Cedarmore Farm CSA: Farm Day 2013

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Farm Day 2013

Andy and Lizzie had things pretty well underway by the time I was able to get to the farm. All sorts of baked goods, vegetables and baskets ready to sell. Fresh squeezed lemonade and ice cold water too.

The new chicks were a hit with everyone.

We toured all the new greenhouses.

I wonder if she is seeing tomatoes on the vine for the first time? That is what Andy and Lizzie hopes to show us "citified Englishers"... good food is grown in the fields and come from the hard work of the farmers...all organically grown.

The weather was a little threatening all day long. But it did not stop us from having fun!

There are productive bees on the farm now. They belong to another farmer. Andy is letting someone in the community use his property and Cedarmore will benefit from having the bees around. A win-win.

Rainbow Swiss Chard

Do you see the small watermelon? I can hardly wait until they come in our boxes.

field tomatoes

the egg mobile

I was so excited to see the Plymouth Rock that I forgot to take pics of all the kids gathering eggs.

We (the adults) all had our eyes on this big white rooster. Let's just say that he doesn't play well with others.

From the chickens we headed back to the front yard for a little snack and some lemonade.

The chocolate chip cookies were a huge success!

A short wagon ride about a half mile to Highland Haven Farm.

Oops, I almost for got the new pigs...

and one of the barn cats.

Everyone that wanted to could try their had at milking.

Then the rains came. What do you do on the farm when it rains...you get out the wagon and play around with it in the rain and in the barn.

We all gave it a try. Ellis did well. I thought I was doing a decent job then I looked over and a 6 year old had me beat.

After playing and milking it was time to share a meal. Lots of good food and fellowship!

Another successful Farm Day at Cedarmore!

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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.