Cedarmore Farm CSA: The Budget

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Friday, March 18, 2016

Keeping Up With The Amish

One day this week I went to the mailbox and I was shocked to find a copy of The Budget. For those of you that don't know, it is THE Amish/Mennonite newspaper. Andy and Lizzy have always talked about getting me a subscription. So I guess now I have one. And I am so excited about it!!! I can keep up with my favorite Amish family and all the others ones all over the world. Andy even said if I looked close enough I might find something he writes. Well, I have searched every word and found none by him so far.

Some things that I found interesting.

the largeness of the paper

pictures\colored pictures

children in colorful prints

the information that is shared

advertising for non-Amish businesses

the large number of Amish/Mennonite communities

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.

Saturday, April 15, 2017

I Love It When The Budget Comes

Friday, March 18, 2016

Keeping Up With The Amish