Root Vegetables
Often mistaken for a yam, this orange root vegetable is a staple side dish for thanksgiving dinners.
Sweet Potato
This red and yellow hybrid apple, known for its extra crispy bite, was developed at the University of Minnesota.
Honeycrisp
This orange gourd is the most famous fall crop, commonly carved into jack-o-lanterns for Halloween
Pumpkin
This small, hard shelled nut falls from oak trees every autumn.
Acorn
This popular activity involves visiting an orchard to pick fruit directly off of the tree.
Apple Picking
This orange root vegetable is pulled from the ground throughout the fall season.
Carrot
This tart red fruit is harvested in the fall by flooding fields or bogs so the floating berries could be collected.
Cranberries
This staple grain crop, often grown in large mazes during the autumn season, is also known as maize
Corn
This green leaf, along with kale and collards, grows exceptionally well in cool autumn weather.
Spinach
Farmers traditionally build these human shaped figures out of straw to keep birds away from ripening fall crops.
Scarecrow
This purple vegetable, often pickled or roasted, is famous for its juice that stains easily.
Beet
This green fruit ripens in late summer and fall and comes in varieties like Bartlett and Anjou.
Pear
This squash shares its name with a nut and features a tan skin with sweet, yellow-orange flesh
butternut squash
This popular pie nut with a smooth brown shell is harvested from state trees across the American south in Autumn.
Pecan
This classic fall beverage is made from unfiltered, unsweetened, raw apple juice.
Apple Cider
This round white or purple root vegetable is used in hearty stews and mashes.
Turnip
This yellow-orange stone fruit, smaller than a peach, is harvested in early autumn.
Apricot
This squash gets its name because its cooked flesh naturally separates into strands that resemble a carb.
Spaghetti squash
This dark leafy green becomes sweeter after exposure to a light fall frost and is popular in chips or salads.
Kale
This ornamental fall item, filled with fruits and vegetables, is also known as the horn of plenty.
Cornucopia
This root vegetable looks similar to a carrot and gets sweeter as it gets colder.
This dark purple or yellow fruit is harvested in early autumn and used to make prunes, jams, and baked desserts
plum
This green or dark red vegetable produces edible stalks harvested in fall, often used in pies.
Rhubarb
This nut, famously roasted over an open fire, comes from a tree that was once abundant across eastern north america.
Chestnut
This term refers to the full moon closest to the autumn equinox, traditionally helping farmers work late into the night.
Harvest Moon