Visitors shop for fresh produce at the Tangleroot Farm tent Saturday, Sept. 24 during the annual Adirondack Harvest Festival at the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport. (News photo — Andy Flynn)

LAKE PLACID — Or should we say, what’s not in season in the Adirondack Park?

There’s a lot of fresh produce at local farms, farm stands and farmers markets in Essex County right now. In addition to fall favorites — such as apples, pumpkins and all kinds of winter squash — there’s onions, garlic, celery, broccoli, greens, beets, carrots, potatoes, radishes, tomatoes, herbs, peppers, turnips, rutabagas, cabbage and much more. Plus there’s plenty of maple syrup available from the spring.

The autumnal equinox arrived at 9:03 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, Sept. 22, and the Adirondack Park experienced its first snowfall of the season that night and into the next morning. On Saturday, Sept. 24, it was sunny and 60 degrees as hundreds of people packed the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport for the annual Adirondack Harvest Festival.

Such is fall in the Adirondacks.

With the American Thanksgiving less than eight weeks away, it’s time to think about the holidays. Local fruits and vegetables — and home-grown turkeys — will no doubt reach our holiday tables once again this year.

Visitors shop for fresh produce at the Quarry Garden garlic and vegetable farm tent on Saturday, Sept. 24 during the annual Adirondack Harvest Festival at the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport. (News photo — Andy Flynn)

Alcoholic beverage makers from the region are always brewing beer, distilling spirits or aging wine. Bakers are always making bread and sweet treats. Chocolatiers are always making candy. Cheese makers are always making cheese. And restaurants are always serving up farm-to-table dishes with local ingredients.

In the meantime, we’re gearing up for winter. Last-minute canning rituals are being performed in kitchens around the North Country as we store enough tomato sauce and pickles to get us into the spring months.

Some farmers markets — such as the ones in Lake Placid and Wilmington — have already shut down for the season. Only a few more popular ones remain, including the High Peaks Farmers Market in Saranac Lake on Saturdays (until Oct. 8) and the Keene farmers market on Sundays (until Oct. 9).

For more information about local food, consider visiting the Adirondack Harvest website at adirondackharvest.com.

Adirondack Harvest, a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County, based in Lewis, provides a list of food in season by month in the Adirondack region. We’ve included food from September through December.

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Always in season

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Butter

Cheese

Dried beans

Dried herbs and spices

Eggs

Fermented foods

Frozen veggies and fruits

Grains, flours, cornmeal

Honey and bee products

Ice cream

Maple products

Meat (goat, lamb, pork, chickens, beef, turkey)

Milk

Sauces and condiments

Yogurt

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In season

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SEPTEMBER

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Apple

Arugula

Basil

Beets

Blackberries

Bok choy

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage

Carrots

Celeriac

Celery

Chives

Cilantro

Collards

Cucumbers

Dill

Eggplant

Escarole

Fennel

Ginger

Grapes

Green beans

Green onions

Groundcherry

Kale

Kohlrabi

Lavender

Leeks

Melon

Mushrooms

Mustard greens

Nasturtium

Okra

Onion

Oregano

Parsley

Peach

Pear

Pepper, hot

Pepper, sweet

Plum

Potatoes

Pumpkin

Radicchio

Radish

Raspberry

Rosemary

Rutabaga

Sage

Salad mix

Sorrel

Spinach

Squash, summer

Squash, winter

Sweet corn

Sweet potatoes

Swiss chard

Thyme

Tomatillo

Tomato, cherry

Tomato, heirloom and slicer

Turnip

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OCTOBER

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Apple

Beets

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celeriac

Celery

Collards

Cranberry

Eggplant

Escarole

Fennel

Grapes

Horseradish

Kale

Kohlrabi

Lavender

Leeks

Melon

Mushrooms

Mustard greens

Onion

Oregano

Parsley

Parsnips

Pear

Potatoes

Pumpkin

Radicchio

Radish

Raspberry

Rosemary

Rutabaga

Sage

Sorrel

Spinach

Squash, winter

Sweet corn

Swiss chard

Thyme

Turnip

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NOVEMBER

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Apple

Beets

Bok choy

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celeriac

Collards

Cranberry

Fennel

Horseradish

Mushrooms

Mustard greens

Onion

Parsnips

Squash, winter

Swiss chard

Turnip

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DECEMBER

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Collards

Cranberry

Horseradish

Micro-greens

Parsnips

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Might be available or available in storage

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SEPTEMBER

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Blueberries

Cauliflower

Garlic

Garlic scapes

Horseradish

Micro-greens

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OCTOBER

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Chives

Cilantro

Garlic

Ginger

Lettuce, baby greens

Micro-greens

Nasturtium

Onion

Pepper, hot

Pepper, sweet

Shallots

Squash, summer

Sweet potatoes

Tomato, cherry

Tomato, heirloom and slicer

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NOVEMBER

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Cabbage

Celery

Garlic

Ginger

Kohlrabi

Leeks

Micro-greens

Potatoes

Pumpkin

Radish

Rutabaga

Shallots

Spinach

Sweet potatoes

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DECEMBER

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Apple

Beets

Cabbage

Carrots

Cauliflower

Garlic

Ginger

Leeks

Onion

Potatoes

Pumpkin

Radish

Rutabaga

Shallots

Spinach

Squash, winter

Sweet potatoes

Turnip