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Dave and Gail Strasser grow pumpkins, gourds, produce and more at their acreage on the north edge of Lennox.

SWEET CORN, PUMPKINS – AND FUN!

By Bob Fitch

During the growing season, Dave and Gail Strasser jump in the UTV and circle their acreage on most Sunday mornings before church. “We like to drive around and see what the Lord has blessed us with and see how things have changed in a week. You see things from a different perspective when you slow down,” Gail said.

Dave and Gail operate a business called “The Harvest.” They grow sweet corn, vegetables and pumpkins which they sell at their farm on the north edge of Lennox. “We started with our boys selling sweet corn out of the back of the pickup at the end of the driveway. That was when they were in grade school 30-some years ago. Over time, people started asking us if we grew tomatoes and cucumbers, so we decided we could do that, too.”

The couple graduated from Lennox High School in 1970. They got married in 1973 and purchased their acreage in 1976. Dave worked for Sioux International in Sioux Falls for 44 years, retiring as parts manager 5½ years ago. Gail was a home economics teacher for the Sioux Falls Public School District. In 2007, she retired early from her 24-year teaching career in order to stay home and babysit their grandchildren. According to Dave, “My mom babysat our kids and