Pleasant Springs Farm
Winter 2012
Dear Friends,
Winter has arrived at Pleasant Springs and Jim and I are cozy and warm huddled up by the kitchen wood stove with Bel Canto (me) and Scientific American (Jim). There’s plenty of firewood. Several trees fell this year, including the tallest tree in the pasture, a magnificent tulip poplar that shaded picnics and sheep alike. It was struck by lightening during Hurricane Lee and died instantly.
Happily there has been no snow yet. The picture above is two years old and I hope the scene does not repeat. If it does, we will stay inside until it melts, going out only to feed the sheep and the chickens. If the electricity fails, we can light candles and cook on the wood stove.
2011 was a good year for us. We greeted guests every weekend from April through June and then again in the fall. We hosted one lovely wedding and one charming elopement. These special occasions are so joyful we can’t keep from smiling all day.
2012 looks even better. Reservations are coming in and we have one wedding and two luncheons on the books already. We are polishing our tea menu and experimenting with new recipes. Teas are such fun. We are working on a new “Tea” page and hope you will check it out. It’s a pleasant way to entertain.
In 2012 we are launching our Buy Local plan. Already purchased is tasty and delicious sausage from a neighbor, Bella Terra Farm. Mr. Varley grows his own livestock on green pasture and organic feed. His sausage is made from the entire hog. We will also be using goat cheese from the farm next door, Cherry Glen, peaches and apples from Kingsberry Orchard and our own strawberries and raspberries when available.
We look forward very much to returning guests and to meeting new ones. We love hearing from you whether or not you will be visiting this year.
Welcome All!
Peg and Jim
Pleasant Springs Farm B&B
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Farming on Metro's Edge:
Sustaining Agriculture in Frederick and Montgomery Counties
November 9 & 10, 2012
Save the date for this important conference, and participate in shaping the future of local farmland. What would the area be like without farms?
The conference will feature tours of local farms, speakers and the opportunity for participants to effect the future of Frederick's farming industry and Montgomery's Agricultural Reserve.
Watch this space as plans emerge. For more information and a list of committee members, contact Peg Coleman at pleasantspringsfarm.com |
Photo by Jean Phillips
Step back in time to a log cabin built in 1768, utterly secluded yet 28
miles from the Nation's Capitol, near Sugarloaf Mountain, the C&O Canal,
several golf courses, horseback riding nearby, parks, MARC commuter train
and good restaurants, including the reknowned VOLT and the Comus Inn.
Our eighteenth
century log cabin, lovingly restored, is entirely yours for the night.
Perfect honeymoon cottage or romantic getaway. Also a beautiful site
for family reunions and for nature lovers. Farm products include
wool yarn, soap, shepherd's whimsies, and more!
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Ribbon Award in Historic Resources, American Institute of
Architects, November 17, 2000, presented to Richard Chenoweth
and Mark Broyles, AIA, for the restoration of our cabin. |
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on cable TV, "Old Homes Restored," January,
2002, and Girls Life Magazine, December 2001 issue.
Also seen in Country Homes, Country Gardens, fall
1997; and in Washington Post, Nov. 10, 1999. |
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The
porch with less activity — a peaceful, inviting place to begin
your stay, look at the gardens, and to experience the colors, the
smells, and the butterflies. |
Your hosts, Jim
and Peg Coleman. |
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