Happy Autumn!
Next week is Thanksgiving week and our CSA will be on Wednesday, November 21st from 3:30pm to 7:30pm (we may start earlier but must first find out if 1) our farmer can get here earlier and 2) the room that the CSA is held is available for the farmer to come earlier…will let you know when I do).
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).
Anyone still not have electricity??? If not, one of our CSA members has generously offered the use of her generator to a fellow CSA member until it comes back. If this is something you’re interested in, please respond to this email and I’ll connect the two of you.
We could use a LOT more CSA members! If each of us (we’re now 57) 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.
FYI – Re: last week’s Tomatoes…yes Virginia, they were real, they were from our farm and yes, they were from out in the fields! I checked with Farmer Bill as one of our CSA members (a longtime food professional) commented that they didn’t think they looked like end of season Tomatoes. The comment from Farmer Bill was that they had Tomatoes out in the fields till November 5th and then that night, the frost killed the last of them so the one’s we got were picked during the day on Monday, November 5th and kept in storage till we got them on Friday. Lucky us!
This week’s email includes…
1. Your CSA doesn’t need you to help out today, however…
2. Bags and you
3. This week’s list…subject to change without notice (farming is like that)
4. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff to Do (new events added weekly)
5. Shake Shack opened in Westbury!
1. Your CSA doesn’t need you to help out today, 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. This week’s list…subject to change without notice (farming is like that!)
Week #30
November 15, 2012
1. Sweet Potatoes – 1 bag
2. Kohlrabi – 1 bunch
3. Lettuce – 1 head*
4. Leeks – 1 bunch
5. Greens, Mustard – 1 bunch
6. Squash, Winter: Butternut - 1
Total Items: 6
4. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff to Do (new events added weekly)
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Thursday, November 15th
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.
This week, I will be interviewing ???.
Saturday, November 17th
12pm
Food Chain Radio
http://metrofarm.com/food-chain-radio
Great topics every week about food, farming, health, etc., and MANY archived topics…last week was Michael Hansen of Consumer’s Union talking about GMOs.
5pm
Turkey Free Thanksgiving Dinner/Lecture by Gavin Schmidt, climatologist with NASA, on climate change: Irene & Sandy…Our Creation/Our Solution
Healthy Planet
Molloy College
7180 Republic Airport (off Rt 110)
Farmingdale
$10 Members/$15 General Public
For more info, reservations and directions:
631-421-5591
http://www.healthy-planet.org/
Evening’s Schedule…5pm – doors open, live music, free soup/6:30pm – Potluck/8pm – Lecture. Come for all or part of the evening (I often just go for the lecture). In the past it’s been worth it to come just for the raffles!
6pm
Starstruck! The UUFH Services Auction
109 Browns Rd
Huntington
For more info:
http://uufh.org/community-life/services-auction/
The UUFH annual Services Auction is a highlight of the year, as well as our major fundraiser. It includes contributions from Green Thumb CSA – Huntington and from the Cinema Arts Centre through CSA member Dylan Skolnick.
Sunday, November 18th
9am
The NAVAL Expo
Huntington Hilton
Melville
$10 (if tickets are bought online)
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, demos, samplings!
Tuesday, November 20th
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.
Friday, November 23rd
6pm
The Healthy Planet Radio Program
WUSB
90.1FM
Or listen online at:
http://www.wusb.fm/
5. Shake Shack opened in Westbury!
Hamburger meat is no-hormones/no-antibiotics (not grass fed but vegetarian fed)…they use Niman Ranch Bacon (a good thing as far as Bacon goes), Mast Brothers Chocolate (a very good thing) in their Malt Whitman Concrete (see the menu for details), and organic fair trade Coffee in their “Fair Shake”…the beer is local…they are dog friendly (there’s a hook outside on the lawn to put your dog’s leash on and they have food for dogs on the menu)…not perfect (who or what is? ) but they’re trying. In the food biz you have to pick and choose your priorities and create food that the public wants to purchase and eat so you can be financially sustainable. It’s a challenge! 5% of the sales from their Old Country Rocky Road Concrete is going to Island Harvest. The building is green and solar! Spread the word and support better food choices on Long Island! Vegetarians can get the Shroom Burger and the Shackcago Dog without the Dog. Not sure how vegan these things are (or can be made). This stuff is not “health food” but it’s certainly several steps up from conventional fast food joints.
http://www.shakeshack.com/location/westbury/
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