Green Thumb Farm Huntington CSA

Happy spring!
We only need to fill 49 spots to have the CSA filled for the year!!! You will be hearing about this until either they’re all filled or until Labor Day (when Farmer Bill stops accepting new CSA members) whichever happens first! It’s not like I won’t be doing anything to achieve this. I’ve often wanted to keep track of the time I spend on the phone talking to people, sending emails, distributing brochures and talking to business owners, and doing public speaking but I haven’t…yet. I could use some help (and some of you do a darn good job of wrangling new members). Attached to this email is the contract for new CSA members and the CSA brochure. Please feel free to pass this on to friends, neighbors, co-workers and relatives who might be interested in joining the CSA this season! If we all were able to find one person to join…we’d be done in a minute. Please feel free to suggest places to leave the CSA brochures or names of individuals/groups to contact about CSA (either just to give info or to give a talk about CSA/local eating). I’m happy to do whatever is needed.
This email includes…
1. Your CSA needs you!!! We’re looking for THREE (3) people for the 5:30pm to 7:30pm shift.2. What you’re getting at the CSA this week (subject to change without notice…farming is like that!)3. Order now for Honey in June!4. BRING BAGS!5. Order Certified Organic Plants/Seedlings (grown at Green Thumb Farm) for your garden this season…6. What you actually got last week 7. Event Calendar
1. Your CSA needs you!!! We’re looking for THREE (3) people for the 5:30 to 7:30pm shift.
If you were sent an email from Judi or me, you are scheduled to work this week. If not, you’re not.
Respond to this email by 1pm on Thursday or call 631-421-4864 and leave a message up till 1pm on Thursday. On Thursday, you can call the CSA after 3pm at 631-386-1079.
Also, 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!)
June 3, 2010Week #7
1. Lettuce2. Chives, Garlic3. Radishes4. Cress, Curley5. Beans, Black (dried)6. StrawberriesTotal Items: 6

3. Order now for Honey in June!
What…Honey - not organic…organic Honey is not really doable…ask me to explain if you want to know…however she is using biodynamic and organic beekeeping techniques to keep the bees healthy –
Where…not local - the Honey is from NY waaayyyy up north by the St. Lawrence River in a rural area – so if you’re using it for allergy issues, this is too far away…but for anything else…yum!
Who…the beekeeper is the daughter of Bill Halsey, our farmer…he is trying to get her back to the farm by supporting her beekeeping project and I think he’d like her to come home and be the beekeeper on the farm
How…$10 per 1 lb glass container…pay by check made out to Halseys Green Thumb OR in cash…bring to the CSA Sign-In desk and leave with the person there
When…last day to order will be June 10th. When will it arrive? By the end of June.
Why…bees are dying and it takes good natural beekeepers like Bill’s daughter to help replenish the bee population

4. 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!

5. Order Certified Organic Plants/Seedlings (grown at Green Thumb Farm) for your garden this season…
Check out the attachment for instructions and plant list. This one has the phone number to the farm AND I put it as a PDF because some folks couldn’t open the Word version.

6. What you actually got last week…
May 27thWeek #6
1. Spring Onions – 1 bunch - $3.502. Strawberries – 1 qt - $6.503. Sorrel – 1 bunch - $2.254. Kale: Siberian, White – 1 bunch - $2.755. Mizuna (greenhouse) OR Tat Soi (greenhouse) – 1 bunch - $2.50
Total Items: 5Total Amount: $17.50
Herb ShareWeek #2Rosemary AND Savory
Flower ShareWeek #1Sweet Williams

7. 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/
Friday, June 4th
9am to 10:30am
Morning Meditation with Rev. RatzlaffUUFH109 Browns RdHuntington, NYFREE
CSA member, Rev. Paul Ratzlaff conducts a morning sitting meditation every Friday. The schedule is as follows…9am to 9:45am – silent meditationBell is rungPoem or Buddhist reading is read aloudCheck in with everyoneReading a selection out of a collection of Buddhist stories and discuss itThe end!
Saturday, June 12th
The HotlineTerry G’s Steak & Seafood Grill354 Main StFarmindale516-854-9300
CSA member, John Morina is the drummer for The Hotline. If you like Blues, Rock, R & B or Funk The Hotline might be the band for you! They rock and provide a rockin’ good time….seriously!
Thursday, June 17th
7:30pm
Let’s Eat! Films on Food presents…Two Angry Moms (film/book-signing & reception)Cinema Arts Centre423 Park AvenueHuntington, NY 11743For more info and to get tickets:http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/010/010JUNE/CAC-LetsEat.html#twoangry$9 Members/$13 General Public
An event co-presented by Slow Food Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre…timely, controversial and cutting edge, Two Angry Moms, the film and the movement, address an issue of great concern to parents across the country: what is happening to the health of our children and, how does school food factor in?
Our very special guest, Dr. Janet Poppendeick, Professor of Sociology, Hunter College, will be speaking and signing her new book Free for All: Fixing School Food in America. Bookforum’s review states this book is: “Meticulously researched, patiently explicated, potentially groundbreaking. . . . Should be required reading for everyone who eats food, buys food, has kids, or cares about nutrition.”
Saturday, June 19th
The HotlineGunther’s Tap Room84 Main StNorthport631-754-9659
Saturday, June 26th
Green Thumb CSA Member’s Annual Strawberry Farm TourDetails to be announced
Saturday, July 17th
The HotlineGunther’s Tap Room84 Main StNorthport631-754-9659
CSA member, John Morina is the drummer for The Hotline. If you like Blues, Rock, R & B or Funk The Hotline might be the band for you! They rock and provide a rockin’ good time….seriously!
Saturday, July 24th
The HotlineGiacomo Jack’s248 S Ketcham AveAmityville631-691-2722
CSA member, John Morina is the drummer for The Hotline. If you like Blues, Rock, R & B or Funk The Hotline might be the band for you! They rock and provide a rockin’ good time….seriously!
Thursday, July 29th
7:30pm
Let’s Eat! Films on Food presents…The World According to MonsantoCinema Arts Centre423 Park AvenueHuntington, NY 11743www.cinemaartscentre.org
An event co-presented by Slow Food Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre…more info to come!
Saturday, August 13th to Sunday, August 15th
The 36th NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmer’s Association) Summer ConferenceUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstN Amherst, MAFor 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.
Thursday, August 26th
7:30pm
Let’s Eat! Films on Food presents…The Botany of DesireCinema Arts Centre423 Park AvenueHuntington, NY 11743www.cinemaartscentre.org
An event co-presented by Slow Food Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre…more info to come!
Saturday, August 28th
The HotlineGunther’s Tap Room84 Main StNorthport631-754-9659
CSA member, John Morina is the drummer for The Hotline. If you like Blues, Rock, R & B or Funk The Hotline might be the band for you! They rock and provide a rockin’ good time….seriously!
Saturday, September 4th
12:30pm to 3:30pm
Wildman Steve BrillSunken Meadow ParkParking lot by the Sunken Meadow BathhouseSuggested Donation: $15, under 10 years old $10For 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 TourDetails to be announced
Sunday, October 24th
12:30 to 3:30pm
Wildman Steve BrillSunken Meadow ParkSuggested Donation: $15, under 10 years old $10For 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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