Happy Summer!
WE HAVE ROOM FOR ABOUT 50 MORE CSA MEMBERS! So, if you know of anyone who’d be interested…have them stop by, contact me, or give them a CSA brochure (which is attached to this email and we have copies at the sign-in desk).
Included in this email...
1. Your CSA needs you this week! We’re looking for TWO (2) people for the 5:30 to 7:30 shift!!
2. What you actually got last week
3. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff (new stuff added weekly...really!)
4. Do you garden? Want organic seedlings from your CSA farm???
5. Dines Farm Pre-Ordering Info (by Tuesday noon for delivery this week)
6. Not Your Old School Chicken Coop
1. Your CSA needs you this week! We’re looking for TWO (2) people for the 5:30 to 7:30 shift!!
If you’re interested and available, please contact our CSA Work Co-Ordinator, Judi Soehren at JSoehren@gmail.com . You can always just show up a little before 3:30 or 5:30pm at the CSA and offer to work if there's still an empty slot on the CSA Work Sign-up Sheet. ALWAYS FILL THE CSA WORK SHEET OUT IN PENCIL!!! Life is too unpredictable for being written in pen!
2. What you actually got last week
June 18, 2009
Week # 9
1. Peas, Sugar Snap - .4 lb - $2.50
2. Strawberries – 1 qt - $6.25
3. Radishes (assorted including French Breakfast, Red, Purple, White) – 1 bunch - $2.25
4. Lettuce: Oak Leaf, Red – 1 head
AND
Lettuce: Frisee OR Romaine – 1 head - $3.75
5. Curly Cress OR Mustard, Green OR Mustard, Japanese Purple – 1 bunch - $2.25
Total Items – 5
Total Amount: $17.00 (+$1.50 total extra given to us by our farmer so far this season - over what we pay our farmer per week...$16.50...not much, but over 34 weeks, this all adds up)
Herb Share
June 1A
Cilantro & Lavender
3. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff
Friday, June 26th
“Let’s Eat! Films on Food” presents…Food Inc
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
For more info:
631-423-BOXO
Co-sponsored by Slow Food Huntington…check out the winner of the 2009 Golden Snail award (International Food on Film Award, Bologna, Italy). If you think you’ve heard and seen everything about this subject…you haven’t! Check out the trailer…
http://robertkennerfilms.com/films/files/detail_current.php
Saturday, June 27th
10:30am/noon/1:30pm
Green Thumb CSA Annual Farm Tour & Strawberry Picking
Montauk Hwy
Water Mill
For more info & directions:
631-726-1900 (9am to 4:30pm any day)
It’s a walking tour of some of our spring crops. We’ll meet at the field on Rose Hill Road just east of our farm stand. It’s the 2nd right after the farm stand and it’s the field immediately on the right. Park outside the gate. There’s a LOT of traffic by late Saturday morning into the afternoon going east so leave yourself plenty of time (1 ½ hours minimum). This is your only chance to see the fields in this spring/summer season so we hope to see all our CSA members there (this is available to CSA members and immediate family members only). If you are sharing a CSA share with someone…you can decide who gets to go in June and who gets to go in October as the farm doesn’t recognize anyone but the person who’s listed on the contract so the share partner would be going under the CSA member’s name.
Friday, July 10th
3:00 pm- 6:00 pm
Macari Wine Tasting
Sag Harbor Liquor Store
52 Main Street
Sag Harbor, NY
For more info:
(631) 725-0054
www.sagharborliquorstore.com
www.macariwines.com
Visit Sag Harbor Liquor Store and meet Macari Vineyards Sales Rep., John Miniaci, as he guides you through a tasting of Macari Wines. Enjoy!!
Saturday, July 18th
1pm to 6pm
Macari Wine Tasting
Stew Leonards
210 Airport Plaza Blvd
Farmingdale, NY
For more info:
(631) 249-3583
Visit Stew Leonards and meet Macari Vineyards Sales Rep., John Miniaci, as he guides you through a tasting of Macari Wines.
Friday, August 7 to Sunday, August 9th
NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) Summer Conference
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
http://www.nofasummerconference.org/
If you're interested in organic gardening, food, farming, holistic health, alternative energy, cleaning up the environment, food politics, good eating, partying, dancing, music, crafts, poetry, yoga, join between 1,500 and 2,000 like minded people in a weekend of fun and education with something for just about everyone from tots and teens to everyone else. There are many Long Islanders who go every year. If you try it once, I bet you'll try it again!
Saturday, August 15th
11:45am
Wildman Foraging Tour
Muttontown Preserve
East Norwich
For more info & reservations:
914-835-2153
$15 - Adults, $10 - younger than 12
If you've never been...you should treat yourself to go at least once. If you've gone...you know why you want to check this out!
Saturday, September 5th
12:30pm
Wildman Foraging Tour
Sunken Meadow Park
Kings Park
For more info & reservations:
914-835-2153
$15 - Adults, $10 - younger than 12
If you've never been...you should treat yourself to go at least once. If you've gone...you know why you want to check this out!
Sunday, October 25th
12:30pm
Wildman Foraging Tour
Sunken Meadow Park
Kings Park
For more info & reservations:
914-835-2153
$15 - Adults, $10 - younger than 12
If you've never been...you should treat yourself to go at least once. If you've gone...you know why you want to check this out!
Sunday, November 1st
11:45pm
Wildman Foraging Tour
Muttown Preserve
East Norwich
For more info & reservations:
914-835-2153
$15 - Adults, $10 - younger than 12
If you've never been...you should treat yourself to go at least once. If you've gone...you know why you want to check this out!
Saturday, Nov 21st
11am to 6pm
Green Living Expo
Suffolk County Community College
Brentwood Campus
Sports/Exhibition Complex
101 Crooked Hill Road
Brentwood, NY 11717
For more info:
http://www.greenlivingexpoli.com/
http://www.greenlivingexpoli.com/schedule.html
$10.00 (under 12 years old free)
The Green Living Expo is a 2-day event designed to provide Long Island residents and business owners with the information they need to support a greener way of life here on Long Island. “Green Living” is a new concept for many Long Islanders, for others it has been a way of life for years. Regardless of which category you fall into, being “green” is a notion that has firmly taken root in our society.
The Green Living Expo will be the catalyst between businesses, organizations, and consumers looking for information, inspiration, and innovation. It will provide information to help move us in the direction of a lifestyle that is both economically viable and ecologically sound.
The Green Living Expo will have two full days of programming to make the event both educational and fun. Speakers have been selected for their passion, commitment, innovation, and authority on their “green” topic. There is no additional fee required to attend the programs/lectures/classes.
Sunday, Nov 22nd
11am to 5pm
Green Living Expo
(see Saturday, Nov 21st)
4. Do you garden? Want organic seedlings from your CSA farm???
You can order certified organic seedlings for your garden from our CSA farm, Halsey's Green Thumb Farm, that will be delivered to you when you pick up your CSA share! AND, the prices are the same as last year! If you want something not on the list, call and ask...there's a decent chance they have, or will have, it. Fliers about this are on the CSA Sign-In Table.
How?
Call the farm (631-726-1900) from 9:30am to 4:30pm, order using a credit card (minimum order of $20) and coordinate when you'll be picking up your seedlings with your CSA pickup.
What?
All the pots are 4 1/2" and the cost of each pot is $5.00
Basil, Green
Marigold: Orange (8" to 10")
Mint, Cat
Oregano, Greek
Parsley, Italian Flat Leaf
Petunias: Blue OR Mixed OR Rose
Rosemary
Sorrel
Strawberries, Alpine (very small)
Swiss Chard: Gold OR Green OR Red
Tarragon, French
More varieties coming soon!
5. Dines Farm Pre-Ordering Info (by noon on Tuesday for delivery this week)
If you’re a vegan/vegetarian, consider emailing this info to your meat eating friends & family.
If you do eat meat, read on, and also consider forwarding this to potentially interested friends and family to support our other local farmer at the CSA, Jay Dines of Dines Farm.
It’s time for BBQs and family gatherings and what’s better than celebrating with Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Steaks and Ribs from Dines Farm (and anything else they have). You need to pre-order to make sure that when you show up at the CSA this week, Dines Farm hasn’t run out of what you want.
ALSO, if you want larger quantities of something PLEASE pre-order as one person can deprive everyone else of Hot Dogs, Ribs, Hamburgers, etc for the week (it’s been happening lately).
If you’ve never seen it, or it’s been a while, here’s the NY Times article about their Hot Dogs…
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/05/dining/05dog.html
TO PRE-ORDER FOR DINES FARM…
Please email your order by 12pm, noon, Tuesday, June 23rd.. Allow more time for special requests.
Email your order to: dinesfarms@gmail.com
In this email you MUST include:
Your name
Your phone number
Huntington CSA
Otherwise the farm won't know WHO placed the order, WHERE TO CALL in case you're running late or haven't shown up (it happens...people forget) and WHERE the order should end up.
You should get a confirmation email. If you don't, call Larry to check on your order (914-403-5828). Also, call Larry if you have any questions or need help placing your order.
Payment is made when you pick up your order this week. Acceptable for payment are cash, a check, or a debit/credit card.
What you can order:
Prices are per pound or as designated.
Prices are subject to change due to our increased costs for petroleum products and animal feed.
If you don't see something you're looking for...PLEASE ASK!
BEEF
Cocktail Franks - All Beef ($6.50)
Ground Beef ($5.00)
Hot Dogs - All Beef ($6.50)
Steaks:
NY Strip - Boneless ($13.00)
Rib Eye - Boneless ($12.00)
Stew Meat ($6.00)
CHICKEN
Eggs: Brown OR White, Extra Large ($3.50 per Dozen)
Breasts, Boneless ($7.00)
Chicken, Ground ($4.99)
Chicken, Whole ($3.50)
Leg & Thigh Quarters ($3.50)
Thighs, Boneless - Marinated ($6.00)
Thighs, Boneless - Plain($4.99)
Sausage, Chicken ($7.99 per pound)
Breakfast, Maple
Garlic & Sage
Italian, Hot
Italian, Sweet
Additional flavors will be available in the future (or ask)
DUCK
Breast ($13.00)
Whole ($5.50)
LAMB (as available)
Chops ($14.00)
Ground ($6.50)
Leg-of-Lamb, Bone In ($7.00)
Leg-of-Lamb, Boneless ($9.00)
Stew ($6.00)
PORK
Bacon ($6.00)
Chops, Pork Loin - Boneless ($7.00)
Roasts, Pork Loin - Boneless ($7.00)
Spare Ribs ($6.00)
Other cuts are available - PLEASE ASK!
Why should you Pre-Order (and purchase in general): The better business is for Dines, the more likely they will continue to travel from Albany to Huntington. Please spread the word amongst family and friends as you don't have to be a CSA member to buy from Dines Farm!
6. Not Your Old School Chicken Coop
Backyard chickens need a place to stay…
http://www.omlet.us/homepage/homepage.php
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