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Awash in Summer Squash

Olivia Spitzer

When thinking about seasonal produce, squash tends to be a fall favorite. A total spoup-er star, squash is tasty roasted or pureed. With squash, our minds immediately jump to the hearty thick-skinned vegetables that make up our cold-weather menu. Did you know you can start enjoying squash right now, at the height of summer? Today we’ll take a closer look at summer squashes and how they can be used.

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Frost's Final Days

Olivia Spitzer

March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. It is a time of transition. Here we are, in the middle of March, and our weather seems to change every hour, much less every day. Pouring rain opens to sweet sunshine, which is in its turn wiped away by thick dark clouds. It can be hard to know what is coming next, or how to plan. Today, we’ll be focusing on a faithful tool of farmers around the world: frost dates.

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Perhaps Persimmons

Olivia Spitzer

What is orange, smooth, and crowned in leaves like a strawberry? The answer to this riddle is persimmon, one of nature’s unsung fall and winter fruits.What is orange, smooth, and crowned in leaves like a strawberry? The answer to this riddle is persimmon, one of nature’s unsung fall and winter fruits.

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The Best of Both Worlds

Olivia Spitzer

In Oregon, late September and early October are our golden days of fall, and nowhere is that clearer than at the farmers’ market. The sun is still shinning, though the heat has dropped. The mornings are crisp, the evenings coming on sooner and sooner. At the farmers’ market, it is easy to see the way summer and fall blend into one another.

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