Cedarmore Farm CSA: 'Growing' Chickens In The Greenhouse?

Friday, April 12, 2013

'Growing' Chickens In The Greenhouse?

This is the second greenhouse Andy was about to build from the generosity of the CSA shareholders. Right now it is housing chickens. Chickens, you might be wondering?

The brown chickens are the egg layers and the pretty grey ones will be dinner at some point. They are now living in the greenhouse because they are being used to fertilize the land. The frame is built on skids. The horses are hooked up to the greenhouse and are able to pull it to another section of the field when the chickens continue to do their job.

When the time is right the ground will be tilled up and buckwheat will be planted. It is considered a cover crop. The buckwheat will then be plowed under to be used as fertilizer to balance the soil. Eventually it will be another garden plot.

I think he is too pretty to eat. Andy just shakes his head and laughs at me when I say things like that.

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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.