Cedarmore Farm CSA: Cedarmore Farm CSA

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Cedarmore Farm CSA

Welcome to Cedarmore Farm CSA. All of the produce grown here at Cedarmore Farm is grown using organic methods. Cedarmore strongly believe that it all starts with the soil. They are determined to focus on building healthy soils in order to grow healthy plants. Healthy plants are just like healthy bodies, they are able to fight off disease and insects much better than unhealthy ones. By building healthy soils they are producing healthy plants, which produce healthy food, which is then consumed by healthy people.

When you buy into the CSA program you are buying a weekly share of produce that is grown on the Cedarmore Farm in Hillsboro, Ohio. Your produce will be packed in half bushel boxes. The goal is to fill these boxes completely full. However, how full your box will be depends some on the weather and also on what is or is not in season. This will also determine what goes in your box. Basically they try to grow what their clientele is asking for and then they will fill your box according to what comes in season. It is like subscribing to a magazine. You don't know exactly what you'll get but hopefully you'll get enough of what you like to make it a good buy for you. They will also have baked goods, canned goods, and maple syrup available. They will send you information on these products whenever the season begins. You will be able to order these products by email and they will have them delivered to your pick up location along with your CSA box. Then at the end of each month they will bill you for these extra items. Baked goods will need to be ordered at least three days in advance.

If you are going to be out of town and are unable to pick up your box on a certain pick up date you can notify them ahead of time. They will skip your share that week and double your share the following week. You are allowed to do this up to three times during the 2011 season.

When you go to your pick up location to pick up your CSA box, eggs or whatever else you have to pick up, please take time to be sure to pick up your stuff and leave the other peoples stuff there. This can cause a lot of confusion and problems if you pick up the wrong stuff.

Please make a copy of your sign-up form before you send it in to them so that you have a record of everything. Also please hang on to the Baked and Canned Goods Sheet wheneveryou see itin your box.

If you have any questions, please email

cedarmorefarm@tdisp.com

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JanJanuary 16, 2011 at 5:17 PM
Great post, Jan.
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In The Beginning

Andy and Lizzie have known each other since they were very small. Growing up in an Amish community there are plenty of opportunities to play and work together. They grew up in the same church but went to different schools. Several years ago they moved from Wayne County, OH to right outside Hillsboro, OH and established Cedarmore Farm. The farm got it's name very simply...in Wayne County there were very few cedar or sycamore trees . When Andy and Lizzie got here, they noticed an abundance of cedar and sycamore trees on the land. So they just merged the two names and Cedarmore Farm was born. They have worked very hard in the few years that they have been farming the land. Andy and Lizzie are in the process of building their house and hopefully they will be able to move into the upstairs this spring. We can only see good things in their future farming experiences. And we wish them well.

Not only is Cedarmore growing fruits and vegetables. The Andy's have a growing family. They have four of the most precious children! Anna, who is excited about going to school this fall. Dennis who follows Andy around like his shadow. Moses who is doing well after a little run-in with the pigs. And Lovina who is the youngest at 9 months.

Then there is a new season on the farm. In the winter (Jan 2015), the Andy's packed up and moved to MO leaving the CSA in the most capable hands of John and Anna (Anna is Andy's twin sister) Zook and there 7 children. They changed the name of their farm to Cedarmore Farm so we English wouldn't be too confused. So the work has begun to provide lush healthy vegetables for the CSA season 2015 which begins in May.