Cedarmore Farm CSA: Talk About A Stuffed Box!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Talk About A Stuffed Box!

The weather seems to be a good thing at this point. Andy enjoys working outside in this kind of weather. Plowing and planting seems to be a little easier when you are not sweating profusely. He is already planning and planting crops for next years CSA...potatoes have all been dug up and stored away for the remainder of the fall shares. He will be able to store some away for us own personal use also.

Talk about your stuffed box...WOW! This week there is zucchini, okra, broccoli, turnips, garlic, spinach, potatoes, onions, greens, acorn squash, and fresh basil from Lizzie's herb garden.

I have used the basil in spaghetti sauces in the past. Adds a nice little zing to it. It really looks great drying above our kitchen sink. I am so excited about the turnips this week. Mark's Dad loves them. And I plan to use the tops to make turnip greens. They are going to be so much better that the canned ones. I can already smell them cooking.

Just a reminder to those that are taking part in the CSA...each week please remember to bring back your boxes, egg cartons and canning jars with rims so Andy and Lizzie can reuse them. Bring empty containers/cartons when you pick up your full ones. Reuse/Repack.

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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.