For Thanksgiving, Lake Effect is examining the many roles food plays in our lives - both for the holiday and beyond our yearly feast. From learning about the continental history of Thanksgiving foods to fighting cancer with produce , there is a lot we can thank food for in our lives. Local farmer and contributor Dave Kozlowski produces many of the foods we will enjoy on our dinner tables today, and while this time of year is a celebration of the season's bounty, it's also "bittersweet" for a farmer. "We only have a 180 day at most growing season here, so at some point things need to come to an end," he says. Now that it's nearing the end of November, Pinehold Gardens is getting the last of the crops out of the field that cannot stand up to the freeze-thaw patterns of the season and preparing the land for next year. While the more hearty crops such as kale, cabbages, and winter radishes can remain a while longer in the fields, Kozlowski makes sure the "needy, prima donna" summer crops
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