjoy them raw - they are so sweet tasting - pasnips? - yuk!"
Christina Pippard
"In my opinion parsnips are the best to grow and eat because they give soup a nice melow flaver. It makes me feel so good."
Franklin Dunn
"Definitely carrots - they are nutritious, delicious and great raw. The bunnies in my yard love them as well as the Bunnies in my house!"
Karen Bunny
"CARROTS, because my Scandanavian background has so much white food, (which I do love) but I need the bright carrots to show a little rebellion."
Jean P. Engel
"Carrots, definitely! The number one reason is, for me, that carrots are very kid-friendly -- they taste sweet, they are a bright color, and as my little ones say, 'We want to be bunnies. Let's eat carrots!' When a kid asks to eat a veggie, you give it to 'em! "
Bonnie DiSciullo
"Oh man, parsnips! I just love their sweetness!"
Debbie
"Carrots because the color is so rich looking and it has crunchy bites."
Davis Drake
"Definitely carrots! Carrot juice is a staple in our house. Starting each day with fresh carrot juice is extremely healthy. Plus the pulp can be used for muffins or carrot cake, or added to compost to make rich soil."
Wade Stone
"In my opinion I would say carrots. They are good all year round for salad, stews, cakes, and many more."
Patricia Harries
"Carrots are a true all rounder, whereas parsnips are only good with a turkey dinner."
Jackie
"Parsnips-because they are more expensive in the shops and delicious when freshly dug and cooked."
Anonymous
"In my opinion, carrots are better to grow than parsnips. Carrots are much sweeter and easier to get my children to eat!"
Jentry L. Wright
"Carrots because my mum always said eat up all your carrots and you will see in the dark."
Kerri Harrison
"Carrots will be better! and of course Parsnips are so good! but I prefer Carrots."
Abolfazl Rahimi Fard
"Carrots are much eaiser to grow, not only are they good to eat raw or cooked, they are also great food to feed the bunny rabbits ."
Alma D. Parker
"Parsnips"
Assia
"Carrots are good for you. You can see in the dark.they taste good. Also they are so lovely."
Charlotte Aubury
"I think that carrots are better to grow because they take 12 weeks to grow they are very good for you. They help you to see in the dark and if you have bad vision they would help you to get better because it has vitams in there."
Lauren Aubury
"Dip-um, cook-um, drink-um too...No matter what Carrots are good for me...now how about you?"
Jeanne Hannah
"I would have to say I would rather grow carrots. In most of my receipes I use carrots and hardly ever parsnips. Besides that, my huband loves them!"
Karen Mahoney
"Carrots are better to grow and eat, they help your eyes and so many other things that help your body stay healthy."
Jerry Bauguess
"Carrots are way better. I guess I've never grown or eaten parsnips."
Joshua Bradford
"I like growing carrots and eating parsnips."
Robin
"Our great granddaughters(3) love veggies and dip. When I ask them, what is the first veggie that they are going to eat? I hear screams of 'carrots and more carrots'. lol They all love carrots!!"
Shirley Downey
"My vote is on the carrots, I really like them."
Mac Mcafee
"Reading these over, I notice a sparsity of people voting for parsnips, so I will have to put in my two cents for parsnips! I just love their sweet flavor; I could grow and eat bowls of them! Plus they are kind of unique, carrots are just carrots."
Dennis Jackman
"I perfer carrots... I have been able to grow these easily but parsnips not so much."
Kay Mellert
"Parsnips are less common to grow and are more of a dinner conversation-starter, as in "Ugh, I hate parsnips." I would never bother to grow parsnips because I prefer other topics to talk about at mealtime. It is better to grow carrots and ask, 'How was your day, Dear?"
Jane Stillinger
"Carrots are easier to grow if you keep the soil loose ... so they don't get deformed. The carrot riminds me of the brightly colored nose I added to my snowman while growing up in Pennsylvania. Nobody wants a snowman to have a deformed nose! "
Davis Drake
"In terms of growing I would have to say carrots. If you were to have the same luck as I have with parsnips you wouldn't have to worry about a crop-there would be none. This is because I have tried for a number of years to grow parsnips without success. As far as eating I'll go with the carrots; however parsnips do add a lot to various dishes. To eat: carrots; To add to cooking: parsnips!"
Stewart West
"Carrots look appetizing unlike parsnips which are dull and thus a farmer will put in more effort to care for carrots in the hope of a good meal."
Sarah Namubiru
"In my opinion, I think I would plant Carrots. With Carrots, you can cook them and they are great. You can eat them raw and they're great. So good for you no matter what way you have them. Besides. they are a great bread, cake, cupcakes, and cookies. How many times have you heard of Parsnip bread, cake, cupcake or cookie. Don't even sound good, let alone GREAT."
Rae Runyon
"100% it's CARROTS!!!"
Kim Pickett
"I'd have to say carrots are easier to grow, sometimes my parsnips don't come up at all. As for the eating part, isn't it nice to have a variety of veggies? Carrots one day, parsnips the next!"
Louisa
"In my opinion, carrots are the better choice to grow. Carrots are very good for your eyesight, what better way to see you with my dear!!!!"
Donna Carter
"Carrots, so good raw or delicious cooked."
Fran Roberson
"Carrots of course - parsnips are good in veggie soup, besides, carrots have color and color is more appetizing."
Fritzie Kurz
"Carrot improve your eyesight so you are more able to see and enjoy your gardening projects."
Thomas Walls
"Carrots, of course! Did Peter Rabbit get in trouble for eating Mr. Macgregor's PARSNIPS?????"
Sharon Landers
" In my opinion, I think it would be great to have carsnips or parsnots as I like them both and wouldn't need to grow 2 different vegetables."
Betty Bujas
"I'd grow parsnips and give them to my brother. He is in his fifties now, but when he was in high school, he made himself a breakfast every morning of steamed parsnips with butter and brown sugar. They were really good!"
Virginia Hamilton
"This one is a no brainer.....I really don't like parsnips. My mother would put them into a stew and it just took over the flavour and I would not enjoy it. So, as you see I will plant carrots everytime and their colours shine through. "
Peggy McDonald
"Carrots are fun to eat cooked or raw
So very good for you
Grated into salad
Cooked whole in a stew
Carrots add colour to juice & jam
Pickle & chutney on bread with ham
Easy to grow all year round
Just pull the carrot from the ground
Thousands of Horses and rabbits
Can't all be wrong
Carrots they eat all day long"
Nigel Barker
"Parsnips, definitely! They remind me of my dad. They ate parsnips when he was growing more than any other veggie, as they were poor. Yet, he still likes parsnips. Love you, Dad."
Jeannie
"I heartily enjoy both but if I overeat the parsnips, my skin won't turn orangey."
Sandra Calderon
"Beautiful fern like leaves, glowing orange colour and no fear of accidental poisoning by picking wild parsnips or hemlock by mistake. Carrots it is."
Shivangni Sharma
"I think they are equally good to grow. Cook carrots and parsnips together add a little cream sauce and salt and lots of good pepper. It is a dish fit for a king."
Virginia
"Carrots, my grandchildren love carrot and raisin salad. We live in North Florida and they make a lovely winter plant in the garden."
Allie G. Clark
"In my opinion carrots are the better and easier to grow even though they are both good for you. They both lend themselves to be grown organically and you can even grow carrots in containers for people who are restricted for vegetable gardening space."
Ted Haworth
"PARSNIPS without a doubt. better flavour, easy to grow, a good late winter crop."
Mervyn Bright
"Definitely carrots, they are prettier."
Cindy
"Carrots are better now but in the spring after a long winter tucked under a thick layer of mulch the parsnip is a sweet treat that can't be beat."
Louise Kapfhamer
"Carrots have more vitamins than parsnips."
James McLeskey
"Love them both but it's cheaper to grow your own parsnips and they taste better than bought ones."
Maree Gore
"Carrots are better. They are more versatile--used in soups,salads,stews or just just eating them raw. Also great cooked with crystalized ginger."
Janice Graves
"Both...parsnips are an acquired taste, carrots are liked by most, mashed together with butter, S&P, even kids will try. Both easy to grow and store."
Lynda
"Carrots. They are more versatile than parsnips. Good in soups,stews and gravies as well as a great addition to a vegetabe tray. Colorful and has a cheerier name. Plus, my dog loves carrot snacks!"
Sue Ressler
"Both. Grow lots of carrots for their nutrition and versatility, and a smaller quantity of parsnips for a change of pace."
Lorrie Sizemore
"You can colour parsnips & make them look loke carrots & they're great roasted."
Pam Buckley
"Carrots and Parsnips are both very nice. Carrots are much less bother to grow, parsnip can be more time consuming to grow, also carrots are a all year veg, where as parsnips are a winter veg."
Helen Scott
"Carrots because they are ready to eat earlier, can be eaten raw young and tender, grated on summer salads and besides going well with any dinner add colour and flavour to winter stews. Carrots are more versatile."
May Fenn
"I have never grown them but someone gave me some parsnips and I have a new respect for them after I made and ate them for the first time."
Leona Olson
"I always grow carrots. They are very easy and so sweet. But, as a matter of fact, I was considering growing parsnips this year. They are good, but just in a "white carrot" sort of way."
Terri Gilliland
"In my Opinion ... the bright orange of a carrot is uplifting. I still remember the thrill of pulling a carrot from my grandmothers garden, rinsing it off and hearing the crisp snap as I bit into it."
Joanne Drake
"While the parsnip is richer in vitamins and minerals and a good source of dietary fiber, I much prefer the lighter flavor of the its close relative the carrot; but enjoy the combination of roasted carrots and parsnip at Christmas."
Reba Curtis
"For me it's parsnips especially when left for the frost to do it's job with the flavour, yummy!"
Pat Beamis
"Carrots! So many good uses and who even eats parsnips!"
Pamela C. Flores
"I have never grown either carrots or parsnips, so I'll have pick carrots."
Michael J Smith Jr.
"Carrots of course they are good for you & you can eat them raw or cook plus they are easy to grow."
Ruby Alice Bridges
"Does anyone even eat parsnips anymore???"
Bill West
"My kids will only eat carrots - so carrots it is!"
Marge Nichols
"Parsnips. My mom always grew these and she passed her love of them on to me. They are so sweet and flavorful, easy to grow too!"
Jon Goldsmith
"For me, carrots. They taste better! Parsnips have always tasted just like a big root to me!"
Bonnie McMillian

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