1st CSA of 2010 on Earth Day!

Happy spring!

If you haven’t gotten an email saying otherwise, your paperwork was received.

This email includes…

1. Your CSA needs you! We are looking for ONE (1) person from 3:30 to 5:30pm and TWO (2) people to work from 5:30 to 7:30pm this Thursday, April 22nd (next week we’re looking for THREE people from 5:30 to 7:30pm)
2. What’s Up at the Farm
3. Dines Farm order due Tuesday at noon
4. There are 10 spots left for the Spring session



1. Your CSA needs you! We are looking for ONE (1) person from 3:30 to 5:30pm, and TWO (2) people to work from 5:30 to 7:30pm this Thursday, April 22nd (next week we’re looking for THREE people from 5:30 to 7:30pm)

If you’re available this week…respond to this email or phone (631-421-4864) till 1pm on Thursday. For next week, email CSA Work Co-Ordinator, Judi at JSoehren@gmail.com



2. What’s Up at the Farm

Report from CSA Closing staff member, Haley Wiggins, who attended a CSA Core Group Farm Tour last Saturday, April 17th, along with CSA Computer Wizard, Jeff Tanenbaum. suzanne would have gone but too much computing during this CSA organizing frenzy laid her low over the weekend.

Me and the kids made it out and we were joined by Jeff, and three other adults plus two little girls from Brooklyn. It was great! Bill gave us a tour of all the fields, and told us what everything is and was going to be. We sampled some greens along the way - Garlic Chives - all kinds of Kale. We should be getting some of that Kale this week…and Kale Rabe (is that right? *). Let me tell you, the Brooklyn Green Thumb CSA is very jealous that we get shares in April, and they don't start till June ! We also toured the greenhouses and saw all the Herbs, Tomatoes and all that beautiful Lettuce. It's going into the ground soon. The kids had a great time in the mud! And loved the animals! Everything is getting an early start and a lot of stuff lasted the winter out in the fields from all the snow insulation so let’s hope for a full bounty this year!!!

*Yes, Haley it is…Kale Rabe (Raab/Rape) is a new crop that Green Thumb had never grown before and we will be getting it this season.

We, as CSA members, only have two opportunities to visit our farm. In June we go Strawberry picking and in October, pumpkin picking. Take advantage and truly see where your food is coming from! The unusual heat we had forced premature growth on some of the vegetables. Not sure if it was helpful or not. IF the plants grew too fast, they would “bolt” and go to seed, and be inedible.



3. Dines Farm order due Tuesday at noon for this Thursday pickup

If you’re a vegan/vegetarian, consider emailing this information 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.

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

If you didn’t read this NY Times article on the safety of agribusiness Hamburger meat…this is a must read for anyone who eats meat (a good motivation for getting to know where your meat comes from) and for non-meat eaters (for yet another reason to not to)…
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/health/04meat.html

The next delivery from Dines Farm is this Thursday, April 22nd.

Pickup is at the CSA from 3:30pm to 7:30pm.

TO PRE-ORDER FROM DINES FARM…

Please email your order by 12pm, noon, Tuesday, April 20th.. 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:

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)

Other cuts are available - PLEASE ASK!

CHICKEN
I notice that there’s no price listing for Wings…give Larry a call (914-403-5828) if you want to find out the price before ordering
Eggs: Brown OR White, Extra Large ($4 per Dozen)
Breasts, Boneless ($7.00)
Chicken, Ground ($5.00)
Chicken, Whole ($3.50)
Leg & Thigh Quarters ($3.50)
Thighs, Boneless - Marinated ($6.00)
Thighs, Boneless - Plain($5.00)

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, Bone-In ($7.00)
Leg, Boneless ($9.00)
Stew ($6.00)

PORK
Bacon ($7.00)
Chops, Pork Loin - Boneless ($7.00)
Roasts, Pork Loin - Boneless ($7.00)
Spare Ribs ($6.00)

Why: 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.



4. There are 10 spots left for the Spring session

If we work together, we can fill the CSA membership this year. I am attending an Earth Day event at Underwriters Lab in Melville, Wednesday morning. Over the weekend I hope to attend both days of the Green Expo to do some networking. I’ll be speaking at the Cinema Arts Centre on Thursday with the film “Fresh” and may meet interested folks (you never know). And these are for starters. As I’ve been saying, if you know of any friends, relatives, co-workers, etc, that may be interested in the CSA attached is the CSA brochure and a contract for them to take a look at. If you would like me to contact someone, please get me their contact info. Also, if there are any groups you know of that might be interested in a talk about eating local/organic or specifically about CSA, I’m happy to do so. Have them contact me or again, give me the contact info and I’ll contact them. There will be CSA brochures on the Sign-In Table this Thursday so feel free to take as many as you’d like if you have use for them, or can leave them somewhere you think would be a good spot (ex - alternative health provider’s office, etc). Any other ideas regarding outreach would be appreciated.

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