If you’re lucky enough to have a vegetable garden, or have access to a community garden, late fall is a time when you’re picking what’s left of your crop and preparing for next season.

But the last few fruits or green tomatoes don’t have to be chucked into the compost. Apples can be made into applesauce or apple butter, other fruits can be made into jams. Root vegetables can be canned.

If you don’t have enough produce yourself, there are several local farmers markets that are open into November and even December where you can nab some of your summer favorites to preserve a little sunshine for the drab months.

A recent visit to the house of Noah Antes and his wife, Dana May, found them busy drying herbs and orange slices in the oven. An array of the last of their harvest was spread on a

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