Play Berlin – Fruit Picking in Neumanns Erntegarten

As some of you know, I’m a different person since 1,5 year. I am not Marta anymore, I’m Marta/Mom of Mia. There were many changes in my life, I won’t bore you with them, but believe me, sometimes I want to say “F…k! When and how did it happen!”, but then my kid hides in a box to surprise me and I’m like “OMG can she be more funny”. So in the end, I have no idea what I want to say. Too many emotions, feelings, ideas, conclusions. Wow, life as a mom is not easy. But going back to the subject, my life is different and I do different things. I love my blog, it’s Mia’s older sibling, so I want to keep sharing things. As we want our little girl to explore our beautiful world, I’ll share some kids friendly options with you and I called it “Play Berlin”. Maybe you’re in the area and you’ll feel like one of them as well. It’s not only for kids, I think that it’s so much fun to do it without them as well. To start with – strawberry and cherry picking! It’s not in Berlin, but it’s Potsdam, so close enough to make a day trip.

I remember strawberry picking from when I was a child. My family had a strawberry plantation in a countryside and we went there with my parents to help them collect it one year. I ate more than I collected, but I was about 8 years old, so I don’t think that anyone counted on me. I totally forgot about it till this weekend. It’s all because I’ve decided to take Mia on a strawberry field (just like The Beatles song) and to show her some magic. She showed it to me instead. I was shocked my 1,5 year old actually collecting strawberries. She did collect some hay and stones as well, but hey, there were few strawberries. She’s a busy bee, she helped to carry baskets, she tried to move few bushes (literally) and she ate a LOT of strawberries. It is amazing how you want to share with your children, how you want to show them that nature is beautiful and you don’t necessarily have to get everything from a store. I’m lucky that I have this option in the Berlin’s area. In Potsdam for instance, there’s an amazing farm Neumanns Erntegarten where you can come with friends or family and collect berries, apples, cherries, plums, whatever is in the season. They have a very good price for a kilogram (definitely much better than in a store) and it’s so much fun! I always keep saying that I’ll never go back, as I won’t be able to look at strawberries for years, yet again, one week later I’m there. You should check out my freezer, margaritas will be made out of this delicious fruit!

The beautiful part is, that I had fun and my kid did as well. I could have taken her to another cafe (I did a few hours later) and buy her babycino (she did drink it few hours later) but I did something slightly different. Potsdam is a beautiful place, there are amazing lakes and you can have a picnic, go for a walk through this unique little town, just relax. But you can also work a bit and it’s so cool!

Hand picked fruit taste better, maybe because we had to work a bit to have them. I came back home and did something super easy. I prepared couscous, blended strawberries with yogurt and a bit of honey and mixed it. It will make a perfect breakfast. You can add few additional fruits and yogurt for topping. Enjoy this summer vibe!