Happy Spring!
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 we have at the sign-in desk).
Missing plant mystery solved! Person who took the plant came forward and the plant is being paid for. All’s well that ends well!
Included in this email...
1. Your CSA doesn't need you this week! But you know that won't be for long :) !!
2. This week’s list (subject to change…farming is like that!)
3. Notes from the Farm
4. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff (new stuff added weekly...really!)
5. Do you garden? Want organic seedlings from your CSA farm???
6. What you actually got last week
7. Exchange Table Info
8. Spin the Wheel of Herbs
1. Your CSA doesn't need you this week! But you know that won't be for long :) !!
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…farming is like that!)
June 18, 2009
Week # 9
1. Peas, Sugar Snap
2. Strawberries
3. Radishes
4. Lettuce
5. Dill OR Curly Cress
Total Items – 5 (?)
Herb Share
3. Notes from the Farm
June 12, 2009
Strawberries are coming in and so is a lot of rain. We’ve had some rain EVERY DAY for the last twelve days. So it will soon dry out and we’ll be looking for rain. The weather systems seem to be doing this two weeks wet, then dry, and then back to wet thing.
Anyway, our Annual CSA Strawberry Picking Farm Tour is happening rain or shine on Saturday, June 27th. It’s a walking tour of some of our spring crops. The tours will begin at 10:30am, 12 noon, and 1:30pm. 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). For any more info or directions call the farm which is open 7 days at 631-726-1900 between 9am and 4pm.
4. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff
Thursday, June 18th
7 to 9pm
Probiotic & Chocolate Tasting
Chocolate With a Twist
528 Larkfield Rd
E Northport
631-834-7626
FREE
Sounded healthy (?) and interesting.
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)
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)
5. 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!
6. What you actually got last week
Week #8
June 11, 2009
1. Strawberries – 1 qt - $6.00
2. Rhubarb – 1 bunch - $3.25
3. Lettuce: Bibb AND Oak Leaf, Red – 1 head of each type - $3.75
4. Beans: Black Turtle (dried) OR Chives OR Chives, Garlic OR Sage – choice of two (but not two of the same thing) - $4.00
Total Items: 4 (sort of)
Total Amount: $17.00 (+$1.00 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)
Flower Share
Week #2 – Peonies
7. Exchange Table Info
The table in the middle of the CSA is where we have our Exchange Table.
ONLY when we have enough CSA workers do we have an Exchange Table.
To make use of it…
1. Collect your CSA share
2. See if there’s something on the table that you’d like, and that you have something in your CSA share that you’d give up to have it
3. Put down the item from your CSA share (the ENTIRE item…not just a portion of it) and exchange it for the entire portion of the item on the Exchange Table
8. Spin the Wheel of Herbs
One of our CSA members emailed me and mentioned that he wasn’t thrilled with what we got last week as there were too many Herbs. This week is more of the same. I explained that what my take on it is that the farm is in a transition time where the greenhouse is empty, the winter crops are gone and the early planted ones aren’t big enough to harvest. It’s been very cool and wet this spring…not good growing weather (maybe for mushrooms?).
Herbs have more antioxidants than blueberries! They are very healthful and we Americans don’t use enough of them.
There’s a cool “wheel of Herbs” that will be at the Sign-In Desk you can take a look at. Email me if you want one. They’re less than $10 (I’ll be getting the exact price) and we can place an order for them. Makes the question of what to do with the Herbs a lot easier to answer.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/01/020108075158.htm
http://www.westonaprice.org/motherlinda/antioxidantherbs.html
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