Food in Boston

Great weather for the bike ride today. We rode for about three hours, and made four stops:

1. Allandale woods, which are much closer and bigger than I’d imagined, and featured a really nice little pond.
2. Nira rock in JP. I’d been there before a few years ago, and was happy to see that it’s in much nicer shape now; a group of neighbors has been putting enough work into it that some funding was secured for some serious cleanup. It looks good now, and by next summer it should be something else entirely.
3. McLaughlin park and orchard up on Mission Hill, which has an amazing variety of fruit trees and bushes, including chestnut, pear, currant, and a bunch of apples including the field apple pictured at left (funky looking but delicious!)
4. Cider and more at the Shirley Eustis house in Roxbury

In addition to good times and apple cider, I scored a copy of Earthwork’s Urban Fruit Guide, which lists and discusses the publicly available fruits, nuts and berries in the Boston area. A little late in the season to put it to much use, but looking forward to exploring next year.