Dakota Gardener: The harvest is in

I ask the same questions to my farmer friends every fall – how were the crops this year? Were yields good? Was it an easy harvest?

These questions are good conversation starters though they may sound trite. But they're asked sincerely. I hope my friends have a good harvest and that the land produces a bounty for them.

Farmers – and gardeners – sow seeds in the spring and harvest in the fall. The p...