OK- last night was a late night, so the blog is going to be twofold.
These past two days have been a little bit of town, and a little bit of country for me.
May 31st:
Although much of the DC Met. area is burgeoning with urban activity, there are some reminders of its not too distant agricultural past. This memorial day I decided to head over to Butlers Orchard in Germantown, Maryland. For anyone in the area who is looking for great produce and fun in the sun, look no further! Butlers is one of my favorite places to go for home-grown produce, and has been a great place to reconnect with the area's country roots for 60 years. Indeed, I have many fond memories of picking pumpkins and cutting down Christmas trees on this huge property throughout my childhood.
If you're going to head out there- a few recommendations:
1) Pick your own berries: Be sure to check the website before coming out to do this:
http://www.butlersorchard.com/
While Butler's usually has pick your own produce up until September, the harvest varies from week to week. This is a great way to spend some time out in the sun with friends. That being said, come early, and be prepared to scrounge around in the dirt a bit. We got there around 1 p.m, and the pickings were definitely slim at that point. Plus, it was extremely hot, and being the urban wimp that I am, I found it hard to stick it out for very long and recommend atleast a hat and a bottle of water.
2) The country store- don't forget to roam around the country store after hauling in your harvest. They have alot of great goodies that you don't find anywhere else, including furniture, cooking/jamming supplies and homemade jams. I caved and got a strawberry slushie, made with Butler's very own berries. Really a great treat!
All in all- it was a great haul. I got about 4 pounds of strawberries and a slushie for 10 bucks. Definitely beats whole foods, and the quality (I can attest to) is really superior to the frankenfruit that you find in most stores. Now I just have to figure out what to do with all of my berries! I wanted to make a pie, but rhubarb is out of season :( boo...
Then it was back to work...which brings me to ...June 1st:
Rabbit rabbit! Say it for goodluck at the beginning of every month! Today was one of those mundane kind of urban days. You know, the kind where you can barely get out of bed and crawl through traffic? I was surprised though, 10 miles in 20 mins. , I'm a speed demon! Not too much to really report on...I think there's an old fashioned trolley permanently parked at the BM station near my house. Maybe they're protesting the oil spill? I heard rumors of an trolley system being reinstated ( I believe there was one in Rockville in the 40's or 50's?). If this is true, I'm scared. I have enough to distract me when I'm behind the wheel...add in bright colors and a old timey nostalgia and I'm toast.
Allright, time to go grill something and find a netflix movie to view! This is SIC signing out.
- SIC
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