Beating the Winter Blues

I know I'm not alone in dealing with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which in my case usually means that my mood starts to feel more depressed in late fall, as the hours of daylight shorten and it gets colder. I have found different things which can help me, including art, candles, and Vitamin D. This year--our first year getting a medium share of vegetables through our largest regional CSA (Lancaster Farm Fresh)--I found a powerful new weapon in my fight against the winter blues: all the other colors in the rainbow! 

Here is just a fraction of the uplifting and colorful vegetal moments brought to us in recent weeks: