Cedarmore Farm CSA: Jammed Packed

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Jammed Packed

There is so much in the box this week that I can't even get a good shot of it all.

I was able to sped a little time over the weekend at the farm (see blog entry below) and I can tell you that when the wind blows it is chilly out in the fields. But the house is always nice a toasty. The woodstove keeps everyone warm. Anna and John we able to get together with some family members to make apple butter one day last week. The kids really enjoy being able to play with all of their cousins. They first boiled down apple cider in a large copper kettle to about half of the amount they started with. They then added the applesause, raw sugar and all the spices. Then it had to cook for about 5-6 hours. I came home with two jars of the best tasting apple butter ever. And I have eaten my weight in apple butter. Even helped make a few kettles of it. Yummmm!

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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.