Cedarmore Farm CSA: In The Off Season

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

In The Off Season

I have often wondered what Andy and Lizzy do during the winter when they can't actually get out and farm the land. Well, all my questions have been somewhat answered. I got a letter from Lizzy with our CSA information in the mail today.

Farming is never far from their thoughts I am sure. They spend a great deal of time going thru catalogs and looking at and ordering seeds. I am sure that Andy reads as much as he can get his hands on about organic farming. Along with all the other farm duties that need to be attended to each day, Lizzy is busy sewing winter coats and pants along with making warm comforters for the beds. They are taking some time to enjoy things...they have put out some new bird feeders to attract some new birds this winter.

The kids are growing up so quickly. Anna is doing 'schoolwork'. Dennis has been out hunting and chopping wood with Andy. While Moses is learning to crawl and to sit up. Sounds like I need to find time to make a visit before they are on their way to school across the field. I love it when I get little notes and drawings tucked away in mailings.

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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.