Happy Spring!
Did anyone by chance notice that they took two Leeks and not one Leek and one Scallion last week? We were short Leeks at the end of the night (they were counted and were correct at the start) and had more Scallions than should have been. Please let me know as we can then solve this mystery. This is for the purpose of information not recrimination J . I believe it happened at the start of the CSA when they were placed next to each other. They looked similar since the Leeks were on the small side. Later on we moved them over to the other side of the greens to eliminate possible confusion.
I’m sorry to say that the News 12 segment on CSA happened yesterday! I don’t have Cablevision so I wasn’t able to see it but CSA member Bettina Barbier captured it and should be able to get it on a DVD. If so, it’ll be shown at the first CSA meeting this season (to be announced). Bettina said it was good and I got about 6 or so emails from people all over LI requesting CSA info (which I have). You can see the blog that it’s mentioned in at…
http://blogs.news12.com/longisland/author/mpmucci/
Someone told me that they may be showing a LONGER version of the News 12 CSA segment over the weekend. I think Mary Mucci has a natural health ½ hour show and I imagine it would be on that. If anyone knows, please let me know and I’ll email her as well. Thanks!
Included in this email...
1. Help! Your CSA needs you this week!! TWO Early and ONE Late!!!
2. This week's list (subject to change without notice...farming is like that)
3. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff (new stuff added weekly...really!)
4. Do you garden? Want organic seedlings from your CSA farm???
5. What you actually got last week
1. Help! Your CSA needs you this week!! TWO Early and One Late!!!
We need ONE (1) person for the 3:30 to 5:30 shift and ONE (1) person for the 5:30 to 7:30pm shift.
Respond to this email, or call 631-421-4864 and leave a message, from now till 1pm on Thursday, June 4th.
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. This week's list (subject to change without notice...farming is like that)
Week #7
June 4, 2009
1. Strawberries – 1 pt
2. Rhubarb
3. Radishes
4. Oregano
5. Thyme, Flowering OR Sage, Flowering
6. Curly Cress
7. Lettuce - maybe
Total Items: 7?
Flower Share
Week #1 - MAYBE
3. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff
Thursday, June 4th
4pm to 6pm
NY Farm Connections: The 5 Boroughs as Farmland & Marketplace
NYU Fales Library
Suggested Donation: $10
RSVP: 212-992-9018
rsvp.bobst@nyu. edu http://www.nyu. edu/public. affairs/releases /detail/2665
Including a presentation of the Schumacher Family Farm Archives [of Flushing]
6pm
North Fork Green Drinks
To benefit the local schoolyard garden projects of the East End Chapter of Slow Food
Jamesport Vineyards - Main Road, Rte. 25 - Jamesport
Donation $8.00
RSVP greendrinks@ligreen.com or 631-721-1908
Appetizers by Matt Murphy, Jedediah Hawkins Inn Restaurant, Jamesport
Cash Bar - Wine, Beer, Jamesport Oyster Raw Bar
Raffle to win "Wine Camp" weekend to benefit the Viticulture Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension
Saturday, June 6th
Noon to 4pm
Benner’s Farm 21st Annual Strawberry Fest
Benner’s Farm
56 Gnarled Hollow Rd
Setauket
631-689-8172
Fee: $6 Adult, $5 Seniors and under 12
Many homemade organic Strawberry delights, live old-time music, games of yesteryear…sack races, baseball, cracker whistle competition, funny face competition – every participant gets a prize!
3 to 6pm
Green Street LI Kids Eco Show
Walt Whitman Mall
Center Court
Melville
FREE
6pm
Slow Food Huntington’s Spring Pot-Luck Dinner – reserve now
Huntington
Suggested donation: $5.00 members $10.00 non-members, kids welcome for free.
Space is limited, please R.S.V.P. to ann@maiarellistudio.com
Special guest Hamptons Honey Co. from South Hampton will join us to talk about the process of honey making and explain how ethical apiary practices protect the well-being of the honey bee, our essential pollinator – tastings, too. Pot- Luck dinners perfectly express the Slow Food idea of conviviality: coming together to enjoy the pleasures of the table. Please bring a dish to share, using as much local, organic, sustainable ingredients as possible.
Sunday, June 7th
Noon to 4pm
Benner’s Farm 21st Annual Strawberry Fest
(see Satuday, June 6th)
Tuesday, June 9th
7:30pm
Let’s Eat! Films on Food presents…
“Tableland”
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
For tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/67780
Co-sponsored by Slow Food Huntington with guest speakers Adam Kopels and Elizabeth Ronzetti, Chefs/Owners of 18 Bay restaurant in Bayville with a reception following film and speakers. This charming film argues for a return to a fresher, healthier and tastier way of feeding ourselves by following the successful production of great local and seasonal food from field to plate. The people in Tableland are not just farmers and chefs; they are writers, teachers, activists, and leaders of the movement towards a better food system – one that is good clean and fair. It’s about passionate human experiences, beautiful places, great food and community with as much focus on delicious food and where it comes from as the economic and ethical forces behind it.
Thursday, June 11th
6pm
Craig Claiborne and the Invention of Food Journalism
New School
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center
Arnhold Hall
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: $5; free to all students from any institution and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
Box Office Information:
In person purchases can be made at The New School Box Office at 66 West 12th Street, main floor, Monday-Friday 1:00-7:00 p.m. The box office opens the first day of classes and closes after the last paid event of each semester. Reservations and inquiries can be made by emailing boxoffice@newschool .edu or calling 212.229.5488
Called the nation's preeminent food journalist, Mississippi- born Craig Claiborne trained in Switzerland as a chef on the GI bill after World War II. On his return to the United States, he began writing articles for Gourmet and became an editor at the magazine. His career skyrocketed when The New York Times hired him as its first food columnist in 1957. Claiborne's columns, reviews and cookbooks introduced Americans to a wide range of international and ethnic food. Other newspapers followed The New York Times's lead, and soon a cadre of authoritative newspaper food writers helped attune millions of Americans to the finer points of good food and cooking. Our panel explores Claiborne's life, work, and his seminal influence on food journalism in America. With Molly O'Neill, former New York Times columnist, and author of the New York Cookbook; Betty Fussell, author of The Story of Corn and Raising Steaks; Anne Mendelson, author of Stand Facing the Stove, and Milk: the Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages, and a contributing editor to Gourmet; David Leite, publisher/editor- in-chief, Leite's Culinaria, and author of The New Portuguese Table; John T. Edge, Director, Southern Foodways Alliance, University of Mississippi, contributing editor, Gourmet, author of Southern Belly. The panel will be moderated by Andrew F. Smith, editor of the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink, and Food Studies professor. Sponsored by the Food Studies Program at The New School.
Friday, June 12th
4:00 pm- 7:00 pm
Macari Wine Tasting
Shoreham Wines & Spirits
Rte. 25A
Shoreham
631-744-3522
www.macariwines.com
FREE
Visit Shoreham Wines & Spirits and meet Macari Vineyards Sales Rep., John Miniaci, as he guides you through a tasting of Macari Wines. Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 16th
7:30pm
Slow Food Meeting
Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave, Huntington FREE
Friday, June 19th
4pm to 7pm
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.
4:00 pm- 7:00 pm
West Islip Wines Hosts Macari Vineyards
486 Union Blvd.
West Islip
For more info:
631-661-4443
www.macariwines.com
FREE
Visit West Islip Wines and meet Macari Rep., Stefanie Pesce, as you enjoy tasting of Macari Wines
5 to 8pm
Happy Hour in the Garden
Green Drinks Long Island’ Summer Solstice Happy Hour
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
Live Brazilian music by Hypno Smoothie
Complimentary snacks and beer
Donation $8.00
Saturday, June 20th
Clearwater Festival - Great Hudson River Revival
For more info:
http://www.clearwater.org/festival/
CSA member Jeff Tanenbaum will be volunteering again this year and HIGHLY recommends you check this event out for the day, or for the weekend! It's the year of Pete Seeger's 90th birthday (he, if his health and the fates allow, will be performing) and the 45th anniversary of the group's sloop, The Clearwater, the namesake of the festival. This year's performers also include Susan Tedeschi, The Persuasions, Arlo Guthrie, Jay & Molly Ungar, Alejandro Escovido and a plethora of others.
Sunday, June 21st
Clearwater Festival - Great Hudson River Revival
(see June 20th)
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!
Friday, June 26th
Let’s Eat! Films on Food presents…
“Food Inc”
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
For tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/67780
Co-sponsored by Slow Food Huntington…Winner of the 2009 Golden Snail at the International Food on Film Festival, Bologna, Italy (details to follow)
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. What you actually got last week
Week #6
May 28, 2009
1. Scallions - 1 bunch - $2.25
2. Sorrel – 1 bunch - $2.00
3. Kale: Curly, Green - 1 bunch - $3.00
4. Mustard Greens: Japanese Purple (greenhouse grown) - 1 bunch - $2.50
5. Leeks – 1 bunch - $3.50
6. Chives, Flowering - 1 bunch - $2.00
Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $15.25 (+$.75 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 - May
Week B
Oregano
Thyme
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