Cedarmore Farm CSA: February 2017

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Gearing Up

We hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather we’re having! John and Anna wanted me to let you know that they are busy getting ready for the spring growing season. They already have plants growing in the greenhouse and John is preparing the fields for fertilizing. He said that he wants to get the greenhouse they do the tomatoes in moved this week to fresh ground. The greenhouse tomatoes they grow are done in the ground instead of in pots so they get a lot more trace minerals and nutrients. They have been tapping maple trees early this year and while we are glad for the warm weather we are hoping the temps don’t get too high and end the syrup production. They also wanted me to let you know that if you haven’t signed up yet, they do still have shares available. We are looking forward to another great year.

Thanks!

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.