The Summer pause…..
In the third week of September each year, an equinox takes place. This is the official change of seasons between summer and fall. What does this really mean though? For seasonal eaters, it means the change between summer and fall crops. For farmers, this change takes place weeks before the equinox. Farmers have to start moving towards fall crops well ahead of the equinox. Farmers begin planting and building up steam in late February or early March. This brings us out of the dearth in the late winter, also commonly known as the Hunger Gap. It’s pretty well known and understood that in winter its hard, if not impossible to bring crops to market. However many overlook a similar event, albeit for different reasons, six months later in August, early September. Especially in the south east, the heat and humidity have taken their toll not only on the crops but…