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Sep. 15, 5:13 a.m. EDT — Full Harvest Moon. Traditionally, this designation goes to the full moon that occurs closest to the Autumnal (fall) Equinox. The Harvest Moon usually comes in September, but (on average) about every three or four years it will fall in early October. At the peak of the harvest, farmers can work into the night by the light of this moon. Usually the full Moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice — the chief Indian staples — are now ready for gathering.
In the News:
• Victory Garden: In Florida, a food bank resorts to hydroponics.• Solution to Global Food Crisis is Managing Natural Resources
• Greenspan: Economy in Once-in-a-Century Crisis
• BioFuels Adding to Fuel Crisis
In the Blogosphere:
• The Platform of the Garden Party (NPR)
• The Victory Garden, Fall Version
• Planning Your '44 V-Garden - Reproduction of a vintage Modern Mechanix article.
• The Victory Garden, Fall Version
• Planning Your '44 V-Garden - Reproduction of a vintage Modern Mechanix article.
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