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Autumn – When Nature Is Ablaze With Color
Autumn: it’s our season of transition, as we move from the warmth of summer into the coolness of winter. Up until the sixteenth century, the season was simply known as “harvest,” because it was when the crops were gathered. Many countries still mark the season with harvest rites and festivals to celebrate the bounty of food. And Mother Nature has her way of marking the season, too. It’s when animals gather food to prepare for winter, and grow thicker coats to keep themselves warm. It’s when birds migrate to warmer climates, and trees shed their colorful leaves. “We owe our seasons to the tilt of Earth’s axis. That 23.5 degree tilt allows one hemisphere to be angled towards the sun (summer) and the other to be angled away (winter). The times between these direct tilts are our transition seasons, spring and autumn/fall.” 1
A Fruitful Time of Transition
National One-Day Celebrations
What’s In Season S eptember - O ctober N ovember
S eptember 2 Food Banks 4 Spice Blends 5 Cheese Pizza 7 Acorn Squash; Salami 14 Eat a Hoagie 15 Cheese Toast 16 Cinnamon Raisin Bread; Guacamole 17 Apple Dumplings 18 Cheeseburgers 20 Fried Rice; Pepperoni Pizza; String Cheese 23 Pot Pies 25 Quesadillas 27 Chocolate Milk
O ctober 1 Pumpkin Spice 4 Tacos; Cinnamon Buns 5 Pumpkin Seeds 6 Noodles 8 Pierogi 11 Sausage Pizza 12 Take Your Parents to Lunch 17 Pasta 20 Chicken and Waffles 22 Nuts 24 Bologna 26 Pumpkin 28 Chocolate; Breadsticks 29 Oatmeal 31 Caramel Apples
N ovember 1 Calzone; Cinnamon
2 Deviled Eggs 3 Sandwiches 6 Nachos 12 Chicken Soup; French Dip 14 Pickles; Spicy Guacamole 15 Raisin Bran 21 Gingerbread Cookies; Stuffing 22 Cranberry Relish 23 Cashews 25 Parfaits; Native American Heritage
Acorn Squash Apples Belgian Endive Bok Choy Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Butternut Squash Cauliflower Celery Root Chayote Squash Cherimoya Coconuts Cranberries Daikon Radish Garlic
Guava Huckleberries Kohlrabi Kumquats Mushrooms Parsnips Pears Persimmons Pineapple Pomegranate Pumpkin Quince Rutabagas Sweet Potatoes Swiss Chard Turnips Winter Squash
Ginger Grapes
S eptember : Better Breakfast • Hispanic Heritage (September 15 to October 15) • Chicken • Honey • Italian Cheeses • Mushrooms • Potatoes • Rice • Whole Grains O ctober : Apples • Chili • Cookies • Eat Better, Eat Together • Italian-American Heritage • Pasta • Pear and Pineapple • Pizza • Pork • Pretzels • Rhubarb • Sausage • Seafood • Spinach Lovers • Tackling Hunger • Vegetarian N ovember : Banana Pudding Lovers • Native American Heritage • Peanut Butter Lovers • Peppers • Raisin Bread • Roasting • Spinach and Squash • Sweet Potato Awareness • Vegans
National Month-Long Celebrations
1 Haley Lesmerises, “The History and Science of Autumn,” New Hampshire Parks, October 9, 2018. https://blog.nhstateparks.org/the-history-and-science-of-autumn. Accessed: July 29, 2022.
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Tip : For recipes using fall seasonal items, go to the csifoodpro.com Web site.
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