Brunch at Berry Fields Farm

If three times makes a family tradition, then this is now one of ours – brunch with Irene and Marvin at Berry Fields Farm over Columbus Day weekend. A meal out is just what we need, since we spent most of the previous day at the cottage cooking Mr TBTAM’s big birthday dinner.

I’ve blogged before about Berry Fields Farm – their annual Blueberry Arts Festival is one of our summer highlights in the Endless Mountains. But a meal there is even more special, because owners Barbara and Charles Gerlach serve and prepare it themselves from organic ingredients grown or raised right there on the farm. If you want to eat locally, this is about as close as you get – the dining room is just steps away from the garden, and you can watch the ducks, chickens and turkeys in the yard and listen to the barn animals up the hill while you eat.

And what a delicious meal! The butternut squash soup is smooth, thick and perfectly spiced and has a bit of bacon from the Tamworth hogs raised on the farm. Charles makes a perfect omelet, fresh bread and delicious scones. The sausage, also from the hogs, has blueberries in it, and is delicious. Only the coffee comes from afield.

Berry Fields Farm is also a great place for dinner, and for ice cream in the summer months. They’re open all year round, but you need to make a reservation so they can plan ahead for your meal. If you really want a taste of farm living, you can vacation at the farm, joining in the daily chores in the barn and the garden. In addition to the restaurant, it’s one of the ways Barbara and Charles are able to keep their farm viable.

Berry Fields Farms was named by the New York Times as one of the 44 places to go in 2009. I’d encourage you to add it to your list of places to see anytime. Tell Barbara and Charles we sent you.

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More photos from Berry Fields at Bottom of the Crisper