Harvest Moon

It is fall of 2010, and it's been an abundant season full of delicious, fresh food.  Most things are wrapping up but there's still time for some things. Lettuce has been great.  Typically, I enjoy salads and that sort of thing in the spring and summer months but its just as good in the fall. The seeds I planted were a mescaline mix.
Another treasure I've been harvesting is carrots.  Damn good!  I'll be sure to find a place for these in the soups I've been dreaming of making since the weather has turned a bit chilly.
Speaking of roots... Burdock is also ready for plucking.  Where I live in South eastern PA, burdock often grows freely and occupies many waste areas and gardens alike.  There was no reason for me to plant this species, I had the the hearty, wild kind volunteering amongst other veggies.  I suppose with certain things, you just have to learn by mistake.  Last week, as I attempted to dig out this nutritious herb, I was surprised to learned just how deep these roots go!  About a foot and a half down I was still seeing roots quarter inch in diameter sticking up from the muddy soil!.
That said, I've got a recipe for Burdock I'd like to try this weekend.  I got the recipe from Rosalee de la Foret's, Wild Foods Cookbook.