Comments on: small measures with ashley: u-pick farms- pick & choose http://www.designsponge.com/2009/10/small-measures-with-ashley-u-pick-farms-pick-choose.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:57:59 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Bonnie http://www.designsponge.com/2009/10/small-measures-with-ashley-u-pick-farms-pick-choose.html/comment-page-1#comment-113912 Bonnie Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:01:44 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=35216#comment-113912 Ah, yes, I remember that night camping on the beach. And the drumming hippies just outside the tent door... My favorite u-picks are yard-style. We have a lemon, plum, and grapefruit tree in our yard, and regularly snag oranges, pears and quince when out on neighborhood walks. (Only if the trees are hanging over the road of course...) We save a lot of $ on fruit this way and there's nothing quite like walking out your front door to pick breakfast. We inherited these trees when we moved in, but it's made me realize that planting a fruit tree on your property is a great investment over the long haul. Ah, yes, I remember that night camping on the beach. And the drumming hippies just outside the tent door…

My favorite u-picks are yard-style. We have a lemon, plum, and grapefruit tree in our yard, and regularly snag oranges, pears and quince when out on neighborhood walks. (Only if the trees are hanging over the road of course…) We save a lot of $ on fruit this way and there’s nothing quite like walking out your front door to pick breakfast. We inherited these trees when we moved in, but it’s made me realize that planting a fruit tree on your property is a great investment over the long haul.

]]> By: Miriam http://www.designsponge.com/2009/10/small-measures-with-ashley-u-pick-farms-pick-choose.html/comment-page-1#comment-113803 Miriam Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:40:47 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=35216#comment-113803 There's an adorable farm down the street from where I live (in the not-so-rural suburbs of MD) that has a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, and a pick-your-own flower patch! It's called Clark's Elioak Farm, and it's a great day trip with kids if you're in the DC/Baltimore area. There’s an adorable farm down the street from where I live (in the not-so-rural suburbs of MD) that has a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, and a pick-your-own flower patch! It’s called Clark’s Elioak Farm, and it’s a great day trip with kids if you’re in the DC/Baltimore area.

]]> By: Jeni Shirley http://www.designsponge.com/2009/10/small-measures-with-ashley-u-pick-farms-pick-choose.html/comment-page-1#comment-113788 Jeni Shirley Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:35:45 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=35216#comment-113788 I love it! I love it!

]]> By: leila wylie http://www.designsponge.com/2009/10/small-measures-with-ashley-u-pick-farms-pick-choose.html/comment-page-1#comment-113761 leila wylie Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:06:12 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=35216#comment-113761 My grandparents have a pick-your-own blueberry farm and my best childhood memories are from there. It made such an impact on me that I'm moving to Maine to work on a farm next spring. My grandparents have a pick-your-own blueberry farm and my best childhood memories are from there. It made such an impact on me that I’m moving to Maine to work on a farm next spring.

]]> By: Passementerie http://www.designsponge.com/2009/10/small-measures-with-ashley-u-pick-farms-pick-choose.html/comment-page-1#comment-113759 Passementerie Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:01:52 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=35216#comment-113759 Sounds wonderful! Some pick-it-yourself arrangements seem a little contrived sometimes, but there is a special pleasure in eating blackberries that you have picked yourself... Sounds wonderful! Some pick-it-yourself arrangements seem a little contrived sometimes, but there is a special pleasure in eating blackberries that you have picked yourself…

]]> By: Tina http://www.designsponge.com/2009/10/small-measures-with-ashley-u-pick-farms-pick-choose.html/comment-page-1#comment-113745 Tina Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:03:40 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=35216#comment-113745 This might sound really silly, but if you are going to do all that canning yourself I would highly recommend clear coating/putting some sort of polish on your nails first. The acid from all the apples we did up last year completely destroyed mine. Also, I can't recommend enough the pampered chef apple peeler. (Or any other peeler that peels and cores at the same time.) The three of us were able to do in one weekend the same 10 or so 5 gallon buckets of apples that previous years had taken 3 weekends with my greatgrandmothers peeler. This might sound really silly, but if you are going to do all that canning yourself I would highly recommend clear coating/putting some sort of polish on your nails first. The acid from all the apples we did up last year completely destroyed mine. Also, I can’t recommend enough the pampered chef apple peeler. (Or any other peeler that peels and cores at the same time.) The three of us were able to do in one weekend the same 10 or so 5 gallon buckets of apples that previous years had taken 3 weekends with my greatgrandmothers peeler.

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