Autumn is officially here! The mornings are cooler but our Hawkes Bay days are still warm and sunny. This year the Autumn equinox falls on March the 21st, the equinox is the halfway point between the summer and winter solstices when the light and dark or day and night are close to equal duration. It is also a time when our immune systems can be challenged with changing weather, and the transition to cooler nights and lower temperatures.
In many cultures including Maori and European this is an important time of year and signifies harvest and is a time to celebrate the fruition of the previous year's endeavours. Here at Cornucopia we have an abundance of Hawkes Bay Autumn produce and are blessed to live in such a productive agricultural region with so many organic growers and producers.