''Harvest'' was an American

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magazine, published eight times a year between 1980 and 1992.

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''Harvest'' began in 1980 as

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, homemade

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. Over its twelve-year publication run it grew to be a 42-page, professionally printed magazine with international distribution and news-stand sales. Published out of Southboro,

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, ''Harvest'' served both the

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and international Neopagan communities. In an era before mainstream access to the Internet, and before the creation of the

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, Pagan magazines such as ''Harvest'' provided crucial opportunities for networking, sharing of information, and the development of the international Neopagan community. In an ''

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'' feature on Pagan publications, James Tedford wrote, In comparison to other Pagan publications of the time, Tedford continued, In addition to covering the more common traditions of Neopaganism, such as

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, ''Harvest'' also gave a forum to some of the emerging Polytheistic Reconstructionist movements.Lambert, Kym .L. ní Dhoireann(1992) "Celtic God/Goddess Names", ''Harvest'', Southboro, MA, Vol. 12, No. 4, Spring Equinox 1992, pp. 11–12Lambert, Kym .L. ní Dhoireann(1992) "Religious Reconstruction Revisited", ''Harvest'', Southboro, MA, Vol. 12, No. 7, Lughnasad 1992, pp. 12–13. A number of Neopagan writers had their first publication in Harvest, and the letters column provided an active forum for the development of community consensus on terminology and other issues of importance to Neopagans in the 1980s and 1990s.Hinds, Kathryn "Letters" p.11; Jimahl "Macro Magic" p.20; Morven ditor''Harvest'', Southboro, MA, Vol. 12, No. 6, June 1992. Hopman, Ellen Evert, "Herbal Medicine Threatened with Extinction?" pp.19–20 ''Harvest'', Southboro, MA, Vol. 12, No. 7, August 1992.Harrow, Judy (1985)
Exegesis on the Rede
" in ''Harvest'', Southboro, MA, Vol. 5, Number 3, Oimelc 1985. Retrieved February 26, 2007. In '' Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today'',

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described ''Harvest'' as: ''Harvest'' was founded by publishers, writers and editors Morven and Brenwyn. After Brenwyn left, Morven became the editor in chief. At the end of 1992, Morven retired from the staff to pursue her own writing. Respecting Morven's ownership of the name, the staff continued publishing quarterly for the next six issues, renaming the magazine ''Tides''. Morven continued to serve in an informal capacity as an advisor to the new incarnation of the magazine.Morven "Editorial" pp.2–3; Darcie "Change, Stability and the Coming of Tides" p.3; Paul P (for the ''Tides'' staff) "About Tides" p.3-4 ''Harvest'', Southboro, MA, Vol. 12, No. 8, September 1992''Tides'', Boston, MA, Vol 1, No. 1, Samhain 1992 – Vol 2, No. 2, Imbolc 1994

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