
Buy Local Tuesday – It Has Officially Begun!
August 1st marked the first official day for us participating in the Buy Local Challenge. Now I could have gone to the grocery store before
August 1st marked the first official day for us participating in the Buy Local Challenge. Now I could have gone to the grocery store before
I know everyone is anxious to see Burley Oak Brewery open and serving amazing brews, but it’s not as easy as just opening the doors.
Tomatoes are one of the first foods I remember having plants of. Growing up with my Italian grandparents growing tomatoes and peppers, and my mom
We planted a very small garden of our own this year, using heirloom plants that we bought from the Good Farm’s plant sale this spring.
Todd and Tony sit down at the nearly finished Burley Oak Brewery in Berlin, MD. Talking with not only Bryan Brushmiller, the owner but a
Sunday early afternoon drive to Easton, MD with beautiful sunny weather to make the travels simple. Quaint small town, in between Annapolis and Berlin, size-wise,
This week was our first full week of purchasing no produce from the grocery store, only from farm stands and farmers markets. We also had a
Saturday daytime drinking continued out at the Oasis The weather was great, the beer was flowin and the corn hole was tossin, with over 100
What a terrific way to celebrate 14 years of marriage, by heading to the hustle and bustle of the Ocean City Maryland boardwalk to check
So today is the Summer Solstice, and as I have written a Local Challenge article every Tuesday, I thought this Tuesday seemed all the more
Away on vacation down in North Carolina has allowed me time to read a book I checked out from the library, in the new releases
The Burley Boys stopped by the Pirate Bar for a little private tasting of another creation the bottle conditioned “Black Friday.” Tony took us on
What have you purchased locally this week? For me, my sunglasses broke recently, and since living at the beach I cannot be without a pair.
Living on the Eastern Shore you see a lot of chickens. Not free range chickens, living in comfortable coops, but tons of chickens packed into
What is a locavore you ask? Courtesy of Merriam Webster Dictionary…. It can become overwhelming when you start to break down the origin of not
While looking into locally sourced meat, and the benefits of buying local, I came across this video, “The Meatrix”. It is definitely a little goofy,
The other day we had this delightful gift brought to us “Zach brings the crew some the Evos new limited release Menagerie No5 to try
“All sorrows are less with bread.” Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author. (1547-1616) Produce was the first category we tackled, and was probably the easiest
What is local? How much is it possible to truly purchase local? My goal is to get as many people involved to see that it
The Local Challenge is just the beginning…we will be covering that for the next several months, at the least. Beyond buying and eating local is
Last week in the Ocean City Todaywas an article featuring two local businesses that grow & produce locally, as well as utilize local ingredients. These
On April 15th, we stopped in to say hi to our friend Tommy Knorr up at Evo. He talked a little bit about the Past,
“You are doing what?” “Are you sure you wanna let the public know where you live?” Well we did it, we had a fundraiser that
Bryan Brushmiller and the Burley Boys (plus one) The Boys from the soon to be operational Burley Oak Brewery held an impromptu tasting at The