Cedarmore Farm CSA: Nothing Says Summer Like Blackberries

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Nothing Says Summer Like Blackberries

Today marks the first box of the Summer Share! What says summer better than blackberries and corn on the cob? And we have newcomers! Yea. I actually got to meet a very nice lady tonight when she picked up her box. I love being a drop off location...I get to meet new and interesting people and I get to give the driver and his helper Popsicles when it is hot. I love my job!

Blackberries are starting to ripen. I was lucky enough to get some this week. Andy says that if you didn't get any this week you will be getting some next week. Cantaloupes will show up in our boxes in a week or two also and the beets will be added.

The weather has been so hot! And dry!...But don't fear Andy and Lizzie's irrigation system is keeping the produce looking good. And another plus (and minus) the large greenhouse was destroyed but it will not affect this years crops and no one was hurt. They will need to rebuild for next season. Scroll down in the blog for pictures and the story.

Our boxes next week will have a baked good list. Yum!

4 comments:

AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 8:21 AM
I would love to know the best way to keep some of these veggies longer. Like the onions - do you refrigerate them or put them in a cool dry place.

Thank you
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Jan AKA WammyJuly 12, 2012 at 8:37 AM
I keep my onions in a cool dry place. The tomatoes stay out so I remember to eat them all. The rest I put in the vegetable crisper in the fridge.
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Katarina GainesJuly 15, 2012 at 6:01 PM
Can't wait to get some corn! I got a delicious cantaloupe this week instead.
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mfcountsJuly 19, 2012 at 7:47 PM
Why didn't I get corn???
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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.