Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Happy Summer (it’s still summer till September 22nd)!

Also, Happy Organic Harvest Month!

REMINDER…Thursday is the first day of the Jewish holidays (L’shanah tovah y’all!  ). If you can’t come to the CSA because of the holidays this week…1) see if you can make arrangements for someone else to pick up for you or 2) let me know and I’ll see if another CSA member can pick up for you and hold your food till you can pick it up.

Next CSA meeting will be Saturday, September 21st from 10:30am to noon. The main topic will be…What exactly is meant by organic food, and why is it important to be certified organic. Also, we’ll be starting to talk about next year.

Organic Tomato Sauce or Sun Dried Tomatoes anyone? Our farm is offering us 20 lb boxes of their own certified organic Red Italian Plum/Roma/Paste (all the same thing) Tomatoes for $45.00 per box if you’re interested in making your own canned Tomatoes or Tomato Sauce OR (if you have a dehydrator) making your own Sun Dried Tomatoes. To place an order, call the farm (631-726-1900) any day from 9 am to 5pm, but no later than noon on Wednesday for a Thursday delivery. Payment is to be made by credit card so have your credit card ready when you make the call.

This email includes…

1. Help! Your CSA needs you this week! We’re looking for TWO (2) people to help out from 3:30pm to 5:30pm, and ONE (1) person to help out from 5:30pm to 7:30pm…
2. It’s time to weigh!!!
3. You can still get in on the Herb Shares and Mushroom Shares!
4. This week’s list (subject to change without notice…farming is like that!)
5. North Fork Foodie Tour coming up!
6. Three reasons to eat Sweet Bell Peppers…
7. Register NOW for the NY Locavore Challenge!
8. Event Listings
9. Buy raffle tickets by Thursday, September 5th for AMAZING raw foods/raw lifestyle raffle!
10. What you actually got last week
11. Roasted Cantaloupe and more!
12. And now for something completely different…



1. Help! Your CSA needs you this week! We’re looking for ONE (1) person to help out from 3:30pm to 5:30pm and ONE (1) person to help out from 5:30pm to 7:30pm…

If you can work this week from 3:30 to 5:30pm or from 5:30pm to 7:30pm OR from 3:30pm to 7:30pm, please…
A. respond to this email before 1pm Thursday
B. call 631-421-4864 before 1pm Thursday
C. call 631-385-1079 after 3pm Thursday
D. show up a little before 3:30pm or 5:30pm Thursday

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. And if you got an email from Judi asking you to confirm that you’re working…you need to respond to that in the time frame stated in the email otherwise she’s going to try and find someone else to take your place.



2. It’s time to weigh…

A. Check the wall chart before taking any food so you know what you’re taking and how much to take…assume nothing and please ask questions! 

B. Bring your reading glasses or ask someone to help if you can’t see the numbers on the scale clearly.

C. PLEASE DO NOT GO OVER THE AMOUNT STATED on the Wall Chart. Please err on the under side of the weight posted…NEVER over. It may not seem like much to you but we have 56 members and if every person is off by ONE OUNCE (for crying out loud! It’s only an ounce!!!) …that means we’ll be short almost THREE AND A HALF POUNDS of produce and 3 CSA members won’t get the food they paid for. And I’m sure you wouldn’t want it to be you.

D. IF you are asked to weigh more than one food item at the same time…please follow the directions given to you and weigh in the order you are asked (you might not think there’s a good reason to be doing this but our farmer does and that should be enough of a reason right there…if you want a further explanation – ask suzanne…there is a method to the madness )



3. You can still get in on the Herb Shares and Mushroom Shares!

If you’re interested…ask! If the only thing that’s stopping you is that you share with someone and they don’t want what you want…ask! I bet I could find someone for you to share with (or at least I’d try  ). If you have a share and want more than your one share…ask!

Anybody interested in the Mushroom Share who hasn’t spoken up yet? Let me know!  We’re starting another waiting list for a 3rd five pound box. Anyone who HAS a Mushroom Share…want to upgrade your share to get more Mushrooms? Just a thought! 



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

Week #19
September 5, 2013

1. Lettuce – 1 head
2. Tomatoes, Mini
3. Squash, Summer*
4. Cucumbers
5. Cantaloupe
6. Snap Beans
7. Peppers, Sweet

Total Items: 7 (?)


Mushroom Share

*
CSA member Lisa McInnis Lonigro tried this recipe (put in a muffin pan as opposed to bread) and says it came out deeelicious! And having been a professional pastry person, I’d take her word for it! 
http://www.stonebarnscenter.org/articles/chocolate-quinoa-zucchini-bread.html



5. North Fork Foodie Tour coming up!

It’s happening on Sunday, September 8th (see below under Sept 8th for more info). I’ve got my ticket…do you? Went last year and it was great! It seems a little less ambitious but even this year it would be a challenge to visit all the farms, etc, that are offered…
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/366859

There will be tours of Catapano Goat Farm (I want to pet a goat…and eat cheese), Shinn Estate Vineyard (been there…best vineyard on Long Island), Satur Farms (I’ll be at this tour), Sang Lee Farms (been here…great people and farm), Koppert Cress (wouldn’t miss this for the world…they have Spilanthes [they’re calling it Sechuan Buttons]!!! Won’t tell you what it is, and my experience with it, unless you go  ), and MORE!



6. Three reasons to eat Sweet Bell Peppers…

According to Dr. Andrew Weil…
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP04922/3-Reasons-to-Eat-Bell-Peppers.html



7. Register NOW for the NY Locavore Challenge!

NOFA-NY is once again launching its month-long Locavore Challenge in September to inspire awareness and action in eating locally and organically through events and activities held around the state and online.

Register now and join hundreds of people who are participating in the Locavore Challenge. When you register you'll also receive a FREE copy of the "Food Justice" issue of our New York Organic News…
https://www.nofany.org/events/locavore-challenge

Through the month of September, we'll bring you tips, encouragement, event updates, contests, and even introduce you to some great farmers.

There are other ways you can get involved in the Locavore Challenge….

1) Host a Harvest Dinner--win great prizes while raising money for NOFA-NY. To learn more…
https://www.nofany.org/Events/Locavore%20Challenge/Harvest%20Dinners

2) Patronize one of the wonderful restaurants participating in the Challenge. See a list of restaurants that have agreed to donate a portion of their proceeds to support the work of NOFA-NY…
https://www.nofany.org/Events/Locavore%20Challenge/Restaurant%20Dinners



8. Event Listings

Thursday, May 2nd to Sunday, December 8th

8:30am to 5:30pm

Green Thumb Organic Farm
829 Montauk Hwy (east of the windmill)
Water Mill

Our CSA farm’s farm stand is open for the season! If you’re passing by, stop in and say hi and tell them you’re a CSA member and you’re sure to get a smile! There are plants for your garden, flowers for your home and/or friends you might be visiting in the area, and food…lots of food! 


Sunday, September 1st

The NY Locavore Challenge
To participate register here…
https://www.nofany.org/events/locavore-challenge

NOFA-NY is once again launching its month-long Locavore Challenge in September to inspire awareness and action in eating locally and organically through events and activities held around the state and online. When you register you'll also receive a FREE copy of the "Food Justice" issue of our New York Organic News. Through the month of September, we'll bring you tips, encouragement, event updates, contests, and even introduce you to some great farmers.

There are other ways you can get involved in the Locavore Challenge….
1) Host a Harvest Dinner--win great prizes while raising money for NOFA-NY. To learn more…
https://www.nofany.org/Events/Locavore%20Challenge/Harvest%20Dinners
2) Patronize one of the wonderful restaurants participating in the Challenge. See a list of restaurants that have agreed to donate a portion of their proceeds to support the work of NOFA-NY…
https://www.nofany.org/Events/Locavore%20Challenge/Restaurant%20Dinners


Sunday, September 8th

10am to 4pm

7th Annual North Fork Foodie Tour
Agricultural Center at Charnews Farm
3005 Youngs Ave (between Routes 25 and 48)
Southold, NY
$25/Children under 12 – FREE
To purchase tickets and for more info:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/366859

A festival of tours, visits and events celebrating the unique artisanal foods produced on the north fork of Long Island. Meet the folks who dedicate their lives to producing unique local foods and learn how they do it. Sponsored and organized by the North Fork Reform Synagogue.


Friday, September 13th

6pm to 7pm

The Healthy Planet Radio Show
WUSB-FM (90.1 FM)
To listen live or on the archives…
http://wusb.fm/station/schedule/week
For more info:
http://www.healthy-planet.org/


Saturday, September 14th

Noon to 6pm

Vegan Shop Up…an all vegan market
Pine Box Rock Shop
12 Grattan St
Bushwick, Brooklyn
For more info and to get on their email list…
http://veganshopup.wordpress.com/

30+ local vegan vendors! If the weather is nice, I think I’ll be checking it out!


Tuesday, September 17th

8pm

Get off the food grid. Grow your own greens. No soil!
FREE
Register here for this online workshop…
http://www.sproutman.com/education/online-classes/online-class-growing-salad-in-your-automatic-sprouter

Join Steve Meyerowitz, the Sproutman, for this online lecture on how to get beautiful greens from your Freshlife or other sprouter.


Saturday, September 21st

10:30am to noon

Green Thumb CSA – Huntington Meeting
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
For more info:
631-421-4864

Topic… What exactly is meant by organic food, and why is it important. Also, we’ll be starting to talk about next year.


Thursday, September 26th

Natural Products Expo East
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD


Wednesday, October 2nd

8pm

How to use, juice, grow and benefit from Wheatgrass!
FREE
Register here for this online workshop…
http://www.sproutman.com/education/online-classes/online-class-how-to-grow-and-take-wheatgrass

Join Steve Meyerowitz, the Sproutman, for this online lecture on how to grow Wheatgrass all year round and enjoy its health benefits.


Friday, October 18th

6pm to 7pm

The Healthy Planet Radio Show
WUSB-FM (90.1 FM)
To listen live or on the archives…
http://wusb.fm/station/schedule/week
For more info:
http://www.healthy-planet.org/


Friday, October 25th

New Life Yoga and Raw Food Expo
Hotel New Yorker
481 8th Ave (34th St)
NYC
For more info:
http://www.nyyogaexpo.com/


Saturday, October 26th

New Life Yoga and Raw Food Expo
Hotel New Yorker
481 8th Ave (34th St)
NYC
For more info and to get tickets:
http://www.nyyogaexpo.com/


Sunday, October 27th

New Life Yoga and Raw Food Expo
Hotel New Yorker
481 8th Ave (34th St)
NYC
For more info and to get tickets:
http://www.nyyogaexpo.com/
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Sunday, November 3rd

9am to 9pm

The 20th Navel Expo
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
$20
For more info and to purchase tickets:
http://www.navelexpo.com/expo.php

Jeffrey Life, author of Mastering the Life Plan, will be the keynote speaker, leading an all star cast of the best wellness minded healers from Long Island, the NY metro area and around the country! Join in for the celebration of your life!
For more info on Jeffrey Life…
http://drlife.com/


Friday, November 15th

6pm to 7pm

The Healthy Planet Radio Show
WUSB-FM (90.1 FM)
To listen live or on the archives…
http://wusb.fm/station/schedule/week
For more info:
http://www.healthy-planet.org/


Friday, December 6th

6pm to 7pm

The Healthy Planet Radio Show
WUSB-FM (90.1 FM)
To listen live or on the archives…
http://wusb.fm/station/schedule/week
For more info:
http://www.healthy-planet.org/


Saturday, March 1st, 2014

10am to 5pm

TEDx Manhattan Viewing Party
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE

Check out a sample of last year’s speakers such as chef Michel Nischan, LaDonna Redmond, Anna Lappe, White House chef Bill Yosses, Annemarie Colbin, etc, here…
http://www.youtube.com/tedxman

Details TBA



9. Buy raffle tickets by Thursday, September 5th for AMAZING raw foods/raw lifestyle raffle!

One ticket is $5.00!!!

This raffle is to support the work of Ann Wigmore, and the 2nd Annual Dr. Ann Wigmore Living Foods Conference being held in Lithuania.

If you’re drinking Wheatgrass juice and don’t know who this is…look it up! 

Check out the prizes!!! One is a week at the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida…
http://www.livingann.com/raffle-to-support-the-conference



10. What you actually got last week

Week #18
August 29, 2013

1. Lettuce: Romaine – 1 head - $2.50
2. Tomatoes: Orange, Red, Rose and/or Paste: Red, Yellow – up to 2 lbs - $5.50
3. Squash, Summer*: 8 Ball, Gold, Kousa, Patty Pan, Yellow, Zucchini – up to 2 lbs - $2.50
4. Cucumbers – 3 - $1.50
5. Cantaloupe – 1 - $2.50
6. Snap Beans: Green and/or Purple – up to 1 lb - $3.50
7. Peppers, Sweet: Gold – 2 - $1.25

Total Items: 7
Total Amount: $19.25 (we pay $17.50 for our weekly CSA share and this week we’ve gotten an extra $1.75 so the total extra value we’ve gotten so far this season…is $19.75)


Mushroom Share

*
CSA member Lisa McInnis Lonigro tried this recipe (put in a muffin pan as opposed to bread) and says it came out deeelicious! And having been a professional pastry person, I’d take her word for it! 
http://www.stonebarnscenter.org/articles/chocolate-quinoa-zucchini-bread.html



11. Roasted Cantaloupe and more!

Cantaloupes (also known as Muskmelons) are in the same family as Summer Squash and Cucumbers. Part of the summer foods that keep us hydrated in the warm and muggy weather of the season.

Roasted Cantaloupe…
http://www.thejoykitchen.com/recipe/roasted-cantaloupe

Cantaloupe Yogurt Beverage…
http://www.marthastewart.com/316158/cantaloupe-yogurt-drink?czone=food%2Fproduce-guide-cnt%2Fsummer-produce-recipes&gallery=275379&slide=316158¢er=276955

Cantaloupe Basil Granita…
http://www.azgrabaplate.com/2013/06/cantaloupe-basil-granita.html

Summer Melon Salad with Harissa, Feta and Mint…
http://food52.com/recipes/12856-summer-melon-salad-with-harissa-feta-and-mint

How to freeze Melons…
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf/Food_Tips_and_Info/Freezing/Fruit_and_Berries/Freezing-Melons-Cantaloupe-Crenshaw-Honeydew-And-Watermelon-.html



12. And now for something completely different…

Classic comedians Sid Caesar and Imogene Coco at a “health food” restaurant circa ???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpn4_QeS7w8

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