By the light of the silvery moon.....

So, as the sun quietly settled in for the night yesterday a large, bright moon illuminated our darken path. Though it was no ordinary moon; it was the first full moon after the autumnal equinox otherwise referred to as the Harvest Moon. In songs and poems this lunar occurrence has been rhapsodized and romanticized for eons.

For me, I am in the fields staring off into the distance after a laborious day of hauling weighty tough-skinned squashes from their summer rows – perhaps a future jack-o-lantern or holiday pie. Or, maybe I spent the day cutting the stalks of a minute cabbage bejeweled with mouth-size heads that tend to give some a visceral reaction but one that we all know. Now, don’t fear the laborers of the earth are not out reaping every last vegetable in the fields. Fortunately, we still have a few months ahead of us of hearty, warming foods requiring a good washing and an eager mouth to fulfill its potential.





Vegetables
Acorn Squash
Arugula
Beets
Brussels Sprouts
Broccoli Rabe
Cabbage
Carrots
Collards
Celery
Celery Root
Chicory
Cauliflower
Garlic
Horseradish
Kale
Leeks
Mushrooms
Olives
Onions
Parsnip
Pecans
Pistachio
Pumpkin
Rutabagas
Shelling Beans
Soy Beans
Squash (hard skinned)
Sweet Potatoes
Swiss Chard
Turnips
Walnut


Fruits
Apples
Asian Pears
Cantaloupe
Grape
Grapefruit
Kiwi
Lemons
Limes
Oranges
Pears
Persimmons
Pomegranate
Quince




Herbs
Chervil
Chives
Dill
Mint
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Savory
Tarragon
Thyme