Vermont’s Late Summer Harvest

On our trip last summer to Vermont with John and Paige, I enjoyed the brief time we were treated to fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms. This is the second post of several highlighting some of my favorite shots from our trip to Vermont in the summer of 2009. See the first post by clicking here. Above, I had fun taking pictures at the farmer’s market in Waitsfield. See below for more pictures of Vermont’s beautiful flowers and produce.

Flower growers provided plenty of opportunities for people to start decorating for fall.

In addition to produce at the market, there was also a variety of locally produced cheeses.

Since we were situated in Vermont’s Mad River Valley, it was appropriate to try some of the various breads produced using grain grown in the area. See my previous post for beautiful scenes of Vermont’s farmland in late summer.

The Clay Brook resort’s restaurant uses many spices and vegetables grown in their own garden at the base of the ski slopes. While I was taking early morning pictures of the gardens, a chef came outside many times to gather spices, tomatoes and zucchini.

The garden was a morning feast for my eyes!

I liked the fact that most of the plants were labeled.

The variety of color was beautiful.

We’re going back again this year, except this year, we’re going at the peak of leaf season, or at least I hope it will be the peak of leaf season. It’s been so hot and dry in New Jersey this summer that leaf season probably won’t be very spectacular here. I wonder how hot and dry it’s been in the Mad River Valley this summer. The perfect conditions for a beautiful fall leaf show usually include seasonably average rainfall (not too much, not too little) with hot days throughout summer turning to drier fall weather with warm days and cool nights.

The chef at Clay Brook didn’t pick any of these for the breakfast preparations on the day I was photographing.

It’s always a good idea to get up early for the riches colors in photographs. You can get rich colors at dusk too, but at dusk there’s more people around and produce would be drier from the day’s sunlight.

Someone’s been eating these I think. I saw a few rabbits hopping about.

Macro lens is a must for this kind of photography.

The garden has quite a variety!

Eggplant.

But I have to admit, I don’t know what most of the plants are.

I just like the colors.

Beautiful! Check back soon in the Vermont category for lots more fun pictures from our trip!

Click the links below to read each post in my “Late Summer in Vermont” series:
Part 1: Scenes of Late Summer in Vermont
Part 2: Vermont’s Late Summer Harvest
Part 3: Vermont’s Mad River is Brrrrrrrrr
Part 4: Relaxing at Shelburne Farms in Late Summer
Part 5: Late Summer Fun at Vermont’s Sugarbush
Part 6: American Flatbread: The Place for Pizza

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