Cedarmore Farm CSA: Lots More Green

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Lots More Green

Another box of green goodness was delivered today. I love seeing our porch filled with boxes, brown eggs and baked goods on Tuesday. It is actually the highlight of my day! Not to mention seeing Justin and the kids...but today they were here and gone before I knew it.

a bag full of leafy greens, some sweet strawberries, radishes, lettuce, kale, broccoli, and scapes

I know, I had to google it too. You can use them just like you would green onions.

a jar of some of the best strawberry jam ever!

And oh my goodness, our prayers have been answered. Well, actually Michael's. He made the statement last night that he was sure wanting a blackberry or blueberry pie. Ask and you will receive.

The wet weather we had a few weeks back put a dent in the strawberry harvest. Lots got too wet and had to be thrown out. Each of us got a small amount in our boxes this week. So we will see a rather short strawberry season. On the up side, their is still a good bit of lettuce in the field yet to be harvested. Tomatoes in the hoop house should be ready to pick in a few weeks. Green beans a few weeks after that.

There are still a fair amount of summer and fall shares available...so sign up and tell you friends and neighbors about the CSA...word of mouth is the best advertisement. The deadline is July 1st. Please sign up as soon as you can because you want to be sure there is a spot for you and it will give Cedarmore a better idea of what to expect for the rest of the season.

It goes without saying and maybe we should say it more but...we do seriously appreciate you willingness to support the CSA.

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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.