Learn how the HOEC volunteer honeybee keepers divided a colony and monitored the health of hives

Enhance your dating profile, become confused about what a banana is, and leave with some mouth watering recipes!

Slow-food magic, fruity medieval lore, & a compilation of creative quince recipes you won't want to miss!

Spirits, Mischief, Medicine, & Recipes! Growing, using, pruning, & cooking- wahoo!

Learn about one of our favorite, lesser known berries and snag a few new creative beverage and vinegar recipes!

They’re round, they’re shiny, they’re intensely orange!
Nothing quite says “autumn” like the sight of these beautiful glowing orbs lighting up the bare branches of the orchard. What on earth are we talking about, you may ask? No, we don’t mean pumpkins, although those are festive too. We’re talking PERSIMMONS, of course!

Channel your inner medieval food grower and learn all about this forgotten fruit that even today still grows well right here in the Pacific Northwest!

Hold onto your horses! Could this really be the healthiest apple of them all? Crabapples on pizza? What next!?

Mouth Watering Recipes To Inspire Your Bounty!
Highlights Of The Harvest This Month:
Apples, Pears, Aronia, Elderberry, & Cornelian Cherry

Getting figgy with it! Preservation tips & recipes to get you excited about figs in the kitchen.