Thursday, May 6, 2010

Happy spring!

Hooray! We have filled our spring session for the CSA! By next week there’ll be a new contract made up specifically for those folks who’ll be starting CSA pickups on June 3rd (our next available starting date) and will send it out to everyone in case you know anyone who might be interested in joining this season.

This email will be brief as I’m under the weather. I should be back on track in the next day or two and you’ll be getting a longer (and more entertaining and informative) email then.

I will mention this only because it’s a timely thing…if it could wait, I would. CSA member, suzanne j zoubeck (yup, it’s me) is participating in a Habitat for Humanity Women’s Build project (an all women crew and volunteer staff) starting next Tuesday. Participants are asked to solicit donations to help pay for the building materials to construct the home. I met the woman getting this house and she’s a lovely single mom with two children…a daughter around 10 and a son around 7. The home owner and her daughter will be participating in the Mother/Daughter day of the build. If you’re interested in supporting this endeavor, checks would be made out to…Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk, and could be left at the Sign-In desk at the CSA. I imagine cash is ok too. I emailed about getting a receipt for cash but haven’t gotten an answer yet. My first day of work is next Tuesday (framing and wallraising) and I’m hoping they’ll want me to be there for the entire build (if my body is up to the task  ) with the exception of Thursdays (the CSA) and Saturdays (when most people want to/are able to volunteer). Wish me luck, strength, and an accident free experience!

This email includes…
1. Your CSA doesn’t need you! At least not this week  .
2. What you’re getting at the CSA this week (subject to change without notice…farming is like that!)
3. BRING BAGS!
4. Event Calendar


1. Your CSA doesn’t need you! At least not this week  .

If you were sent an email from Judi or myself, you are scheduled to work this week. If not, you’re not. However…you can always just show up a little before 3:30 or 5:30pm at the CSA and offer to work if help is still needed…you never know!



2. What you’re getting at the CSA this week (subject to change without notice…farming is like that!)

May 6, 2010
Week #3

1. Scallions
2. Asparagus
3. Kale: White Russian
4. Mizuna (greenhouse grown)
5. Cilantro
6. Greens, Mustard: Red
7. Burdock
Total Items: 7



3. BRING BAGS!

What more can you say about this?

At the CSA, we bag our own food. I’d suggest to bring a selection of plastic bags (especially for things that are dripping wet like Lettuces and other Greens which we get later in the season when they are picked from out in the fields…as opposed to the greenhouse where they are probably coming from now) AND paper bags (for things that don’t like plastic like Tomatoes…the moisture that plastic attracts will make them rot faster).

Keep a stash of bags in every vehicle you own, and replenish when the stash gets low! That way you’ll never be without. AND, if anyone is picking up for you…please tell them about needing bags!



4. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff to Do (new events added weekly)

If you don’t mind trekking into the city, these are two email lists to get on that have a lot of very cool food-based (local/organic) events…
http://brooklynbased.net/
http://www.eatingintranslation.com/


Saturday, May 8th

Early AM

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
The front of your house

How about donating healthy (and/or organic) food choices?
Place food donations at your mailbox in a bag before your letter carrier arrives with the day’s mail. It will be delivered to a local food bank or pantry.
Food donation suggestions…MUST be non-perishable, NO glass containers, NO expired foods and suggestions are…canned meats and fish, canned soup, juice, pasta, vegetables, cereal, rice

1pm to 4pm

Wildman Steve Brill
Muttontown Preserve
4 Muttontown Lane
East Norwich, NY
Suggested Donation: $15, under 10 years old $10
For more info and to reserve a spot…
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/

If you’ve never experienced Wildman Steve Brill and you like eating locally and/or organically…this is a must! You will leave with interesting things to cook for dinner, and may start to look differently at the “weeds” that come up in your backyard. You MUST read his website carefully and follow the instructions if you are to maximize your experience by dressing properly and bringing what you need to bring on this adventure. I’ve been told he’s corny…well, that’s true…but he’s also brilliant, and knows about eating and foraging in the wild like nobody’s business. Since he’s a fairly recent father, the event is a family friendly experience.

6:30pm

24 hour Play Festival!
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington (UUFH)
109 Browns Rd
Huntington, NY
$8.00
For more info:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=103891739641163
To buy tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/109527

This is a benefit for the UUFH. They may still be looking for an extra director or two. 1 host, 5 topics, 5 writers, 5 directors, 20 actors, 24 hours to put it all together! Be there to witness and enjoy the world premiere of five 15 minute One Act plays!

Here's how it goes:

Writers begin the 24 hours on Friday May 7th and the performances on Saturday May 8th at 7 pm will close it all out.

At 7 pm on Friday night:
Teams will be randomly assembled 1 writer, 1 director, and random # of actors per team.
The writer for each team will be given the parameters, including the number & gender of actors, then have the next twelve hours (give or take) to write a play.

Saturday morning 10 am:
Playwrights arrive with completed scripts.
The playwrights and the directors will have 15 minutes to talk amongst themselves.
Then the directors will take their actors and the scripts and do the rest of the work block, costume, memorize parts, that sort of thing. Dress rehearsals will take place around 4 pm.

Saturday 7 pm:
A paying audience has filled the chairs; the actors begin the performances, while the directors and playwrights hold their breath. After all the shows are performed the audience will vote and everyone can breathe a sigh of relief until . . . the awards ceremony WITH prizes!


10pm to 2am

The Hotline
Terry G’s Steak & Seafood Grill
354 Main St
Farmingdale
For more info:
http://www.thehotline.net/Site/Welcome.html


CSA member, John Morina, will be playing drums with his band, The Hotline. I’ve seen them…they rock (and play blues and funk) hard!


Thursday, May 13th

5:30 to 7pm

An Evening of All-American Beer and Cheese
Nick & Toni’s Restaurant
East Hampton
$25
For more info and to make a reservation:
http://www.ediblemanhattan.com/edible-calendar/2010-05-13/an-evening-of-all-american-beer-and-cheese-at-nicktoni-s.htm

If you choose to stay for dinner after the tasting, you will receive a 15% discount.
Beer selections: Lighthouse Ale and Red Wagon from Fire Island Beer, selections from Greenport Harbor Brewing Company, selections from McNeill's Brewery in Brattleboro, Vermont, and Leelanau Brewing in Leland, Michigan, courtesy of American Beer Distributors.
Cheese offerings specially selected by Lucy Kazickas, owner of Lucy's Whey East Hampton, will feature American artisanal cheeses including Long Island's Mecox Bay Dairy and New England's Vermont Butter and Cheese.

Tuesday, May 18th

7 to 10pm

History & Overview of Our Marine Environment and the Connections We Have Had to It
Brightwaters Public Library
1 South Country Rd
Brightwaters
FREE

Christopher Clapp A native Long Islander grew up enjoying the creeks, marshes, and sound along the north shore and surf and bays along the south shore. His love for the outdoors inspired a great deal of respect for the marine life around him and led him to pursue an undergraduate degree in biology and not long afterwards a graduate degree in Marine and Environmental Sciences from Stony Brook's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. His current career with The Nature Conservancy on Long Island began in 2004 as a seasonal hire and has continued to grow to incorporate research and restoration projects from Cape Cod to Long Island. The talk will begin with a brief history and overview of our marine environment and the connections people have had to it. This will be followed by an assessment of where we currently are at and what the Nature Conservancy is doing to Protect what is still in good shape and restore what has been degraded.


Saturday, June 26th

Green Thumb CSA Member’s Annual Strawberry Farm Tour
Details to be announced


Saturday, August 13th to Sunday, August 15th

The 36th NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmer’s Association) Summer Conference
University of Massachusetts Amherst
N Amherst, MA
For more info and to register…
http://www.nofasummerconference.org/

Be there or be squarer than square! Featured speakers this year are Sally Fallon of the Weston Price Institute and Dr. Fernando Funes, father of the Cuban organic agriculture movement.


Saturday, September 4th

12:30pm to 3:30pm

Wildman Steve Brill
Sunken Meadow Park
Parking lot by the Sunken Meadow Bathhouse
Suggested Donation: $15, under 10 years old $10
For more info and to reserve a spot…
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/

If you’ve never experienced Wildman Steve Brill and you like eating locally and/or organically…this is a must! You will leave with interesting things to cook for dinner, and may start to look differently at the “weeds” that come up in your backyard. You MUST read his website carefully and follow the instructions if you are to maximize your experience by dressing properly and bringing what you need to bring on this adventure. I’ve been told he’s corny…well, that’s true…but he’s also brilliant, and knows about eating and foraging in the wild like nobody’s business. Since he’s a fairly recent father, the event is a family friendly experience.


Saturday, October 16th

Green Thumb CSA Member’s Annual Tractor-pulled Hayride & Pumpkin Picking Farm Tour
Details to be announced


Sunday, October 24th

12:30 to 3:30pm

Wildman Steve Brill
Sunken Meadow Park
Suggested Donation: $15, under 10 years old $10
For more info and to reserve a spot…
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/

If you’ve never experienced Wildman Steve Brill and you like eating locally and/or organically…this is a must! You will leave with interesting things to cook for dinner, and may start to look differently at the “weeds” that come up in your backyard. You MUST read his website carefully and follow the instructions if you are to maximize your experience by dressing properly and bringing what you need to bring on this adventure. I’ve been told he’s corny…well, that’s true…but he’s also brilliant, and knows about eating and foraging in the wild like nobody’s business. Since he’s a fairly recent father, the event is a family friendly experience.

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