Cedarmore Farm CSA: Lots Of Veggies Hiding At The Bottom

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Lots Of Veggies Hiding At The Bottom

The box is so full you can't see what all is in there from the picture.

lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, peas, leeks, radishes, green beans, green pepper

The recipe that Anna shared this week is one of my husband's favorites, stuffed green peppers. Check it out in the blog entry below.

Sounds like everything is going great on the farm. The warmer weather has the vegetables really responding. Greenhouse tomatoes are coming...they are always good on anything! And here is a little tidbit about peppers that I didn't now. Anna is such a smart farmer! Sweet or bell peppers add wonderful flavor to dishes also add nutritional value. Hardly anyone would have guessed that bell peppers are among the highest nutrient dense veggie or that a single bell pepper has more vitamin C content than a cup of orange juice. To store peppers you can wrap them tightly closed in a plastic bag in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator. They should last for about two weeks. To freeze peppers with tough skins, you can blanch them for three minutes before freezing to prevent the skins from becoming even tougher.

Anna says o enjoy the veggies and don't forget to smell the roses.

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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.