While visiting Fat Rooster Farm, former apprentice Whitney Taylor helps to peel cloves of garlic for Nahm Jeem Gratiem (Thai Crystal Sauce), which Jennifer Megyesi will can for sale at market; A bumblebee harvests the nectar from an artichoke flower at Fat Rooster Farm. The artichoke was overlooked by Jennifer Megyesi and went to seed. “By then, it’s October and I’m sick of harvesting,” she said; After harvest, New England pie pumpkins cure in the morning light in the barn at Fat Rooster Farm; As the sun melts the morning frost, apprentices Janet Van Zoren, left, and Tali Biale carry artichoke roots they dug up back to the barn at Fat Rooster Farm; A pantry at Donna Kausen’s home has bottles cemented into its end walls. Kausen said she was inspired by the same technique used in old miners’ buildings in California. Staples like beans, dried berries, corn, grains, rice, and wheat are stored in the space; Paddle the kitten explores the basement at Fat Rooster Farm, including the shelving that holds the farm’s canned goods. From left on the top shelf are canned tomatoes, beets, peaches, and maple syrup.