Green Thumb Farm Huntington CSA

Happy summer!

Saturday is National Honey Bee Awareness Day. If you’re not doing it already, start on having an organic landscape and help Honey Bees stay alive and healthy. We need them more than they need us!
http://www.nhbad.com/

SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR (and only 2 weeks left for people to join)!!! We still need to fill 40 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! Attached to this email is the contract for new CSA members, the CSA brochure AND a CSA fee sheet for the rest of the season. 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.

Miss the Exchange Table? We don’t have one if there aren’t enough people to staff the CSA. This year, we need to figure out if it’s because we have less members and/or less working members. Hopefully, in the next 3 weeks we can fill the CSA up and not have to contemplate everyone working more hours, or next year, putting a limit on how many non-working CSA members the CSA can sustain.

This email includes…
1. What you actually got this week
2. Event Calendar
3. Buyer beware! Or at least, read your labels…
4. Click Activist – Tell FDA to Keep Antibiotics Working AND Prevent Frankensugar
5. Want a school garden in your children’s school?
6. Know any Boy Scouts? Even if you don’t…
7. Comedy about farmers and suicide in India…really!
8. Visit the Berkshires (home to one of the original CSAs in the USA back in 1986) and eat local!


1. What you actually got this week

August 19, 2010
Week #18

1. Celery – 1 bunch - $2.25
2. Tomatoes, Mini: Cherry, Red OR Grape, Red OR Sungold – 1 pt - $4.00
3. Peppers, Sweet: Green - $.50
4. Beans: Green, Italian flat, Yellow/Wax – 1 lb - $3.50
5. Squash, Summer: Costata Romanesco, Eight Ball, Patty Pan, Yellow, Zohra, Zucchini – 1 lb
6. Cucumbers: Kirby and Regular – 1 lb – 2 lbs total - $4.25
7. Cantaloupe – 1 - $2.50
8. Sage OR Thyme – 1 bunch - $2.25
Total Items: 8
Total Amount: $19.50

Basil Share – Week #1



2. 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/


now to August 24th

International Green Smoothie Day was August 15th (who knew?) but there’s a green smoothie 10 day challeng till August 24th
For more info:
http://www.believeingreen.com/about


Friday, August 20th

9am to 10:30am

Morning Meditation with Rev. Ratzlaff
UUFH
109 Browns Rd
Huntington, NY
FREE

CSA member, Rev. Paul Ratzlaff conducts a morning sitting meditation every Friday. The schedule is as follows…
9am to 9:45am – silent meditation
Bell is rung
Poem or Buddhist reading is read aloud
Check in with everyone
Reading a selection out of a collection of Buddhist stories and discuss it
The end!

6pm

The Healthy Planet Radio Show
This week featuring the topic Becoming Raw with author Vesanto Melina, RD
WUSB-FM 90.1FM
For more info:
http://www.thehealthyplanet.org/
Or listen online:
http://wusb.fm/

We're proud to announce that HealthyPlanet's Executive Director, Bob DiBenedetto's, “The Healthy Planet” radio program is airing on WUSB (90.1 FM), Stony Brook. This is part of “Natural Alternatives” which airs every Friday from 6 to 7 PM. “The Healthy Planet” will be on at least one Friday each month and will be announced here.


Sunday, August 22nd

11am to 6pm

Healthy Food & Green Festival
Madison Ave between 43rd and 45th St
NYC
FREE
For more info:
http://www.nyjapantown.org/healthy.php

If you like Japanese food, this might be the place to go this weekend. Cooking demos and free samples of Miso Soup, Okonomiyaki (Japanese omelettes…yummm) and 30 vendors with foods for sale including Beard Papa (the BEST cream puffs in the universe…not so healthy but they are freshly made with no preservatives or artificial ingredients) and Souen Noodle (macrobiotic).

12 to 4pm

Ice Cream AND Tomato Tasting
New Amsterdam Market
South St
NYC
Ice Cream: $20
Tomato: $20
Ice Cream and Tomato: $35
For more info and to get tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/122747
http://www.newamsterdammarket.org/

On August 22nd we'll be hosting an ice cream fair at New Amsterdam Market! A total of six ice cream and sorbet makers will be there, including The Bent Spoon, Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, Marlow & Daughters, Roberta's, Early Bird Cookery, and MilkMade Ice Cream. These artisans are committed to showcasing regional products and flavors. Each will create up to three unique ice creams and sorbets for the market that use only seasonal or responsibly sourced ingredients. With so many great flavors, we know it might be hard to choose just one! This sampler will entitle you to a booklet of six tasting tickets, which you can redeem for miniature ice cream cones in the flavors of your choice.

Proceeds will benefit New Amsterdam Market. On a hot summer day, what better way to benefit the market and highlight the producers and flavors of the region?

Taste and compare a dazzling array of dead ripe tomatoes at their peak of flavor, savor tomato dishes and virgin cocktail sips by tomato chefs, including FSNYC members Jorge Collazo (SchoolFood), Meg Grace (The Redhead), Mary Cleaver (The Cleaver Company), and others.
3 to 8pm

The Greenpoint-Williamsburg CSA (GWCSA) & Friends present…
Farm to Folk Fest
Union Pool
484 Union Ave
Greenpoint, NY
$12 suggested donation
For more info:
http://greenpointers.blogspot.com/2010/08/farm-to-folk-fest.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143453522341149

A fundraising concert and artisanal food fair to support GWCSA’s low income fund to provide a way for people who could not normally afford to be CSA members to join.


Tuesday, August 24th

8:45am to 5pm

2010 Fall Gardening Symposium
Southampton Inn
91 Hill St
Southampton
$65 (includes AM coffee break, lunch & handouts)
For more info:
Caroline T. Kiang 631-727-7850 xt 337
Email: Ctk3@cornell.edu

11:30am workshop is Growing a Community Garden with featured speaker Peter Garnham, farmer/writer/Master Gardener and Board Chair of EECO (East End Community Organic garden).


Thursday, August 26th

7:30pm

Let’s Eat! Films on Food presents…The Botany of Desire
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
www.cinemaartscentre.org

An event co-presented by Slow Food Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre…more info to come!


Saturday, August 28th

1pm

Farmer’s Market Luncheon
The Stissing House
Pine Plains, NY (about 3 hours away)
$24 for 3 courses, $40 with wine pairing (tax & gratuity not included)
Reservations: 518-398-8800 and mention “Zagat Presents”

Treat your inner locavore to three fresh and fabulous courses with Patricia and Michel Jean, proprietors of this historical Hudson Valley spot (one of America's oldest and longest operated restaurants), for an alfresco farm-to-table luncheon featuring the Pine Plain's farmer's market's best fare. Relax under the trees with a cool glass of rosé as chef Michel prepares a delightful menu with his signature Provençal touch while local agricultural stars Andy Szymanowicz of Sol Flower Farm, the Bannings of Black Sheep Farm and others share their coveted know-how and knowledge of bringing the farm to the table. And for those who want to make a day trip out of it, be sure to stop by the farmer's market yourself – it opens at 9 AM; or enjoy a bit of sightseeing and retail therapy in nearby Rhinebeck

10pm

The Hotline
Gunther’s Tap Room
84 Main St
Northport
631-754-9659

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  !


Sunday, August 29th

1pm

Tomato & Garlic Tasting
Biophilia Organic Farm
211 Manor Lane
Jamesport
www.localharvest.ort/biophilia-organic-farm-M10707


Tuesday, August 31st

7pm

Preserving the Harvest
Whole Foods Bowery
2 E Houston St
NYC
$25 (Demo & Vegan Tasting)
For more info:
http://www.foodsystemsnyc.org/node/1544

Keep your food costs down, and lower your carbon footprint! Planning ahead and preserving summer's abundance of local produce in August can add variety and nutrition to winter meals throughout the long, cold months ahead. Our summer-long series tonight continues with author Leda Meredith (The Locavore's Handbook: The Busy Person's Guide to Eating Local on a Budget), as she shares her simple, safe food-preservation methods that don't require canning or fancy equipment. Come December, you won't be needing those out-of-season, long-distance ingredients!


Wednesday September 1st

NY State Locavore Challenge
Sign up…
https://www.nofany.org/events/regional-events/ny-locavore-challenge-signup

NOFA-NY is hosting its first ever Locavore Challenge to run throughout the month of September 2010. The Locavore Challenge serves multiple functions for NOFA-NY and for the organic movement in NY State. The first is as a general awareness builder, the second is as a membership recruitment initiative and the third is as a major annual fundraiser for the organization. The goal is to have more than 4,000 participants throughout the state involved in this event.


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.


Sunday, September 12th

12pm to 3pm

Brooklyn Food Coalition (BFC) Good Food Fest
Myrtle Ave between Vanderbilt Ave and Clinton Ave
Fort Greene/Clinton Hill
FREE
For more info:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146557732032278
http://brooklynfoodcoalition.ning.com/

The Good Food Fest will consist of interactive cooking demos & delicious food tastings from around the world & your backyard; a best dish competition evaluated by a panel of “celebrity” judges; a variety of canning, beekeeping and other DIY demos; activities for
children; live music; recipe swaps and other "green/sustainability" initiatives.


Monday, September 20th

9:30am to 4pm

Hunger Action Network of NY State Annual Meeting
St Mary’s Episcopal Church
521 E 126th St
NYC
$15 Non-Member Organizations/$10 Non-Member Individuals/$5 Non-Member Low Income & Students – suggested donation
For more info:
Mark
212 741-8192 xt 5#
dunleamark@aol.com

In the afternoon, we have two workshop sessions (three each) of exciting workshops: Hunger, Poverty and the 2011 State Legislative Agenda; Food Justice and the Farm Bill; The Safety Net: TANF Reauthorization; Health Care is a Human Right: The Future for Single Payer Health Care; Establishing Nutritional Standards for Emergency Food and Improving Nutrition for EFP Guests; and, Creating Jobs for Low-Income New Yorkers . The workshops are an opportunity to hear from leading organizers about campaigns in this area and to strategize as to how you and Hunger Action Network can impact on these topics.

We will conclude the meeting with reports from anti-hunger organizers from around the state about their exciting work (an excellent networking oppportunity), followed by a short march in support of Jobs and Economic Justice.

Tuesday, September 21st

8:30am to 3:30pm

Hunter Summit LI: 2010 – Challenging Business Leaders to Search for Sustainable Solutions
Adelphi University
1 South Ave
Garden City
FREE (lunch provided)
For more Info:
http://www.adelphi.edu/socialinnovation/hungersummit.php

Who Should Attend? Senior Executives, Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs, HR Personnel, University Staff and Faculty, Community Leaders and Not-for-Profit Executives.

Summit Objective: To raise awareness about the prevalence of hunger on Long Island, to understand how hunger and hunger relief impacts business and economics on Long Island, to discuss ways of fighting hunger, and to create new initiatives and strategic public and private partnerships to drive change


Thursday, September 23rd

Potluck Across NY - NY State Locavore Potluck Night
How to be a Potluck Host…
https://www.nofany.org/events/ny-locavore-challenge/potluck-across-ny

On a single evening in September (Thursday, September 23rd) groups of people will gather over potlucks across the wide state of NY, from Niagara Falls to the tip of Long Island, breaking (local, organic) bread together. These groups share a common interest in their concern over the current state of the US food system and a commitment to consuming food grown from local organic farms. We hope to eventually have potluck gatherings in each of NY’s 62 counties, and have thousands of individuals making this stance together, while remaining in their home communities


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.



3. Buyer beware! Or at least, read your labels…

CSA member, Fritz Lang, sent me this video…

http://sanssouciblogs.multiply.com/video/item/94/If_you_shop_at_Whole_Foods_you_better_see_this

Yet another of the gazillion reasons to eat local (and local/organic).



4. Click Activist – Tell FDA to Keep Antibiotics Working AND Prevent Frankensugar

Antibiotics…
https://secure3.convio.net/cfs/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=321&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr004=p02emh4v81.app303a

Frankensugar…
http://www.capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=16048676&type=ML



5. Want a school garden in your child’s school?

Get a grant…
http://www.foodsystemsnyc.org/node/1665



6. Know any Boy Scouts? Even if you don’t…

Help this young lad reinstate the Boy Scout Merit Badge for Beekeeping!
http://www.experienceproject.com/beepetition



7. Comedy about farmers and suicide in India…really!

I know what I’m doing this weekend!

Maybe the Cinema Arts Centre can show this and do a program on the very real and very serious issue about how conventional non-organic farming is driving farmer’s to commit suicide in record numbers in India (another reason to have issues with Monsanto)…

It’s playing at the Farmingdale Multiplex Cinema! I’m surprised it’s not playing in South Asian populated Hicksville at the Broadway Mall (they often have Indian movies), but it’s not.
http://www.nationalamusements.com/showtimes/default.asp

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/peeplilive/
http://www.peeplilivethefilm.com/



8. Visit the Bershires (home to one of the original CSAs in the USA back in 1986) and eat local!
http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/travel/22journeys.html

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