{"id":1473,"date":"2012-10-07T01:34:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T01:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2012-10-07T01:34:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-07T01:34:39","slug":"food-day-every-day-harvest-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/food-day-every-day-harvest-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Day Every Day: Harvest Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a mad day.\u00a0 Although a balmy 80 degrees by 10 in the morning, nightfall was predicted to bring a hard frost, i.e., the kind that extinguishes plants on contact, especially the more tender summer crop plants.\u00a0 So I headed out early to bring in the last of the tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, basil and squash.\u00a0 Working methodically through each garden bed, I kept an eye on the clouds rolling in from the north and felt the wind pick up, forewarning of a storm.\u00a0 Change was literally and very palpably “in the air.”<\/p>\n

Made me think of a time when I barely noticed what season we were in, much less the subtle passing of one season into the next.\u00a0 I worked in an office, 10 to 12 hours each day, commuted another two hours and did little else.\u00a0 All of a sudden, summer would be here so my commute would be in daylight, then there would be Christmas, when I barely saw the light of day.\u00a0 Those were my only two markers for the passage of time.<\/p>\n

I like life better now that I take full notice of the seasons and the passage of one into the next.\u00a0 Interestingly, seasonal shifts actually happen not just quarterly but monthly, even weekly.\u00a0 Focusing on those gradual shifts has a way of slowing things down a bit–and who doesn’t need a little of that?!\u00a0 Also intriguing is how a seasonal focus brings better alignment between external activity and internal energy and enthusiasm.\u00a0 As late fall moves into winter, for instance, I notice a quiet slipping in–perfect for cold, indoor days.<\/p>\n

Autumn always brings these kinds of musings from me.\u00a0 Here are two more:<\/p>\n

Mary\u2019s Every Year Autumn\u00a0Musings<\/a><\/p>\n

Satisfy Your Primordial Harvest\u00a0Instinct<\/a><\/p>\n

Now for some pictures:<\/p>\n

\"Autumn
By day’s end, I had collected a surprisingly large pile of produce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Vegetable
Although I’m exercising bragging rights, it’s humbly.\u00a0 I know my poor little collection pales in comparison to a real gardener’s haul.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A motley crew, yes, but still perfect for making dozens of delicious dishes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Harvest
Loved the bright orange hips with the last of the season’s roses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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