Cedarmore Farm CSA: October 2019

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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Overflowing With Delicious Vegetables

Fall vegetables are going strong. Let's hope the weather holds out a little longer. There have only been small amounts of frost damage.

Rue hopes to be emailing the 2020 CSA Sign-Ups out soon so look for those in your inbox. If you are new to the CSA just email him at:

Cedarmore farm@gmail.com

and he will be glad to send you the info.

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Swiss Chard Yummmmmm

Potatoes, Joi Choi, Swiss chard, peppers, fall squash, and lettuce in this week's box. You will be getting peppers every week because they are susceptible to frost.

John has been busy plowing and planting cover crops like buckwheat to help ass nutrients, control erosion and prepare the fields for next spring. The fields are looking good right now and they are hoping for another rain this week to help finish the leafy greens before the temps get too low.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

What Is Hiding In This Weeks Box?

Do I see a little pumpkin in there? Sure looks like it but it is not. It is actually an orange winter squash. You can use them like you would a pumpkin in pumpkin pie or butternut squash. They are really nice bakes with butter and brown sugar or maple syrup on them. But they are also good with no sweetener on them.

Check out the recipe for Chunky Tomato Soup in the blog post below. With the chilly days we are having I thought it might hit the spot.

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Good-Bye Summer, Hello Fall

Fall colors in a box this week.

Be sure to check out the recipe of the week. You have just about all the ingredients in the box this week for it.

Just a reminder...be sure to break down your boxes and place them neatly on the CSA host family's porch or driveway. It makes for a cleaner environment for the homeowner and it helps Rue when he is transporting them back to the farm for John and Anna.

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.