Cedarmore Farm CSA: Another Box Of Goodies

Friday, May 10, 2013

Another Box Of Goodies

zucchini, green onions, radishes, asparagus, greens, cookies and tomato sauce

Word from Andy and Lizzie today in our boxes is that the weather is beautiful and the warm sunshine is helping with the growth of the produce. This week they had to supplement our boxes with a baked good and a canned good.

Andy wants us to know the reason behind the slow start to the produce. The month of March is key. We had a cool, wet March and that resulted in not getting things planted. The ground was way to wet for tilling and plowing. If the ground is to wet when it is plowed the soil becomes compacted. Nothing grows well in compacted soil. They simply had to wait until the weather permitted them to work in the fields. In the seven years that Andy and Lizzie have lived here, this has been the most challenging. And as a result of this problem, Andy is going to try a different cover crop this fall. Some farmers have had good success using this cover crop. It seems to help the ground dry out a little quicker...meaning hopefully that he will be able to get into the fields to work sooner in the season.

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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.