is there a better word than "gourd"?

 
Autumn is in the air. I know because when it rains now it means it. I am waiting for the moment (it happens every year) when the rain decides not to stop. When it really commits for the next six months. 

At the last kits farmers market of the season on Saturday, Con and I were very nearly photographed carrying bags of onions, apples, garlic and a very large pumpkin by the coordinator and his slow-on-the-draw photographer associate. We were moving quite fast. When I figured out what was going on, I wanted to turn back but Con was having none of it and my argument that we could be the face of the market didn't seem to move him the way it moved me. Or maybe the pumpkin was just breaking his graduate student arms. 

The market was full of squashes. Beautiful gourds! Since I have never shared my squash & apple soup with you before, I have decided to do that now. You can find it on the vancouver fruit tree project website here. The recipe calls for butternut, but I prefer acorn. Take your pick.

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vftp

 
I should have shared this earlier, but I didn't. Check out some wise words on pears and learn about a hip little community initiative called the vancouver fruit tree project, here .

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hello, sunrise.

More on the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project blog here.

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more freelancing

Did you know that you can find fresh figs in the Lower Mainland in the late summer months? Well, you can. If you have figs but no interest in them, turn them over to the Vancouver Tree Fruit Project. And if you fetch some figs and don't know what to do with them, find an idea here.

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freelancing

 
A friend turned me on to a local cause called the Vancouver Tree Fruit Project (thanks Sam). Check it out here. I fully support the rescue and redistribution of local food and I am the newest member of their fledgling blogging team. My niche happens to recipes, surprised? Cherry season starts at the end of June in our temperate food zone and our climate favours delicious sweet cherries so check out my cherry post here.

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