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An afternoon in Western Albemarle – Strawberries, Eggs and Beer

It’s easy to forget about or take for granted some of the simple and simply awesome things that are available in the Charlottesville area.

This is about three hours on Sunday, 8 May:

Picking strawberries at Chiles Orchard in Crozet :

Strawberry Picking at Chiles' Orchard in Crozet

Driving to Blue Mountain Brewery to fill up a growler with Rockfish Wheat:

Driving to Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton

Picking up some local, farm fresh eggs at AM Fog (archived: 2025) :

AM Fog is Open!

* Pictures taken with my Droid Pro, and weren’t edited or altered at all. It’s just that pretty here. 🙂

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