Fall is , hands down , our favorite time of year around the homestead . We love the alteration in temperature and the colors of the leaves , but we also relish the showtime of the fall and wintertime festivals . Most of these fete are linked back to what the land is doing this time of year , and my family finds our task on the estate are enriched by participating in some of these vacation , whether they ’re from our native culture or not . One such festival is the two - day celebration of Rosh Hashanah , or Feast of the Trumpets , the Judaic newfangled year event , which began Sunday , Sept. 13 .
Celebrate The Sweet
We ’ve dig through the summer , so it ’s time to enjoy the fruits of our labour . too , the Judaic people look forward to a sweet new year by corrode sliced apples dipped in honey . What Malus pumila grower or apiarist does n’t apprise their harvest as the summertime ends and the declivity begins ? be given bees and Malus pumila Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is not for the syncope of heart — both take an tremendous amount of effort and aid — but the rewards are sweet , indeed . Involving the kid in these harvest activities lightens the workload and do it more fun . Here are some activity child of deviate ages can help oneself with .
Apples
Honey
To go with those delicious Malus pumila and honey , make somewarm challah breadto eat with your family . This traditional braided bread is often made with raisin this time of year ( another reminder of the hope for a fresh year ) , but it ’s toothsome plain or with cum or crackpot .
Begin Again
A big part of the Feast of the Trumpets is , no surprise , a trumpet . The shofar , a traditional tup ’s horn trumpet , is used during the two - twenty-four hours solemnization to bestow everyone ’s attention to the petition and activities taking place . The detail of Rosh Hashanah is much like other cultures ’ New Year ’s celebration : It ’s a wondrous time to reflect back on the past 12 month , witness things we ’ve done correctly and unearth imperfect points and ways we can be estimable . For Rosh Hashanah , these reflections would be introverted as this is a very personal process ; however , the same ponderings can be applied to the homestead or farm .
If you have a shophar , mould - atomic number 26 triangle or even a piano , toy it to call everyone together and let them know it ’s end - mark fourth dimension . Sit around with your family , after a nice apple orhoney laden kickshaw , and get out a playpen and paper . Take an stock of projects that work really well on the farm this year , and then make another disk of ventures that flopped . Talk about what made each attempt either a success or failure and whether you ’ll proceed on with them .
For example , one of our successes this year was the with child incubator we made for the 100 or so chicks at our new place . It was simple and cobbled together , but it turned out to be just the right height for the children to get at and work with the chicks . Our prominent flop was not constitute a drop garden . We ’d just go and none of us had the Energy Department , but we ’re feeling the pinch as we ’re now bank on what we can find locally . We ’re so spoiled by our large garden every year that we sometimes take it for grant .
On the back of your slice of theme , make a listing of goal and plan for the coming year . you may tweak this as the wintertime progresses and the gathering dies down , but right now , while you ’re still up to your elbows in harvest home employment , is the arrant prison term to jot down some ideas . By December , you and I may have draw a blank several brilliant ideas about plow crop and pear tree that scoot through our minds as we were knead this September .
What Are You Celebrating?
What is your family ’s favorite celebration during the tumble season ? How does your farm or homestead feature these festivities — any homegrown crafts or homemade recipes you ’d wish to share ? Whenever and however you lionize it , my family and I would care to wish you L’Shana Tova , Happy New Year !
Chris Dalziel
Tessa Zundel
