Cedarmore Farm CSA: Shorter And Cooler Days

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Shorter And Cooler Days

Even thought the weather is getting cooler and the days are getting shorter we still have 4 weeks (including) this one to finish up the 2011 CSA season. There are still crops to be used to fill our boxes but Andy says that some of the storage crops are not turning out as well as he had wished they would. There are still a few onions and winter squashes...not as many since some of them turned to rot. They will need to be rationed out to stretch them to the end of the season. they have lots of potatoes to add to our boxes, both sweet and regular. The greens are a little slow. Right now they are covered with row covers in hopes they will grow and there will be enough to harvest in the last few weeks.

sweet potatoes and regular potatoes, a little bit of kale, two heads of broccoli, winter squash, lettuce, radishes and parsley

Sometimes I have no idea what the vegetables are in the box but I am learning. I learned this week that the small bunch of parsley can be used in soups to spice it up a bit, in stir fry, or in just about what ever suits your fancy. It can be dried or it can be put in the freezer to be used at a later date. I think I will try it in the freezer to see what happens.

We had a wee bit of excitement this week. Justin and his two boys (the drop off person and his helpers) were broken down on RT 32 for about 2 hours. Seems there was a screw in their tire. I just happened to be checking my emails and saw and urgent message from one of the drop off sites in Loveland. We were getting in the van with snacks in hand when the van pulled into the driveway. Everyone got out smiling and the boys will have a few snack to tide them over until they get home for dinner. An extra bonus for me...a bag of persimmons from Justin. Anyone have a good recipe calling for persimmons? I found one for persimmon bars that looks pretty good. I'll let you know how they turn out.

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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.