Apple Harvest

Nightengale and I were finally able to get out in some beautiful weather to pick apples for the table. Our farm of choice is Crooked Run Farm, which you may recall from a previous post of mine that detailed my first place win for preserves at the Loudoun County Fair. Crooked Run Farm is owned by Sam and Uta Brown, and the farm has been in the Brown family for 250 years! You'll find the farm at N 39 08.070 W 77 41.622, and they operate a farm stand year round where you can buy organic farm products from around the county.

Well, the farm was mobbed today so we didn't get to visit with Uta like we usually do. Instead, we made straight for the orchard and picked a 'case' of table apples. We'll come back next week after the crowds die off to cull ground drops for apple sauce. This is a GREAT deal at $5 a bushel, and we'll make enough apple sauce for the year. I might even try apple butter for something different.

We had a great day, and even though we didn't grab any caches I can promise that if you visit, you'll find fantastic treasure!