Cedarmore Farm CSA: Green, Green, And More Green

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Green, Green, And More Green

Getting a late start on last week's delivery blog. I'm sorry but it is the end of the school year and we have a few other challenges to deal with.

lettuce greens, kale, asparagus, onions radishes

The weather is starting to warm up and it looks like it will stay warm this week. John says that after a week of warmer weather the crops should really improve. All of the strawberry blooms made it through the last frosts and they are starting to set berries. The warmer weather has dried things up on the farm which has allowed them to get more plowing done. They that more rows prowed in and the winter cover crops have been plowed in.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Roasted Radishes and Asparagus with Maple Mustard Dressing

12 radishes

8 asparagus

8 spring onions

1 Tablespoon of oil

For the maple syrup dressing

2 tablespoons of oil

1 tablespoon of maple syrup

1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard

salt and pepper

Heat over to 400 degrees. Cut any large radishes in half and leave the smaller one's whole. Cut and tough woody stems off the asparagus. Trim any roots from the spring onions. Spread the radishes, spring onions, and asparagus in a single layer on a baking sheet. Drizzle with oil and bake for 15 minutes or until they start to darken.

Meanwhile, make the dressing: place all dressing ingredients into a jar and shake or in a bowl and which. Drizzle over the warm vegetables.

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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.