Cedarmore Farm CSA: November 2018

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Vegetables Are Still Growing Strong

Brrrr...It is getting cold out there. There have been a few hard freezes on the farm but they have managed to keep most of the crops growing for now. The radishes that were in the boxes are either Daikon or Japanese green radishes. They can be used raw in salads or you can saute them or use them in soups etc. Some of you may be wondering 'where is the broccoli?' Sorry. But it did not do well this season. So different from other years when we had loads of beautiful heads. Hopefully, it will do better next year. They still have winter lettuce, kale, cabbage, turnips, and some mixed salad greens growing and they have potatoes, sweet potatoes, and a few different varieties of winter squash stored.

Stay safe and stay warm.

Friday, November 9, 2018

On The Count Down

potatoes, butternut squash, lettuce, radishes, garlic, sweet potatoes, kale

5 weeks remain in the CSA for this year.

Recipe Of The Week: Coconut Custard Sweet Potato Pie

Coconut Custard Sweet Potato Pie

3 eggs
1/2 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon of ginger
2 cups of cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup of evaporated milk
1 cup of coconut
1 uncooked pie shell

Put all ingredients (not the pie shell) in the blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until knife comes out clean.

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Some Good Looking Kale This Week

It loos like fall is finally here. Last week there was good wether on the farm and this week they are calling for rain. There are 6 more weeks to go of the 2018 season. They have a good supply of fall squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes, kale, garlic, and lettuce greens. Greenhouse lettuce will be ready for the last weeks of the season.

Recipe of The Week: Yummy Potatoes

Yummy Potatoes

9 pounds of potatoes, cubed
1 cup of butter
1 Tablespoon of salt
1 Tablespoon or course garlic salt with parsley
1 Tablespoon of parsley flakes
1 teaspoon of black pepper

Cook potatoes in 1-2 quarts chicken broth with soup base until soft. Then drain. Put potatoes in a roaster and sprinkle seasonings on top. Melt butter and drizzle over seasonings. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

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.