A break from city life.
Over Memorial Day weekend my friend Lauren and I decided we would go berry picking. Both Lauren and I have lived in Washington, DC for the past 8 years and have always lived in a city or right outside of a city so neither of us have spent much time on a farm. We thought we would take an adventure to the DC suburbs and check out an actual farm, Butler's Orchard located in Germantown, MD. It was our plan to pick fresh strawberries, but before we made it to the fields we stopped in the farmhouse store. Lauren convinced me that we needed to get a cookie for "nourishment" while we were berry picking. Let's be honest....I did not need much convincing. They had several cookies, which are baked fresh daily, but we decided on the M&M Cookies. I am so glad we got this cookie. I t was absolutely incredible! This may have been the chewiest cookie I have ever tasted. It was sweet and buttery and the texture was incredible. You could tell it had just been baked, likely by somebody's grandma. In addition to cookies, Butler's Orchard also offers a number of treats such as homemade jams, brownies, blondies, and gorgeous pies. Lauren and I really wanted to try one of the pies, but ended up not getting one out of fear that we would eat the entire thing! If you live in the DC area and would like to get out of town for a few hours I highly recommend visiting Butler's. We had a ton of fun berry picking and the cookie was amazing. I went for the berry picking but I am planning to go back for the baked goods.
Here is a picture of the berries we picked.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Butler's Orchard, a Review
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How fun! I went and picked apples last fall at Hartland Orchards, out towards Winchester, VA and I had so much fun. We also ended up picking pumpkins while we were there and they were dipping caramel apples. It was so perfect and fall-ish -- I highly recommend it. The strawberry picking sounds like a lot of fun, too. And who doesn't love a buttery, chewy, M&M cookie?
Sorry...I accidentally posted a comment before I finished typing! The strawberries look delicious...I can't say as I've ever gone "strawberry picking"! Sounds like fun!
Strawberries and delicious baked goods?! That place sounds amazing. :)
What a heavenly looking cookie!
I am loving your reviews! Keep 'em coming!
The strawberries look exquisite. I've never been strawberry picking, but if your pictures are anything to go by, I can't wait!!
Awww, Risa, those strawberries are just gorgeous, and that cookie sounds amazing. Can we got to Butler's when I come to visit? And can we get a pie? I can't promise you that we won't eat the whole thing, but maybe we can convince Zack and Todd to take a few bites (to avoid any guilt).
FUN FUN!! I picked over Memorial Day too...TWO GALLONS WORTH!!! :o) I made LOTS of jam!!!
I'm waiting for the strawberries in NJ to be ready for picking. Hopefully in the next couple weeks I can get some!
That cookie shot up against the flowers is so cool!
I would love to find a farm around here to pick your own berries! The cookie looks great, to bad you couldn't get the recipe!
Oh sounds like a lovely day! Cookies AND berry picking! I agree, sometimes it is nice to get out the city and spend some time in the country, I find just the extra greenness really uplifting!
I wonder what you will make with the strawberries....
Believe it or not, I made nothing with the strawberries. We just ate them! They were so tasty and fresh.
The strawberries look so pretty!
Too funny ~ I was going to take my little guys strawberry picking this weekend! So glad that here in the Northeast we are starting to get the beautiful fruit!
Sounds like fun. i always love the fresh baked goods that so many u pick it farms have--good reminder of fun things to do to connect you back with nature. Thanks.
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sounds like a perfect day. i love visiting orchards and u-pick farms...and of course cookies are necessary nourishment for such activities.
Yum...your berries look so delicious! That cookie looks perfect as well!
How fun! One of my favorite things to do in the summer is pick blueberries. Nothing better or fresher than that :)
If you liked Butler's you should also try Homestead Farm. It's probably closer to where you live - it's in Poolesville.
and we're around 3 weeks away from blueberry season! =)
Don't worry Krystal, Zack and I plan to visit our farm!
OMG M&M's cookies!!
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