Green Thumb Farm Huntington CSA

Happy Autumn!

Can you help out a fellow CSA member? Marissa Waller needs someone to hold her CSA shares till Friday.

She actually picks up three CSA shares (her one share and her mom’s two shares) but if you don’t have room in your fridge (which I imagine most people wouldn’t…unless you have an extra fridge in your garage or basement and in that case…you might have room), the temperature isn’t too bad to leave the food unrefrigerated in your basement or garage as the night time lows will be in the 40s (fridge temp) and the day is in the 50s. And bottom line, if you can only handle the one share…that would be fine too. If choose to accept this mission , please reply to this email before 1pm today (or call 631-421-4864 before 1pm today or call the CSA at 631-385-1079 after 3pm), or talk to the person at the sign-in table at the CSA. I’ll email Marissa’s contact info and vice versa with yours.

THIS SATURDAY IS OUR CSA FARM TOUR!!! See below under #5 on Saturday, October 13th.

FYI – Our CSA is on Thursdays (except the week of Thanksgiving where it’s on Wednesday) from 3:30pm to 7:30pm (if you need to come after 7:30pm call the CSA at 631-385-1079 on Thursdays from 3pm to 7:30pm to make last minute arrangements for alternate pickups).

Bulk Certified Organic Paste (Roma) Tomatoes available from our farm…$45 per 20 lb box (to place an order, call the farm at 631-726-1900 between 9am to 5pm and be ready to pay with a credit card).

Here’s some Tomato talk from the folks at the NYC Greenmarkets…
Forget proper storage, eat this fruit immediately! We suggest tomato sandwiches, mozzarella and tomato salad, tomato soup, tomato pie, salsa, gazpacho, tomato sauce, tomato juice, fried green tomatoes and plain old tomatoes eaten as is, or with a dash of salt. If you get a little overwhelmed by this steady diet, follow the lead of Greenmarket staff and host a tomato canning party at your house. Each September we pile into our co-worker's Brooklyn backyard and set up an assembly line to scald, peel, seed and can as many flats as we can get our hands on. If a perfect, local tomato is a treat in September, it's a bona fide treasure in the middle of March!

We could use a LOT more CSA members! If each of us (we’re now 56) managed to find three more members our farmer would be VERY happy. If each of us got one more member to join, that would be great, and if THEY got one more member…you get the idea. Even ideas of where to leave CSA brochures or posters, and where to do lectures about CSA would be helpful. So far this season I participated in the 1st LI CSA Fair, the 2nd LI Small Farm Summit, and a health fair at the Vitamin Shoppe in Melville, gave a lecture to the Holistic Moms Network about eating local and just put an ad (VERY reasonably priced) in the brochure for a charity auction for the local Montessori School.

This week’s email includes…

1. Your CSA does not need you this week, however…
2. Bags and you
3. News from the Farm
4. This week’s list…subject to change without notice (farming is like that)
5. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff to Do (new events added weekly)
6. What you actually got last week
7. And now…for something completely different



1. Your CSA does not need you this week, however…

You can ALWAYS stop by the CSA a little before 3:30 or 5:30 to offer to help in case someone doesn’t show up (or is late) without letting anyone know…life happens! 

If you didn’t get a confirmation email from Judi (occasionally it’s me), you’re not scheduled to work this week.



2. Bags and you

The short story is make sure to bring bags to pack your CSA food as the CSA does not provide them.

Suggestion…put bags (paper/plastic/cloth) in EVERY vehicle you own. Put them in the glove compartment, trunk, wherever, and make sure to replenish them when the supply is running low or you’re out of them. That way it will be hard to forget them.

And, if someone is picking up for you, please remind them about bringing bags with them.



3. News from the Farm

October 1, 2012

September is over and our summer crops are coming to an end. We still have a few more summer Squashes, Tomatoes, Eggplants and Peppers, but all of these will be done very soon.

We will have Snap Beans until the end of October if the weather cooperates. Our Sweet Potato crop has been dug and looks very good! We’ll be bringing in lots of these over the next two months.

Some fall greens have started to arrive but several types have been newly discovered by our local deer population, and they are enjoying them immensely. Broccoli Raab, Pak Choi, Mizuna, Winter Radishes, Daikon, all will be in short supply because of the deer.

The Annual CSA Fall Farm Tour, wagon ride and Pumpkin picking will be this Saturday, October 13th. See #5 under Saturday, October 13th for details. Call for reservations! Call the farm at 631-726-1900 between 9:30am and 4:30pm only! It’s your last chance to see the farm this season and chat with Farmer Bill. We hope everyone can make it!

Organically yours,
Farmer Bill (Halsey)



4. This week’s list…subject to change without notice (farming is like that!)

Week #25
October 11, 2012

1. Tomatoes
2. Leeks
3. Pak Choi*
4. Snap Beans, Yellow/Wax
5. Sweet Potatoes

Total Items: 5

*
See Bok Choi Veggie Info Sheet

Herb Share – Oct 1A
Thyme AND Rosemary



5. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff to Do (new events added weekly)
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Thursday, October 11th

10am to 11am

iEat Green
http://prn.fm/shows/lifestyle-shows/i-eat-green/

iEat Green is hosted by Slow Food Huntington’s Bhavani Jharoff. Listen to this internet radio show either live or if you miss this show, you can listen to it on the archives and it’s available for downloading on iTunes for your iPhone.

Today’s guest will my guest will be Sandor Ellix Katz, a self-taught fermentation experimentalist and author of Wild Fermentation - which Newsweek called the "fermenting bible". Katz has taught hundreds of fermentation workshops across the country, sharing his knowledge and demystify home fermentation. His new book, The Art of Fermentation, takes it one step further, sharing stories and history, while guiding anyone willing, into the wild arena of fermentation.


Friday, October 12th

4pm

Beer Tasting and Growler Fill (Great South Bay Brewery)
Syosset Beverage
600 Jericho Turnpike
Syosset, NY 11791
Growlers: $11 to $15
For more info:
516-496-7271
www.Greatsouthbaybrewery.com

7pm

Pumpkin Palooza 2012 (pumpkin beers including Great South Bay Brewery)
Loyal Dog Ale House
288 E Montauk Hwy
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
For more info:
631-225-1535
www.theloyaldogalehouse.com


Saturday, October 13th

8:30am

Holistic Moms Network presents…
9th Annual Natural Living Conference
Chicago, IL
$80 Member/$90 General Public/$45 child over 3 (lunch included)
For more info and to register:
http://register.holisticmoms.org/2012_HMN_NLC.pdf

Celebrate holistic parenting with special guests Andrea Beaman (natural foods chef, author, tv host and Top Chef contestant..and she cured herself of thyroid disease thru diet and natural methods) and Barbara Loe Fisher (National Vaccine Information Center Co-Founder). Learn…share…connect!

10:30am

Green Thumb Farm CSA Annual Farm Tour and Pumpkin Picking
829 Montauk Hwy
Water Mill
FREE
To make your reservation:
631-726-1900 (M to Su from 9:30am to 4:30pm)

Tour schedule: 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, and 1:30pm.

We do a riding tour on a farm wagon pulled by a tractor. We ride around the farm stopping to see our fall crops, some of our farming equipment, then up to a field where each person that comes can pick up a Pumpkin to take home (FYI - they are not organic and they are not grown on the farm). There is no charge for the tour or Pumpkin, but reservations are required since seating is limited on each wagon. Our tour is open to current CSA member and their immediate families only! If you are sharing a CSA share with someone, only one person/family can attend and you need to use the name of the person that is the CSA member. This is the last chance in 2012 to see a part of our farm, talk to farmer Bill, and ask any questions you might have about the farm, the food, and any gardening questions you might have (for starters you could ask why the Pumpkins aren’t organic and why they aren’t grown on the farm ).

12pm

Long Ireland in-store Tasting
StonyBrook Beverage
710 Rt. 25A
Setauket, NY 11733
For more info:
631-941-4545
www.longirelandbeer.com

1pm

Barrier Brewing Tasting
Big Z Beverage
1675 Jericho Tpke.
Huntington, NY 11743
FREE
631-499-3479
For more info:
www.bigzbeverage.com


Tuesday, October 16th

7pm

Huntington Food Share – Food Not Bombs
Fairground Ave and E 6th St (outside of All Weather Tires)
Huntington Station
For more info and to get involved:
http://www.lifnb.com/chapters/huntington_food_share

Distribution of food and clothing to all who attend and are in need.


Thursday, October 18th

10am to 11am

iEat Green
http://prn.fm/shows/lifestyle-shows/i-eat-green/

iEat Green is hosted by Slow Food Huntington’s Bhavani Jharoff. Listen to this internet radio show either live or if you miss this show, you can listen to it on the archives and it’s available for downloading on iTunes for your iPhone.
Today’s guest will my guest will be Jonny Dubowsky, the musician and Founder of Rock’n Renew, a non-profit organization that helps musicians, students, and their communities live and act in sustainable ways. Recognizing the connection between the health of culture and the health of the planet, Rock’n Renew uses art and music to generate excitement about green solutions as they custom-design eco-blueprints for concert tours, schools, businesses, and events. I’m really excited to have Jonny on my show, because getting young people involved in the sustainability movement is so important, and he has found a way!

Friday, October 19th

6pm

The Healthy Planet Radio Program
WUSB-FM 90.1FM
Or listen online:
http://www.wusb.fm/stream


Saturday, October 20th

1pm

Pour to the Core
Peconic Bay Winery
31320 Main Rd
Cutchogue
$40
For more info and to buy tickets:
http://www.pourthecore.com/index.html

Fee includes parking, admission, seminars, and tasting for 30+ local and international hard Ciders.


Tuesday, October 23rd

6pm

Taste of the Harvest
Crest Hollow Country Club
Jericho Tpke
Woodbury
$295
For more info and to buy tickets:
http://www.islandharvest.org/page.aspx?name=fundraisingevents&eventid=123

Island Harvest is celebrating 20 years of service fighting hunger and touching lives, and honoring Stop and Shop.


Wednesday, October 24th

Food Day!
For more info and to get involved…
http://www.foodday.org/

5pm

The Future of Food: 2050
US Capitol Visitor Center
Washington, DC
For more info and to get involved…
http://www.foodday.org/
To reserve a seat…
http://www.foodday.org/2012_marquee_event?utm_campaign=rsvp_marquee_ev&recruiter_id=109&utm_medium=email&utm_source=foodday
• Dr. Michael Jacobson, Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest
• Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Eric Meade, Vice President and Senior Futurist, Institute for Alternative Futures
• A.G. Kawamura, farmer, former California Secretary of Agriculture
• Dr. Catherine Badgley, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
What will we be eating in the year 2050? How will that food be produced? Where is the food movement going? Food Day’s national marquee event conference will bring together forward-thinking experts on agriculture policy, nutrition, and sustainability to discuss the future of Americans’ diet and food system.


Thursday, October 25th to Sunday, October 28th

Salone del Gusto & Terre Madre
Turin, Italy
For more info and to get tickets:
http://salonedelgustoterramadre.slowfood.com/

This is Slow Food’s biannual international event in the land where the organization Slow Food began…Italy! CSA member Ann Rathkopf (one of the founders of Slow Food Huntington) will be attending, and she’s been there before, so ask her if you have any questions.


Saturday, October 27th

7pm

Dr. Helen Caldicott…the medical and political implications of Fukushima
Healthy Planet
Sweet Hollow Hall
Gwynne Rd
Melville
$???
For more info, reservations and directions:
631-421-5591
http://www.healthy-planet.org/


Sunday, October 28th

2pm

A Harvest Homecoming
Dominican Village
565 Albany Ave
Amityville
$40 Adults/$10 Children
For more info and to purchase tickets:
516-842-6000 xt 307
Email: Sofiagardengrow@aol.com

Music, dancing, food, raffles, Chinese auction benefitting Homecoming Farm and Sofia Garden, and honoring Sister Ginny Maguire.


Wednesday, October 31st

4pm

Boorito!
Chipotle
Any of them
For more info:
http://www.chipotle.com/en-us/boorito/boorito.aspx

Come dressed in costume (you or kids or whoever) to any Chipotle today from 4pm to closing (10pm usually) and you’ll get a taco, burrito, bowl or salad for just TWO DOLLARS!!! Chipotle is donating your $2 to The Chipotle Cultivate Foundation to help create a more sustainable and healthy food supply and raise awareness concerning food issues.

PLUS…take a photo of you (or kids, etc) in costume in, or in front of, Chipotle on Halloween and enter the costume contest to win prizes up to $2,500!!!


Thursday, November 1st

7pm

GMOs!
Holistic Moms Network Monthly Meeting (Huntington, NY Chapter)
Elwood Public Library
1929 Jericho Tpke (on the northeast corner of Jericho and Elwood Rd…in the strip mall where a Blockbuster used to be)
E Northport
FREE
For more info:
www.holisticmoms.org
Email: huntingtonhmn@aol.com
Check them out on Facebook…
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Holistic-Moms-Network-Suffolk-County-Huntington-Area-NY-Chapter/399399243443967

Join CSA member Vickie Muller (co-founder of this chapter) at this month’s meeting with featured speaker Kathleen Furey, trained by GMO expert Jeffrey Smith.


Thursday, November 15th

8:30am

Harvesting Opportunities in NY
Hotel Albany
40 Lodge St
Albany
$85
For more info and to register:
http://newyork.farmland.org/harvesting-opportunities

A conference to inspire and educate New Yorkers to support local agriculture, strengthen local farm and food economies, and get involved in protecting farmland.


Sunday, November 18th

9am

The NAVAL Expo
Huntington Hilton
Melville
$20
For more info (if you look at the last one they had in May you’ll get an idea of what they’ll have in November) and to buy tickets:
http://www.navelexpo.com/expo.php

All day alternative health expo with many lectures, demo, samplings, etc including Steve Meyerowitz, the Sproutman! More info TBA.

Afternoon (more info TBA)
Turkey Free Thanksgiving Dinner/Lecture
Healthy Planet
Sweet Hollow Hall
Gwynne Rd
Melville
$???
For more info, reservations and directions:
631-421-5591
http://www.healthy-planet.org/



6. What you actually got last week

Week #24
October 4, 2012

1. Tomatoes, Mini: Grape, Yellow OR Pear, Red OR Pear, Yellow – 1 pt - $4.25
2. Arugula – 1 bunch - $2.75
3. Lettuce: Romaine – 1 head - $2.75
4. Snap Beans: Dragon Tongue, Green OR Romano – ¾ lb - $2.75
5. Scallions – 1 bunch - $2.75
6. Celeriac (Celery Root) – 1 - $1.25
7. Greens, Mustard: Red – 1 bunch - $2.75
8. Bitter Melon – 1 – no charge (so take it or leave it)

Total Items: 7
Total Amount: $19.25 (We pay $17.50 per week to our farmer for the food we get every week. Today we’ve gotten $1.75 extra, making the total extra that we’ve received from our farmer [over and above the $17.50 we pay per week] for the year so far $30.50 – doesn’t include Aug 9th)



7. And now for something completely different…

Hope you like Christopher Walken…

Cooking with Christopher Walken…Chicken and Pears…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScdUht-pM6s

Cooking with Christopher Walken parody from Australia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J06BU6Fj6Qs

Updated Chicken and Pear recipe with Christopher Walken & Richard Belzer (was at the Cinema Arts Centre last night)…
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c3f5101381/cooking-with-christopher-walken
The dog with the Belz is Bebe, his constant companion that he found wandering the streets of France (yes, he brought Bebe to the Cinema Arts Centre).

Christopher Walken has a history with the food world as he grew up around his folks bakery in Astoria, Queens…Walkens Bakery…where he worked with Lidia Bastianich!
http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsection/2010/08/who-knew-lidia-bastianich-and-christopher-walken.html

Walken as he revisits his old neighborhood where the bakery used to be and talks about his father, the baker…
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2010/04/19/100419ta_talk_stevenson



But if you don’t like Christopher Walken, try this…

Wine glass orchestra! Ad for an Italian wine…how cool is this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcI5Y3a4p3I
This piece was composed by Mario Bajardi…not sure how this was performed…if it was composed and dubbed, or from sampled sounds, or live, but whatever it is…it was still cool!
http://www.mariobajardi.com/about.html

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