I like the idea of the farm plots as a mechanic to allow you to automate or simplify the harvesting of some things and the idea of being 'self sufficient'. They just disappoint me, due to the fact that I have to harvest large quantities of plants, just to collect the rare/semi-rare seeds to plant in a farm plot, which, in my mind, kind of defeats the purpose of having the farms in the first place.
I think what I would really want is a merchant or trader that sells the various seeds or a way to 'convert' things like wheat, berries, and such, into seeds. As long as I had a way to get ahead of the curve on seeds vs 'product', I wouldn't have a problem at all with using the farm plots and would probably be okay with sinking time into using them. But, as long as the amount of stuff I have to harvest outstrips the farm plots output, they just feel useless to me.
It's all good to me, just ranting and venting some about things in the game. Thanks for all the tips and thoughts, I appreciate it.