Cedarmore Farm CSA: The Cats and The Dog

Saturday, April 16, 2011

The Cats and The Dog

We need to catch up with the rest of the animals on the farm.

"The Cats"

The farm is home to many cats.. Tigger is the prettiest, Tiger is a close second, Yeller is the best mouser, Fraido, his name describes him well, Midnight is obviously black. The usefullness of the cats is their tactful way of keeping the mouse population in check. Besides eating mice, they also make very good pets. The children, Anna (3) and Dennis (1) love playing with them.

"The Dog"

They have one more animal that loves to play with the kids, or perhaps I should say chase them. He goes by the name of "Duke". He is a big German Shepherd and Labrador cross (100% dog). Duke is a big friendly dog that everyone loves around the farm. He is a very good pet that the children like playing with. He also does a nice job protecting the chickens from wild predators. The Farm used to have a lot of problems with coons and foxes getting into the chickens, but since Duke is getting older and out and about more they have a lot less problems. He's also doing a good job of keeping the deer and coons out of the produce. In short he is very well worth his keep.

I can honestly say that the first time I pulled up in front of Cedarmore Farm, I was just a little intimidated by Duke. He is one big dog. But the minute I stepped out of the van he came running to greet me. Not a mean bone in his body. And he does like to play with Anna and Dennis and any other children that happen to be around. Duke doesn't like being in front of the camera. I think it kinda scared him. Every time I got down to get eye level with him I think he thought I wanted to play and he would come and give me a nudge. So we not a not so flattering pic of him for the blog. As for the cats...I have only seen one and that was from a distance. They all must have been of doing those cat jobs Andy mentioned.

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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.