September 24, 2023
What is Fall without apple picking? Now that I am not stuck in a grimy metropolis, it would be easier to embrace this autumn tradition. So we packed the gang to pick a massive haul of apples from Wickham Farms. Don’t waste time with the low hanging fruit! The Gala Read more…
October 6, 2018
Autumn is my favorite time of the year! Though we are not very far in, today was a celebration of all the best parts of its edible goodness. Starting at Stone Bridge Farms in Acushnet, Massachusetts. Visiting a cranberry bog is a kind of new addition to my bucket list, but with autumn here Read more…
October 14, 2013
One of the many reasons I love living on the east coast is the trees. Come autumn, there’s an art show in the trees. Keep your cones and desert, west coast. I’ll take the Deciduous trees. Their visual, cyclical renewal feels better, hopeful, than your towering sameness and arid granules.Of Read more…
Gorgeous apples of all shapes and sizes. Speckled uniquely, with underbellies, striated skin–a plane of antioxidants and fiber. Fruit–how glorious. My first bunch would be a batch of scratchmade apple sauce. Simple and easy–but perfect. Applesauce, to the left, and sweetened yam to the right. Autumn favorites. In the theme Read more…
October 7, 2012
Under scenic ‘seize-the-day’ duress, the Electrician and I headed north on a beautiful Fall day. The destination was not the over-crowded Bronx crossings or the state roads of New Jersey, although we spent much of our time in these areas. It was Masker Orchards in Warwick, New York… to pick Read more…