It’s autumn. Most of the leaves are off the trees. We’ve had our first snowfall. It’s time to turn on the oven! Most autumn vegetables — roots like carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes and beets; winter squash like butternut, sturdy greens like Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli ...

The leaves are falling, revealing more and more bare branches. The days are short and nights are long. We’re almost halfway through autumn. We fight the encroaching darkness with sweets. Typical autumn flavors include apple, pumpkin, caramel, cinnamon and toffee. Tuesday, Oct. 31 is ...

We live in apple country. Have you visited your local orchard lately? Whether to pick apples or just buy some, eat cider donuts and other goodies, or just hang out, an orchard can be a fun place! From the eastern tip of Long Island west to the Niagara frontier, New York state is second in ...

October is time for country drives to view the changing leaves. It is time for hay rides, corn mazes, and football. It is time for visits to the farm to gather pumpkins, and to the orchard to pick apples, watch cider being pressed, and eat donuts. Apple trees arrived in the New World with ...

We have crossed several autumnal milestones. Labor Day marked the end of summer vacation as kids went back to school. The Equinox marked the true beginning of fall — shorter days and longer nights. The Jewish season of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur also marked the beginning of the year. Trees ...

It is officially fall. We’ve passed the equinox. The trees are ablaze in red and gold. Frost has come. The harvest season is nearing its end. Before the age of cross-continental transport, our grandparents preserved the harvest for the winter. They used cold storage root cellars for ...