We made our annual trek to the Pacific Northwest this past weekend, a little earlier than in recent years which put us smack in the middle of berry season.
It was, as always, too short a visit and I didn’t mana
ge to cook anything myself this time. (Oh, how those lovely artichokes at the market taunted me as we were headed back out of town! Not to mention the local fishermen …. oh, that beautiful red wild salmon. Sigh.)
We did savor our quick stop at Burgerville, home grown fast food with a sustainable flair, where we enjoyed Walla Walla onion burgers and fresh raspberry shakes. How green is Burgerville? The kids meal toy is a tomato seed kit!
After an afternoon kayaking on Sauvie Island, we stopped at Kruger’s Farm Market for ice cream, cold drinks (homegrown Henry Weinhard’s Black Cherry cream soda for me) and fresh berries – Kotata blackberries, boysenberries, raspberries, blueberries — all perfectly ripe and oh so sweet.
That evening the boy took a ride on Grandma’s horse, snacked on fresh-picked blackberries and passed out sticky and content on the drive home.
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1 Kristina // Jul 22, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Those pictures of berries make me so jealous. I wish we could get our hands on some of them here.
2 rebecca // Jul 23, 2009 at 2:33 am
I think my toddler is turning into one big berry. The stand just down the street just switched from strawberries to raspberries and yesterday also added marionberries. YUM. I love summer in Seattle.
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// Jul 23, 2009 at 10:37 am
@ Kristina – This is the hardest week of the year for me to be a locavore – the week after returning from Oregon. I was going to post a side-by-side comparison of a Virginia v. Oregon blueberry (yes we brought the last few home!) but thought it would be cruel.
@ Rebecca – My toddler would camp out at that stand all summer! So jealous.