Honoring the First Harvest Lughnasadh arrives at a point in the year when summer is still strong, but the first signs of change are beginning to show. The days remain hot. Gardens are still producing. Fields are not yet empty. Trees are green, and autumn may feel far away. Yet the season has shifted. The first grains are ready. Fruits and vegetables are beginning to ripen in abundance. The work of spring and early summer is becoming visible in a form that can be gathered, pre