Harvest Season

August marks the start of harvest season in my region. I feel like we often associate harvest and autumn with later months, but Lughnasa used to be celebrated here on August 1st and according to meteorological calendars autumn starts on September 1st. With the wheat fields being sown and the crab apples ripening in the orchards and a new chill in the air it certainly feels like harvest time with autumn waiting eagerly around the corner. It's a busy but beautiful season on the farm; the air is filled with the scent of apples and there's no shortage of fresh fruit to enjoy. I can't wait to start collecting Victorian plums or enjoying the first fresh pressed juice of the...