A week ago on Sunday, we seized a dry, sunny moment and drove over to the neighbourhood of Oud Osdorp, a lovely area of rural tranquility on the outskirts of Amsterdam and not at all representative of what comes to mind when one hears the name Osdorp these days.
The reason was the organic farm De Boterbloem, where Eloïse got to pick her own delicious strawberries from the vegetable garden. While we were there, we were also able to pick some flowers to brighten up the home.
It was lovely to be able to offer Eloïse the opportunity to pick her own fruit, thereby giving her her first indication of where the stuff actually comes from. It doesn’t just magically appear in the supermarket and it’s good for her to understand that a lot of time and effort goes into the stages of planting, cultivating and harvesting before she can pop a strawberry into her mouth.
And how pleasant that all of the produce is organically grown. The farm has a calming atmosphere about it, with a nice wooden barn in which the shop is situated. It reminded me a bit of the dog sleigh farm in Maine that we visited last autumn.