But rest assured, rhythm has been established to reign in the extremes. It was a tell-tale comfort: Things may seem to go too far, Noah, or to the brink of unbearable. Yet He couched this promise in extremes, decreeing that day will follow the darkest night even the coldest winter will surrender to summer and likewise, sun-scorched summers will be quenched by temperatures falling in winter’s retreat. God gave an eloquent usher of confidence, declaring that he would never again terminate all-earth’s life-filled activity in the Words of Genesis 8:22.Ī harvest of fall fruits – apples, grapes, figs, and plumcots, loaded with color and blessing Keeping in mind the earth as he knew it had just been destroyed by catastrophic rains, Noah was understandably ready for reassurance and encouragement to carry on his livelihood. “Lettuce” dig into this age-old, seasonal pledge with a fresh perspective from the garden. They are busy planting seeds at harvest time, too! As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” Genesis 8:22 NIV And don’t forget northern gardeners who are so committed to homegrown garden goodness that they construct row covers, hoop houses, or cold-frames to shelter leafy-greens and herbs through winter’s freezing months. “Seedtime and harvest,” spoken in God’s promise to Noah as melodious metaphor for spring and fall, has a double-meaning for those who garden south of the 35 th parallel. Yet in more temperate gardens, like those of the Holy Land, generally having cold-hardy exposures of Zones 8 and 9, it is also a seed-sowing time. It is officially fall, and the hope of harvest is upon us! Figs and the other fall fruits fill gathering baskets and all sorts of garden-to-table meals come to mind for celebrating the spread.
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