While ordering some seeds this winter I came across the term “hunger gap”. It was used in the description of a storage root crop variety (I can’t remember which vegetable!). I was struck by the term, and honestly think its remarkable I’ve only heard about it now in my late twenties. It refers to this period of time in mid-winter until early spring when no fresh produce is available, when winter stores are decreasing without any new food coming in. It 's such a visceral term,