Cedarmore Farm CSA: First Week Of The Fall Share

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

First Week Of The Fall Share

The Fall Share begins today. We have some newcomers so we want to welcome you to the CSA and we sadly say good-bye to others. We hope everyone has found the CSA to be just what you thought it would be. Or maybe even a little better. Thank you for you support.

Tomatoes are coming to and end here and on the farm. But those beans are busting out all over. If Jack Frost stays away we could get beans for several weeks. Broccoli, kale and chard should be ready to harvest soon.

I wish I had been outside when the boxes arrived. I could have gotten a shot of the van and the drivers. Maybe next time. So this is how the boxes come to my front porch.

This is what I do to them. Sometimes it is just easier to pick up your entire share when it is all in one spot. I am so OCD they are of course in alphabetical order.

Lots of yummy fall veggies today. Can you name them all?

Communication with the Amish is so fun. It is like going back in time. Andy always says that letter written are the Amish mail..what we English call snail mail. Last week I sent a letter to John and Anna asking what weekend would be the best to come and visit. This is how I got my answer today...taped to the top of my strawberry jam. I love it when that happens! It is like going back in time.

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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.