Harvest
When I think about fall, I think about harvest. For me fall is a rich season with all the bounty of food and savory flavors found in winter squash, pumpkins and apples. It is still warm and nice and the trees are beautiful with their change of color. It is the perfect weather for hikes and family outings to farms to bring home what this season has to offer. The stores and farmers markets offer a feast of greens and fruits. Why not go and pick some of them with your family this season. When you come home you can conserve some of it for the winter months. Kids are more likely to surprise you in eating something they had a hand in picking.
Apples orchard
Go to an apple farm and pick apples with you family. When you get home make apple pie, apple sauce, preserve them and try to make dolls out of them or apple stamps. Dry them into apple chips or you also can use them for Christmas decoration.
Where to go picking
Pumpkins and winter squash
Go and visit a farm and pick your favorite pumpkin for Halloween. Get into the Halloween mood with cornmase and Hayride. Find a Halloween festival close to you. Pick some winter squash and make acorn squash soup with chicken when you come home
More things that are in season in the fall
Where to go picking
Beans
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
CauliflowerCelery
Cucumbers
Mushrooms
Lettuce
OkraOnions
Parsnips
Pears
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Quince
Rutabagas
Salad Greens
Summer Squash
Sweet Corn
Swiss Chard
Tomatoes
Winter Squash
Zucchini
