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Other names — which make more sense to parts of the country and the world that don’t have sturgeon fish — include harvest moon, moon of the ripening, grain moon, green corn moon, black cherries moon and plum moon.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025 It's also known as the green corn moon, grain moon and red moon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 Aug. 2025 Alternative nicknames for the month’s full moon include the honey and/or mead moon (so named for the spring crop of honey gathered from European honeybees) and the blooming moon or green corn moon.—
Michael D'estries,
Treehugger,
1 June 2023 Food trucks will be selling green corn muffins, crab cake empanadas and more.—
Sheryl Devore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2023