Green Thumb CSA - Huntington Weekly Reminder - October 8, 2009

Happy Autumn!



Just got over cold/flu and today a big tree branch has fallen on the power lines in front of my house (though still attached to the tree)…still waiting for LIPA to help though Town & Police have been here already. If branch breaks off, power lines will go down (this is about 10 feet from my front door) and then fire dept will be called. Jeez! Maybe next week will be uneventful (please??? J ).



LAST CALL FOR HONEY!!!

This is the last week we’re taking Honey Orders.

Keep in mind it’s a great stocking stuffer for the upcoming holidays!

$10 for a 12 oz glass jar of NY biodynamically raised Wildflower Honey from the daughter of our farmer, Bill Halsey. The hives are in the Adirondacks by the Vermont border.

Bring your money (cash or a check made out to Halseys Green Thumb Farm) in an envelope with your name and phone number on it and the number of jars you want.





This email includes…



1. Your CSA needs you! The CSA could use FIVE (5) people from 3:30pm to 5:30pm and THREE (3) folks from 5:30 to 7:30pm

2. This week’s list (subject to change…farming is like that)

3. SAVE THE BUTTERNUT SQUASH SEEDS!!!





1. Your CSA needs you! The CSA could use FIVE (5) people from 3:30pm to 5:30pm and THREE (3) folks from 5:30 to 7:30pm



A. Reply to this email before 1pm today

B. Call before 1pm today – 631-421-4864

C. Call after 3pm today– 631-385-1079

D. Show up a little before 3:30 or 5:30pm to see if there are still slots to be filled







2. This week’s list (subject to change…farming is like that)…



October 8, 2009

Week #25



1. Lettuce

2. Pak Choi, Red

3. Broccoli

4. Pepper, Sweet

5. Leeks

6. Arugula

7. Beans: Green AND/OR Wax/Yellow AND/OR Dragon Tongue AND/OR Cranberry (shelling)

8. Squash, Summer



Total Items: 8 (?)



Herb Share – Oct 1A



Chives AND Parsley, Italian Flat Leaf







3. SAVE THE BUTTERNUT SQUASH SEEDS!!!!



Our farmer needs these seeds from the Butternut Squash you got last week to grow more Butternut Squashes next year. He can’t buy more of these because these are unique. They are adapted to his farm and they are a natural hybrid of a disease resistant variety that barely survived this year’s lousy weather…but they did survive.



If you don’t save them properly…they will be thrown out so please follow these simple instructions…



1. Rinse in water and get all the gunk off the seeds

2. Pat dry with a town or paper towels and place on a metal cookie sheet or in a Pyrex baking dish or a cutting board…DO NOT DRY ON NEWSPAPER OR PAPER TOWELS

3. Keep in a dry, warm place till they are completely dry…and when you think they are dry…leave for another week…it won’t hurt them and better overly dry than not dry enough

4. Return in a paper bag…plastic if you must BUT if they’re in a plastic bag and not dry enough they will get moldy and can’t be used

5. Do not dry by putting them in your microwave or oven…this has happened in the past and it kills the seeds so they won’t grow when planted



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