Cedarmore Farm CSA: October 2016

Showing posts with label October 2016. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Yummy!

Biggest bunch of Chinese cabbage I have ever seen! And I jumped all over the porch when I saw the Swiss chard. I can't get enough of that stuff!

I haven't tried this yet but Anna and John say that a leaf of Chinese cabbage smeared with peanut butter and a little salt make a pretty good snack.

And for our sweets...Monster Cookies made with chocolate chips! Double yum!

It is wet and cold on Cedarmore this week. They have loaded up the wood stove to be comfortable.

I am holding out for a long as I can before I crank up the heat. Extra hoodie and some wool socks and of course a good quilt are keeping me warm for now.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Only 8 More Weeks

There are only 8 more weeks of produce. Everyone is keeping their fingers crossed that the weather stays nice like it is this week and there is no frost.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

News from Cedarmore is that the leaves are beginning to change and the cooler temperatures sure do make it easier and more enjoyable to work at the outside jobs. The leaves aren't the only things that are changing...the 'high tunnel' where we had the earlier tomatoes this spring and summer has been moved to a new location and is now filled with rows and rows of Winter Density lettuce plants.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

First Week of The Fall Share

This is what you get with the first week of the Fall Share this week...a whole bunch of goodness!!! The veggies and the cooler weather outside sure do feel like fall. John and Anna say that you can also see fall with the leaves alongside the road and at the tree lines. Also, the goldenrod and asters are in bloom. They are hoping that Jack Frost doesn't visit too soon.

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.