The grey sky didn't stop our contingent of 13 people head out to Jug Bay farm to work on the farm in the morning and then picnic and perhaps even a canoe ride in Jug Bay. Everyone was prepared with clothes for dirt work and a bag lunch. We headed out of Metropolitan DC into the peaceful and colorful country.
We arrived at Jug Bay farm and farmer Scott Hertzberg. He walked us around his organic farm and showed us his chicken pen and led us to the strawberry patch. He apologized giving us the boring work of weeding he strawberry patch, but promised us we could return in a month to pick the strawberries. No one was saddened to the thought of weeding and everyone got down in the dirt. After a few hours, we went to the bay for lunch. Several people brought some food to share and we all enjoyed each others company and food. Due to the chilly weather and grey skys, we decided to post pone our canoe trip for next time.
As I organized this trip I was excited to see many people were interested in spending some time at the farm. We're all so focused with our city/ suburban lives that it's really good sometimes to escape and put yourself in the land and learn about healthy and organic farming. It was a great opportunity for me to forget about my daily stresses and just focused on pulling the weeds.
We ended the trip with a dessert of freshly cut (i'm talking not 30 seconds before entering our mouths) greens that farmer Scott had in his car. Apparently, the greens were too long for restaurant, to me they were absolutely delicious and I could think of no better way to end my lunch.
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