The good thing is that a huge pile of pumpkins turns into just a good bit of finished product -- and a lot of rinds and stuff! I know goats love raw pumpkin, don't know if cooked is good for them, but if you have neighbors with piggies they might enjoy the scrapings.
And I can tell you pumpkins simply don't store well for most of us. A thick layer of hay is required so when it turns into mush you can scoop it up. Most varieties grown aren't specifically for storage.
I have a planting bed in front of my house that used to receive full sun, put a tiny little dogwood twig from my son's school fund raiser and over 20 years it now shades the area. But when it was small I had bulbs in the area for the spring and then I would put in a pumpkin plant or two. I love the big squash blossoms and the big leaves shaded over the barked area for the bulbs and kept the weeds out. Son loved having his own pumpkin or two. I'm a believer in mixing edibles into landscape.