Autumn comes as a time for reflection, out in the country. The fruits of the soil planted in the spring have sprung, readying themselves for the harvest. At the same time, the oncoming chill of winter comes foremost to everyone’s mind, calling for hibernation, for cozy blankets and cozy firesides, for a hot drink and a warm home.
This issue focuses on the harvest that’s all around us, on ways to engage with the produce of our local farmers and the natural world around us.
Rita Orrell will introduce us to Native, a Honesdale restaurant with an emphasis on local sourcing, and to the farmers from whom they get their supplies. Jude Waterston will take us through a couple of recipes we can make at home, using some of the crops that distinguish this time of year.
The Narrowsburg Farmers Market celebrated the season with a highlight on local agriculture, and Rita was on the scene, there to introduce us to the agricultural history of the Upper Delaware. Closer to home, Barbara Winfield tells us the steps for securing our homes against the winter, and what steps we need to take before the snow falls.
Did you know that Wayne County has its own local agriculture label? We’ll see what to look for on grocery shelves to know we’re eating the fruit of the land around us. To close us out, Keenan Gruver will bring us into a meditation on what the future could look like, were we to rely upon the natural bounty of our forests.
Happy reading! And thank you for staying with us for a year in the life of the Upper Delaware.
Section editor
Liam Mayo
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