Thursday, December 14, 2023

Huntington CSA **2023 Season** LAST CSA Pick-up DAY *TODAY* Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 Week #28

 Happy Autumn, and a Happy Hanukkah to those of our CSA Members who celebrate this holiday!

 

Very short story…this may be the last day for your CSA Share pickups, but keep an eye out for emails that will be showing up soon regarding any unfinished CSA business (there will be at least one “office day” at the Cinema Arts Centre for dealing with the Work Deposit/Administrative checks, AND when your cookbooks finally come in…better late than never 😊), about the last CSA Culinary Extravaganza for this season (Indian food in mid-January), and any other pertinent events/information in the coming weeks/months.

 

FYI…the last week of our CSA is TODAY Thursday, December 14th.

 also  today is Doughnut Day (read below for details)

 

Does anyone know someone named Valerie Valerous? They picked up for someone and whoever was sitting at the desk didn’t mark it on the sign-in sheet. If so, please get in touch with me and give me her email address. I was supposed to send her Veg Info Sheets and I tried with the email she gave me but it bounced back (tried another variation and that didn’t work either).

 CSA weather report…cold (cold enough to leave your CSA Share in your car…from 35 to 45 is ok…below 35 will start to freeze and that’s not good once your food starts to defrost – may turn mushy)

 Important…if you ever send anyone to the CSA to pick up food for you, please tell them to BRING BAGS!

 

This email includes…

 

  1. What you need to know
  2. Food safety and COVID-19…
  3. How to get in touch with the CSA/suzanne and why you might want to
  4. If you want to visit our CSA farm’s farm stand after the CSA ends (after December 14th)…
  5. Friday is the last day to vote for the Best of Long Island!
  6. Doughnut Day at our CSA!
  7. Emergency situations at the CSA (hurricanes/electronic communication glitches/medical emergencies, etc.)
  8. Exchange Table this week!
  9. What you actually got last week
  10. Eco-friendly ways to recycle your live Xmas tree
  11. And now, for something completely different…

 

*Anything in any of our CSA emails not directly related to the functioning of the CSA, feel free to take or leave at your discretion, and anything related to health issues always consult with your physician(s) before taking any action.

 

 

 

1.What you need to know (will be either new info to first time CSA members, or reminders/old hat to returning CSA members)…

 

Most immediate helpful hints

 

  1. Bring at least TWO bags to the CSA EVERY WEEK for wet and dry food items (and never the twain should meet)
  2. When packing up your CSA food, start at the left side of the long table and work your way to the right and out the garden door. Why? We set out the food to be packed in that order so the heaviest food items will be on the bottom of your bag, and your food won’t get squished (another way to make your food go bad faster), and if you separate the wet from the dry foods you’re doing pretty good on having your food last longer! 😊
  3. When you get your food home, if it’s in a plastic bag take it OUT of the plastic bag and store elsewhere…even if it’s in another plastic bag (the original bag will be too wet and your food won’t be happy there for long)
  4. Plan on using your food in the order of how long it will reasonably stay fresh. Not sure as to what that is? Just ask! 😊

 

Before you leave the houseBRING BAGS to pack up your food (CSA members are responsible for packing up their own shares) – canvas/plastic/paper…bring whatever suits your fancy. The CSA does NOT provide bags for CSA members.

Time – 3:30pm to 7:30pm

Place РSky Room Caf̩ in the Cinema Arts Centre at 423 Park Ave, Huntington

Parking – park in the all the way around at the back of the building by the day care center (you’ll see a fenced in playground area with a sandbox)

When you arrive at the CSA

  1. Check in at the sign-in desk with our friendly CSA worker
  2. Read the Wall Chart that tells us every week what we’re getting, how much we’re getting, and what the farm charged us for it…some weeks it’s take one of everything but…SOME WEEKS IT’S NOT!!! So you have to make sure you read the Wall Chart every week, and not assume anything. You can also ask your fellow CSA members that are working that day what the story is for the day (they should have name tags on).

Before you leave the CSA – Make sure you have everything on the list (like the story of the 3 bears…not too much, not too little, but just right 😊)! If you get to talking with people, have kids with you, etc., it can be easy to be distracted and if you get home and find out you don’t have everything that was on the list, you’re out of luck because at 7:31pm the food is donated to a local food organization (Community Solidarity…read more about them in the CSA Events email under Tuesdays) that’s waiting to pick it up and get on their way.

 

Veggie info sheets are added as needed. This is the link to the: Veggie Info Sheets. Print them out, put them in a notebook and you end up with a cookbook at the end of the CSA season. Also, there are good tips on storage, prep, and nutrition. 

 The list…this is a general list and you’ll be sent another email within the next week with the detailed list after I get it (which isn’t till the day of the CSA…the list is subject to change without notice because farming is like that! ðŸ˜Š However, most of the time it’s accurate and if it’s not…usually only one food item will be changed)…

 

CSA words to live by…when trying any new food you’ve never eaten before…START SLOW!!! Read up about it (make sure it doesn’t interfere with any medications you might be taking or any health conditions you might have), see what traditional/conventional ways it’s prepared (cultures that have been eating certain foods for many years basically have a good idea what they’re doing, and we can learn from that), try a small portion, see how your body/digestive system reacts, and proceed from there. Then try preparing in different ways and see what you come up with, and feel free to ask for suggestion/info/recommendations!

 

Paraphrased wise words by a nutritionist that I read (and don’t remember where I read it or who said it), BUT it’s pretty smart info regarding eating seasonally in our part of the globe…

 

Spring… is all about detoxing (what we get from the CSA at this time is a lot of green things that are really good to help clean us out from whatever we accumulated during the winter)

Interesting piece about spring greens (out of the 14 listed, we get 12 of them with our CSA…watercress nutritionally and botanically similar to Curly Cress/Peppercress) and detoxing…

http://www.nourishingmeals.com/2012/03/detox-with-spring-greens.html

 

Summer is all about being hydrated (the popular summer foods are all full of water…Tomatoes, Lettuces, Summer Squashes, etc.)

 

Fall/winter is all about storing energy (we get all the dense vegetables…Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squashes, etc…. that are energy powerhouses to fuel us through the winter) to get you through the winter to make it to…Spring!

 

Week #28

December 14, 2023 

  1. Turnips – 1 bag
  2. Jerusalem Artichokes (Sunchokes) – 1 bag
  3. Beans: Black, dried – 1 bag
  4. Kale: Lacinato, Red – 1 bunch
  5. Tat Soi – 1 bunch

Total Items: 5

 

Herb Share – December 1A

Cilantro AND Dried Hot Peppers

2.Food safety and COVID-19

 

Watch writer J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (son of a Harvard University geneticist and immunologist, grandson of a chemist, and author of Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science), talk about COVID-19 and food safety…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvw9lZ3v3I

 

And read in more detail here…

https://www.seriouseats.com/2020/03/food-safety-and-coronavirus-a-comprehensive-guide.html#covid-on-food

 

After keeping the CSA going thru 2020 and 2021 (with everyone staying healthy using the simple practices of wearing face coverings, hand washing, and social distancing), this is where we are now at this moment in time…

 

  1. Face coverings are optional
  2. Hand washing upon entering the theater is STRONGLY recommended (it’s always a good idea in preventing COVID as well as the flu and colds)

Why COVID HATES soap (works better than hand sanitizer or gloves), and we’re talking plain soap, NOT antibacterial soap (the use of which causes antibiotic resistance which could kill us all )…

https://healthmatters.nyp.org/how-does-handwashing-with-soap-kill-the-coronavirus/

  1. We will try and keep the CSA area relatively uncrowded
  2. Enter near the Box Office entrance, and exit thru the door that leads out to the Cinema garden and upper parking lot stairs

 

 

 

3.How to get in touch with the CSA/suzanne (and why you might want to )…

 

This is information you might not care about at all…until you do, So, for the one time you might need this, please keep this contact info in a place where you’d find it if you wanted it.

 

Why might you want to get in touch with suzanne and/or the CSA?

 

  1. You’re running late getting to the CSA and can’t get there by 7:30pm (you have the option of getting your CSA Share packed up for you and picking it up before the Box Office closes which changes from week to week depending on the movies being shown, but would usually be at least 9pm)
  2. You can’t get to the CSA at all and would like it if someone could hold your food till Friday, or Monday if you’re going away for the weekend (if you know in advance, don’t wait till the last minute as the more time we have, the better chance we’ll be able to find someone to help out)
  3. You’re scheduled to work at the CSA and need to cancel
  4. Some other reason I’m not coming up with at the moment 😊

 

Options for getting in touch (the short story is that I’m not available 24/7, nor am I plugged in to any electronic communication thingy 24/7, and so these are the parameters)…

 

  1. Email  - gtcsahuntington@gmail.com  (can email me 24/7 HOWEVER, will not see ANY emails on Thursdays from noon to 11pm)
  2. Phone
  1. 631-421-4864 – my home landline (can call 24/7 and only leave voice messages, BUT will not hear ANY messages or respond on Thursdays from noon till Friday afternoon)
  2. 631-423-7611 xt. 0 РCinema Arts Centre Box Office and DO NOT leave messages with the Box Office as we may not get these messages in a timely manner or at all, and ask to (or insist if you need to) speak to someone at the CSA They will transfer the call to the Caf̩ and someone from the Caf̩ will get someone from the CSA (can ONLY call this number for the CSA on Thursdays from 3:30pm to 8pm)

 

 

 

4.If you want to visit our CSA farm’s farm stand after the CSA ends (after December 14th)…

 

Our CSA farm, Green Thumb Farm, has officially closed its farm stand as of last weekend, BUT it will be open on Saturdays from 10am to 3pm till Saturday, January 27th, if you’re in the area and want to see what goodies they have to offer this time of the year (more than you might think 😊). If you do, be sure to mention you were a member of Green Thumb CSA – Huntington this past season (always brings a smile to the long time workers at the farm stand…especially if they’re Halsey family members 😊).

 

 

 

5.Friday is the last day to vote for the Best of Long Island!

 

I’ve just voted for Green Thumb Farm for best Farm Stand under the “Food” category (come to the farm tour this weekend and find out why 😊), and for the Cinema Arts Centre for best Movie Theater under “Arts & Entertainment”…

https://www.bestoflongisland.com/voting/#//

 

And I also voted for Bee’s Needs for Best Raw Honey under “Food” because that’s the woman (Mary Woltz) who’s the beekeeper at our farm, Green Thumb Farm (and she’s truly awesome). And for Organic Eatery I voted for True Food Kitchen because of the places nominated I think this is the place that uses the most organic foods (and they’re really tasty), for best Veggie Burger I voted for Blind Bat Brewery because it’s an organic whole food plant based burger (and very tasty), and for the Vegan Burger I voted for True Food Kitchen again because it’s tasty and a whole food plant based organic burger. Under “Restaurants” I voted for Thai USA (hosts of our Bitter Melon dinner 😊) under Thai (the fact that they didn’t have Sripraphai in Williston Park nominated is insane but maybe it’s just me 😊).

 

You can vote once a day, every day from now till December 15th, and check out the other categories and maybe there’s someone else you’d like to support and vote for.

 

But it is odd that some of the places you can vote for no longer exist like Mara’s Southern Kitchen (which I meant to go to but never got there), and MP Taverna which moved from Roslyn to Irvington upstate (weird…).

 

I just saw that our CSA Member Danielle Tarantola is nominated for Best Yoga Teacher under the “Health, Wellness & Beauty” category as well as her Yoga Studio, Yoga Foundation (which they spelled incorrectly 😊)…so I voted for her.

 

Are you nominated for anything? If so, let me know and we can support you!

 

 

 

6.Doughnut Day at our CSA!

 

The last day of our CSA season has been Doughnut Day since 2020. Back in 2020 after months of much stress, fear, and grief (for those who lost friends and family during the early days of the pandemic), a thought came to me…we could all use a Doughnut. And the best place to get them is Doughnut Plant (considered to be some of the best Doughnuts on the planet). Thankfully by December, Doughnut Plant was up and running again and accepting orders for take-out, and you could pick the order up using their social distancing protocol. So members took their Doughnuts and went home, and were very happy (because these ARE the best Doughnuts on the planet 😊).

 

These Doughnuts are not organic BUT made of high quality ingredients with much love and care (they use Valrhona Chocolate which is some of the best Chocolate on the planet for baking). The Gluten Free Doughnuts are not certified Gluten-Free but you can read about what they do here… https://www.doughnutplant.com/frequently-asked-questions/ . The Doughnuts are also Kosher and you can read about that here… https://www.doughnutplant.com/frequently-asked-questions/ . And some of their Doughnuts are vegan (though they’re ALL vegetarian…they use dairy but not Eggs). If you have nut or other allergies you can read about that here… https://www.doughnutplant.com/frequently-asked-questions/ .

 

If you’d like to read a bit more about Doughnut Plant you can here…

https://www.doughnutplant.com/our-story/

 

Each CSA Member is entitled to ONE Doughnut. There will be a Doughnut Concierge to help you navigate the many options.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

7.Emergency situations at the CSA (hurricanes/electronic communication glitches/medical emergencies, etc.)

 

  1. It’s hurricane season till November 30th (our CSA’s last day is December 14th)! Farmers are more hardcore than postal workers so your food will be at the CSA between 3:30pm and 7:30pm on Thursdays, pretty much no matter what. Hurricane Sandy didn’t stop our CSA. We were at the Unitarian Fellowship in Huntington, and there was no power and there were tree limbs around the property BUT I checked out the building to make sure there was no danger being in the building or entering the property, and with flashlights brought by me, we had our CSA. If there’s no emails…show up anyway. If there’s some problem/issue with the food arriving there should be a note on the door of the Cinema letting you know what’s up (if we’re not already in there waiting for you). In a storm situation please bring a flashlight/lantern as it could be helpful for you and those of us at the CSA. Again…show up, and at 3:30pm and 5:30pm if there were no emails please offer to work if you’re able and available. If you feel it’s not safe/wise for you to venture out, know that any food left at the end of the CSA will be picked up and donated to the gang at Community Solidarity. They have NEVER missed a food distribution day even in snow and ice storms (regardless of the weather…hungry people will still be hungry if there’s no food to eat).

 

  1. Electronic communication is FAR from perfect. IF you get no CSA emails or responses to your emails on any given week…come to the CSA anyway. It could be a problem with my laptop, etc. Stuff happens.

 

  1. Anything else that might come up (these days…who knows???)…no emails, etc., come anyway and will do our best to keep everyone informed as best we can (look for notes on front door of Cinema if nothing else). The CSA has always happened every week during our 20+ seasons…(lifted from the postal worker motto) - Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom stays these farmers & CSA crew from the swift completion of their appointed rounds…to get you your CSA Shares! 😊

 

  1. If there’s an emergency situation in progress, consider offering to help out at the CSA whether you’ve been asked to or not.

 

 

 

8.Exchange Table this week!

 

What is it? On this table are food items from this week’s CSA Share. If you have something you’d like to trade for something on the table (or more than one thing), you take what you’re exchanging (and it can’t be part of something like one Radish out of a bunch) and then put on the table what you’re exchanging it for (and again, it has to be all of the food item…not just one Beet out of a bunch of Beets).

 

Why haven’t we had one before today? The short story is…not enough CSA workers putting in hours. Next year if we can get another 50 or more CSA Members, we might have enough people putting in hours at the CSA to make this happen more often. Back in the day, we had an Exchange Table every week for many years (back in the days where we had between 100 and 150 CSA Members).

 

 

 

9.What you actually got last week

 

Week #27

December 7, 2023

 

  1. Carrots: Orange OR Assorted – 1 bag (2 ½ lbs.) total - $5.50
  2. Cauliflower: Green OR Neon OR Romanesco* OR Broccoli: Purple – 1 head total - $5.50
  3. Collard Greens: Red* – 1 bunch - $5.50
  4. Pak Choi* – 1 bunch (use Bok Choi/Pak Choi Veg Info Sheet) - $5.00
  5. Arugula* – 1 bunch - $4.50

 

Total Items: 5

Total Amount: $26.00

We pay our farm $22 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we get a bit more, some a bit less. This week, it was $4.00 over $22.00 (my compulsive self is keeping track of all this 😊). Doesn’t sound like a whole lot whether it’s over or under, but it adds up over the course of the CSA season (at the moment it’s a total of $76 more food than what we paid). We seem to always get at least one CSA share’s worth of food every year that we didn’t pay for…some years two (which we’ve just gotten), and last year it was almost four weeks worth extra, so we’re talking almost $80 worth of food we got gratis…it’s all good! 😊

 

*If you’re interested in the health properties of these foods (and basically all cruciferous vegetables in the Brassica family…there’s a LOT of them that we get at our CSA 😊), don’t boil or microwave (cancer preventing properties are gone in ONE MINUTE or less)! 😊 Best recommended method to preserve cancer preventing properties is to steam these veg for up to two or three minutes (no longer than five minutes) or eat them raw…

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2011/10/11/141238716/cooking-or-not-cooking-broccoli-to-protect-its-nutritional-riches

If you want to stir-fry them, cut up veg and let sit for 30 to 90 minutes and then stir-fry briefly to retain sulforaphane (what you want in your cruciferous veg)…

https://www.sciencealert.com/best-way-to-cook-broccoli-sulforaphane-stir-fry-healthy

 

 

 

10.Eco-frendly ways to recycle your live Xmas tree

 

If you have an artificial Xmas tree, if you use it for at least 10 years, you’re doing the most eco thing you can with it.

 

However, if you go for a live Xmas tree, instead of just putting it on the curb for trash pickup, here are ways to use it to feed you (in your garden), and local wildlife (for the birds and bees in your neck of the woods 😊)…

https://weather.com/safety/winter/news/2018-12-03-eco-friendly-ways-to-get-rid-of-christmas-tree

 

Which is more eco-friendly, a real or an artificial Xmas tree?

https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/protect-water-and-land/land-and-water-stories/real-vs-fake-christmas-tree/

 

Are there any organically grown Xmas trees on Long Island? Unfortunately not, but the best one I could come up with (non-sprayed) is here…

https://www.27east.com/arts/sustainable-living-a-tree-huggers-christmas-2058316/

Matt’s Christmas Tree Farm (not to be confused with Mike’s…right next door…which trees ARE sprayed)

305 Weeks Ave

Manorville

http://mattschristmastreefarm.com/

 

 

11.And now, for something completely different

 

Vintage kitchen tools and equipment that you may or may not be familiar with (or own 😊)…

https://www.boredpanda.com/interesting-vintage-kitchen-toys-gadgets/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter

 

Events…both near and far

 

*Please keep in mind that any events or services listed do not indicate a direct endorsement from Green Thumb Farm or Green Thumb CSA - Huntington

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Thursday, December 14th

 

10am to 11am

IEatGreen radio show

To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived programs)…

https://prn.live/

 

Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff. Older shows can be accessed in archives.

 

 

Saturday, December 16th

 

10am to 3pm

Green Thumb Farm

829 Montauk Hwy.

Water Mill

 

Farm stand open for business till Saturday, January 27th.

 

 

Sunday, December 17th

 

9am to 1pm

Long Island Winter Farmers Market

Spirit of Huntington Art Center

2 Melville Rd. N.

Huntington Station

 

From now till March 31st

 

10am till 11:15am

Virtual Yoga Class – all levels - modifications offered (Zoom)

$20

For more info…

https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule

To participate text or call..

917-562-5322

 

Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in an open energy and flow class with flowing movement, energizing  breath, and strengthening and balancing postures.

 

 

Tuesday, December 19th

 

10am to 11am

Tai Chi class

Cinema Arts Centre

Sky Room Café

423 Park Ave

Huntington

FREE

 

Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s been held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.

 

7pm – Volunteers

8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution

Huntington Food Share

Community Solidarity

Fairground Ave. & 6th St.

Huntington Station

FREE

For more info…

https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington

To volunteer…

https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer

Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…

https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds

 

Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs) is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via their website (listed above).

 

They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles, Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see the topics not initially listed)…

https://communitysolidarity.org/

 

Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on Community Solidarity and Hunger Relief…

https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_stepanian_community_solidarity_hunger_relief

 

 

Wednesday, December 20th

 

7pm to 8pm

Winding Down the Day from Yin to Yang (Zoom class)

$20.00

For more info…

https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule

To participate text or call..

917-562-5322

 

Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in a bit of active practice and breathing techniques to prepare for a relaxing night and sound sleep!

 

 

Thursday, December 21st

 

10am to 11am

IEatGreen radio show

To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived programs)…

https://prn.live/

 

Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff. Older shows can be accessed in archives.

 

 

Saturday, December 23rd

 

10am to 3pm

Green Thumb Farm

829 Montauk Hwy.

Water Mill

 

Farm stand open for business till Saturday, January 27th.

 

 

Sunday, December 24th

 

9am to 1pm

Long Island Winter Farmers Market

Spirit of Huntington Art Center

2 Melville Rd. N.

Huntington Station

 

From now till March 31st

 

10am till 11:15am

Virtual Yoga Class – all levels - modifications offered (Zoom)

$20

For more info…

https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule

To participate text or call..

917-562-5322

 

Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in an open energy and flow class with flowing movement, energizing  breath, and strengthening and balancing postures.

 

 

Tuesday, December 26th

 

10am to 11am

Tai Chi class

Cinema Arts Centre

Sky Room Café

423 Park Ave

Huntington

FREE

 

Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s been held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.

 

7pm – Volunteers

8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution

Huntington Food Share

Community Solidarity

Fairground Ave. & 6th St.

Huntington Station

FREE

For more info…

https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington

To volunteer…

https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer

Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…

https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds

 

Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs) is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via their website (listed above).

 

They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles, Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see the topics not initially listed)…

https://communitysolidarity.org/

 

Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on Community Solidarity and Hunger Relief…

https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_stepanian_community_solidarity_hunger_relief

 

 

Wednesday, December 27th

 

7pm to 8pm

Winding Down the Day from Yin to Yang (Zoom class)

$20.00

For more info…

https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule

To participate text or call..

917-562-5322

 

Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in a bit of active practice and breathing techniques to prepare for a relaxing night and sound sleep!

 

 

Thursday, December28th

 

10am to 11am

IEatGreen radio show

To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived programs)…

https://prn.live/

 

Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff. Older shows can be accessed in archives.

 

 

Saturday, December 30th

 

10am to 3pm

Green Thumb Farm

829 Montauk Hwy.

Water Mill

 

Farm stand open for business till Saturday, January 27th.

 

 

Sunday, December 31st

 

9am to 1pm

Long Island Winter Farmers Market

Spirit of Huntington Art Center

2 Melville Rd. N.

Huntington Station

 

From now till March 31st

 

10am till 11:15am

Virtual Yoga Class – all levels - modifications offered (Zoom)

$20

For more info…

https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule

To participate text or call..

917-562-5322

 

Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in an open energy and flow class with flowing movement, energizing  breath, and strengthening and balancing postures.

 

 

Tuesday, January 2nd

 

10am to 11am

Tai Chi class

Cinema Arts Centre

Sky Room Café

423 Park Ave

Huntington

FREE

 

Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s been held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.

 

7pm – Volunteers

8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution

Huntington Food Share

Community Solidarity

Fairground Ave. & 6th St.

Huntington Station

FREE

For more info…

https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington

To volunteer…

https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer

Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…

https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds

 

Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs) is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via their website (listed above).

 

They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles, Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see the topics not initially listed)…

https://communitysolidarity.org/

 

Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on Community Solidarity and Hunger Relief…

https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_stepanian_community_solidarity_hunger_relief

 

 

Wednesday, January 3rd

 

7pm to 8pm

Winding Down the Day from Yin to Yang (Zoom class)

$20.00

For more info…

https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule

To participate text or call..

917-562-5322

 

Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in a bit of active practice and breathing techniques to prepare for a relaxing night and sound sleep!

 

 

Thursday, January 4th

 

10am to 11am

IEatGreen radio show

To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived programs)…

https://prn.live/

 

Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff. Older shows can be accessed in archives.

 

 

Saturday, January 6th

 

10am to 3pm

Green Thumb Farm

829 Montauk Hwy.

Water Mill

 

Farm stand open for business till Saturday, January 27th.

 

 

Sunday, January 7th

 

9am to 1pm

Long Island Winter Farmers Market

Spirit of Huntington Art Center

2 Melville Rd. N.

Huntington Station

 

From now till March 31st

 

10am till 11:15am

Virtual Yoga Class – all levels - modifications offered (Zoom)

$20

For more info…

https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule

To participate text or call..

917-562-5322

 

Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in an open energy and flow class with flowing movement, energizing  breath, and strengthening and balancing postures.

 

 

Wednesday, January 10th and Thursday January 11th

 

8am to 4:30pm

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County’s 43rd Annual Long Island Agricultural Forum

Suffolk County Community College

Riverhead

$55 (before January 3rd)/$70 (after January 3rd)

For more info and to register…

https://ccesuffolk.org/events/2015/01/08/long-island-agricultural-forum

 

While this is geared to folks in the industry, the general public is welcome to attend (think I’ll be going as they have some CSA related workshops this year). There will be sessions on…Ag Labor, Agricultural Stewardship, Aquaculture, Beginning Farmers, Certified Organic Agriculture, Floriculture, Fruit trees, Greenhouse growing, Livestock, Nurseries, Small Fruit, Sustainable Agriculture, Vegetables, Viticulture. In addition to the workshops there’s a Trade Show and you can purchase lunch (or else you need to bring your own or go off-campus to purchase food as the school’s cafeteria will not be open).

 

 

Saturday, January 13th

 

10am to 3pm

Green Thumb Farm

829 Montauk Hwy.

Water Mill

 

Farm stand open for business till Saturday, January 27th.

 

 

Saturday, January 20th and Sunday, January 21st

 

8am to ??? – Saturday

7am to 3pm - Sunday

NOFA-NY (Northeast Organic Farming Association NY Chapter) Winter Conference: Cultivating Community

Marriott Syracuse Downtown

100 E Onondaga St.

Syracuse, NY

Ticket prices range from $100 to $260 (includes meals but not lodging) – early bird pricing till 12/15

For more info and to register…

https://nofany.org/2024conference/

 

There’s a photo contest to win a free registration and be featured on the cover of the conference brochure and the deadline is December 8th. There’s also scholarships available. The food will be good, and if you’re interested in food politics, organic food, organic gardening and the environment, this might be a place you’d like to be. And there will be a Trade Show.

 

 

Saturday, January 20th

 

10am to 3pm

Green Thumb Farm

829 Montauk Hwy.

Water Mill

 

Farm stand open for business till Saturday, January 27th.

 

 

Saturday, January 27th

 

8am to 6pm

NOFA-NJ (Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ) Winter Conference

Rutgers University

Douglass Student Center

100 George St.

New Brunswick, NY

$100 NOFA-NJ members/$125 General Public

For more info and to register…

https://nofanj.org/event/nofa-nj-34th-annual-winter-conference/

 

Our Long Island farmers sometimes find it easier to drive to Rutgers than to risk life and limb and travel to the NOFA-NY Winter Conference upstate NY (depending on the weather). Full and partial scholarships are available. If you’re interested in organic food, gardening, farming, cooking, this might be something you’d like to attend.

 

10am to 3pm

Green Thumb Farm

829 Montauk Hwy.

Water Mill

 

Farm stand open for business…this is the last day till May/June.

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