From the tree to our mouths
This weekend we decided to take a break and went away to an apple/pear farm about 1hrs drive away. They offer "gleaning" opportunities after the main fruit has been picked.
We stayed in the renovated laborers cottages which are surrounded by lovely lawns and oak trees. The big bonus is that the farmers have made 4 graded mountain biking trails through their orchards, fields and pine forests. So the weekend was a full, but lovely relaxing one.
Some of the orchards were still not harvested so we could not pick from the trees, but whatever was on the ground was ours for the taking.
Some of the very ripe ones always found a willing mouth to feed...there were donkeys and horses all around.
The pears were huge...these trees had already been harvested but the lower branches were still hanging heavy with these massive beauties.
The evenings ended with yummy stews over the fire...and the kids made smores...decadent, unhealthy and definately more-ish.
Despite all the apples and pears that we ate while there, we have come home with a decent stash to be eaten and turned into some yummy dishes.
We stayed in the renovated laborers cottages which are surrounded by lovely lawns and oak trees. The big bonus is that the farmers have made 4 graded mountain biking trails through their orchards, fields and pine forests. So the weekend was a full, but lovely relaxing one.
Some of the orchards were still not harvested so we could not pick from the trees, but whatever was on the ground was ours for the taking.
Some of the very ripe ones always found a willing mouth to feed...there were donkeys and horses all around.
The pears were huge...these trees had already been harvested but the lower branches were still hanging heavy with these massive beauties.
The evenings ended with yummy stews over the fire...and the kids made smores...decadent, unhealthy and definately more-ish.
Despite all the apples and pears that we ate while there, we have come home with a decent stash to be eaten and turned into some yummy dishes.
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