Thursday, May 29, 2014

Week #6 May 29, 2014

Happy Spring!

Planting a garden this year? Get certified organic Herb (many varieties), Vegetable (many varieties) and Flower (some…ask!) plants grown at your farm, Green Thumb Farm! To order plants, call the farm at 631-726-1900 between 9:30am and 4pm any day of the week/weekend and have a credit card on hand for payment. They will be delivered with the next available CSA delivery!

If you’d like to visit our farm (Green Thumb Farm in Water Mill) on days besides our CSA Strawberry picking in June and Pumpkin picking in October, the farm stand is now open until Sunday, December 7th. Tell them at the farm stand that you’re a CSA member and it’s sure to bring a smile!

Seriously…put this phone number (631-385-1079) in your cell phone, on your fridge, or wherever you put phone numbers you’re glad to have when you need them! It’s the hall phone of the UUFH to be used only on Thursdays from 3pm to 8pm. We’ve already had a few people who wished they had it and didn’t, and others who had it and found out how handy it can be! 

When picking up your CSA share (and “you” means the CSA member whose ONE NAME is on the CSA contract)…if you are sharing a CSA share with someone OR if someone besides you is picking up for you, the person who is not you must give your name to the person at the sign-in table along with their name. Last week, someone who lives with the CSA member gave their name and since it’s early in the season, we had no idea at the end of the night who the heck this person was and it caused a bit of a kerfuffle.


This email contains…

1. Your CSA doesn’t need you this week but…
2. CSA member Andrew Pettersen presenting film at Cinema Arts Centre this Sunday!
3. This week’s list…
4. Looking for people to share a Community Supported Alcohol share with me!
5. What you actually got last week
6. This month at Shake Shack…
7. Learn to play with your food at Fairway!
8. Strawberries picking at our farm!
9. Got any Sage left?
10. And now for something completely different…


1. Your CSA doesn’t need you this week but…

you can always show up at 3:30pm or 5:30pm and ask if we still need help!

Also, keep in mind that if you don’t get an email telling you that you’re working on a particular week…you’re not scheduled to work (but if you have any questions, get in touch with Judi and/or suzanne).



2. CSA member Andrew Pettersen presenting film at Cinema Arts Centre this Sunday!

CSA member Andrew Pettersen is a man on a mission! He’s discovered a passion in educating the public about the privacy and health concerns (and other issues) around the issue of smart meters.

He’ll be presenting the film Take Back Your Power with the filmmaker in person for a Q & A!

Sunday, June 1st
7:30pm

Take Back Your Power
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
$10 – Members/$15 – General Public (includes a reception with the filmmaker)
For more info, to watch the trailer, and to buy tickets:
http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/event/take-back-your-power/



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

May 29, 2014
Week #6

1. Kale
2. Thyme
3. Radishes (greenhouse)
4. Tat Soi (greenhouse)
5. Scallions
6. Swiss Chard (greenhouse)

Total Items: 6

Herb Share – May #2B
Savory, Winter AND Tarragon, French



4. Looking for people to share a Community Supported Alcohol share with me!

Yes, CSA also stands for Community Supported Alcohol!

I’m looking for people (2 minimum) who want to go in with me on a CSA share of artisanally crafted mead and funky herbal wines (the ingredients are mostly local and/or organic)! I did it last year and am doing it again.

I’ll be picking it up Friday, June 8th between 6pm and 8pm in Williamsburg where Raphael will also be having a tasting, and am planning to go somewhere interesting for dinner. So if you’re my CSA share partners, you’re more than welcome to share the adventure.

Article about Raphael (the NY Times also had one of his wines as a suggestion for their Xmas gift food list)…
http://www.ediblemanhattan.com/departments/notable-edibles/a-sparkling-mead-maker-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple/

This is the specifics on the wines for this season’s share (I’m really looking forward to the Dandelion Wine – he invited CSA members to pick the Dandelions with him but I couldn’t make it…hopefully, next time I’ll join in)…
http://enlightenmentwines.com/EnlightenmentWinesCSA-SPRING2014.html

The share price is $90.73 for 4 bottles, one of each variety (which breaks down to $22.69 per bottle), so if you’re interested or have any other questions, get in touch by responding to this email or giving a call at 631-421-4864.



5. What you actually got last week

May 22, 2014
Week #5

1. Kale, Curly: Green – 1 bunch - $3.50
2. Sage – 1 bunch - $2.75
3. Arugula (greenhouse) – 1 bunch - $3.00
4. Tat Soi (greenhouse) – 1 bunch - $3.00
5. Scallions – 1 bunch - $3.00
6. Mizuna (greenhouse) – 1 bunch - $3.00

Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $18.25 (We pay $18.50 per week for our CSA share. We were over by $2.25 last week for the total of the season so far…meaning that the farmer is giving us more than we paid for…so even with this week’s total being $.25 less than $18.50, we’re STILL $2.00 over from what we’ve paid so far.)

Herb Share – May #2B
Savory, Winter AND Tarragon, French



6. This month at Shake Shack…

For the month of May, it’s the 3rd Annual Great American Shake Sale at all Shake Shacks (our nearest one is in Westbury). Shake Shack is partnering with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign so for every $2 you donate, you get a coupon for a free Shake (worth $5) on your next visit. That’s a pretty good deal!
http://www.shakeshack.com/tag/no-kid-hungry/
And here’s their special Custard Calendar for the month of May…
http://www.shakeshack.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ss_custard-cal_may14.pdf



7. Learn to play with your food at Fairway!

Meet Bill Wurtzel and learn how to make fun food art using only healthy ingredients from Fairway…
http://www.funnyfood.us/

Saturday, June 21st

1 to 3pm

Fairway, Red Hook, Brooklyn
480-500 Van Brunt St.
$1.00 if you reserve online…not sure if there’s a cost if you reserve at the store
https://www.fairwaymarket.com/shop/funny-food-art-workshop/

Register at the Customer Service Desk or online.



8. Strawberries picking at our farm!

Saturday, June 21st

Annual CSA Strawberry Picking and Farm Tour
Green Thumb Farm
Rt 27
Water Mill

Save the date! The times are usually from 10:30am to 1pm but will give you the details when I get them from our farmer. It’s a walking tour of approx 1 hour in length for CSA member and immediate family members only!

If you’re sharing a CSA share with someone, only one person/family can go. In this case often one person will go in June for the Strawberry picking, and the other person will go in October for the Pumpkin picking and the name of the CSA member is the one used for the reservation.



9. Got any Sage left?

Here’s a few facts about Sage Tea…
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/hidden-health-benefits-tea
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/sage-tea-good-for-8148.html

And an article on Sage Tea preparation with fresh and dried Sage leaves!
http://www.grandmas-wisdom.com/sage-tea.html



10. And now for something completely different…

If you like Chopped…try Sauced!
http://www.grubstreet.com/2014/05/sauced-inside-amy-schumer-cooking-show-sketch.html

###