Cedarmore Farm CSA: Short But Sweet

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Short But Sweet

Not too much in way of news from the farm today. Andy wants to let the people who joined the summer shares that he hates to see them go because this will be their last box. But if you have an All Season Share for the CSA you have 10 more weeks.

There was a good rain last night so that should really help the fall crops take off. As far as Andy can tell there should be a good crop for the fall season.

Lots of good vegetables this week...again the box is jammed. And for those of you that are new like I was, the big yellow thing is spaghetti squash. It can be cooked just like any other winter squash. I had to look it up.

I got a letter from Lizzie in my box today. She has been really busy canning. Tomatoes are coming out her ears. And she is thankful that there will be no more to can because the rest will go to the pigs. Today she was in the process of canning 2 bushels of concord grapes and two bushels of apples.

They got some bad news yesterday. Andy's dad was injured in a car-buggy accident. He has a broken back and some broken ribs.

Fluffy is doing well but continues to escape from her pen. We are trying to figure out how to make it safe for her. She gets out and runs loose in the yard. The kids are worried that the dog or cat might catch her...and that would be a really bad thing. Pray for Fluffy.

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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.