Sunday, May 29, 2011

Foodie Log 23, date May 29, 2011

strawberry-picking + dutch market shopping = great start to the weekend!

i'm really glad that i live in a place that's just 30-40 minutes from u-pick farms and a dutch market - what's not to like about the combination of hunting fresh food and freshly made food? a little bit of work and sweat to build up a good, solid appetite and i am good to go!

if you have not picked your own fruit, then you are missing out! it takes hardly any time, aside from the drive to the farm, and you end up with just the fruit that you want. if you like the big ones, then you can pick the big ones - like the little misshapen ones? well, you can pick as many of 'em as you see!

i like to bring my own little bowl and pick a bunch to share with everyone - usually i sample one in the field - gotta get the full u-pick experience! it is more expensive than the ones you can get on-sale at the grocery store, but i guess that's just the price for fresh food and the experience ...
(strawberries this year were $2.29/lb at butler's and $2.49/lb at great country farms)

anyway, since picking your own fruit really does not take that long, i like to combine it with other food-activities. if i go to butler's orchard in germantown, i stop by the dutch market - just a few lights off of I-270. i love their bakery selection and their fried chicken is some of the best!
if i end up at great country farms in bluemont, then i like to stop by the little country store for their egg salad sandwich - mmmm mmm MMMMMMMMM!!

happy pickin' & eatin'! just remember to pick & eat the right stuff ;)

where i went this weekend:
Butler's Orchard
Lancaster County Dutch Market

another u-pick combo:
Great Country Farms
Bluemont General Store