Week #25 October 9, 2014

Happy Autumn and Happy Farm to School month*!

LAST CHANCE TO TOUR OUR FARM THIS YEAR! Saturday, October 18th, is the day we’ll have our annual CSA Pumpkin Picking Farm Tour at Green Thumb Farm. See below, #4 and #7!

Bring bags with you to the CSA! If anyone is picking up for you at the CSA…tell THEM they need to bring bags!!!
Put bags in every vehicle you own or might end up driving.
Bring an assortment of bags…cloth, plastic, paper…as you’ll find them all useful. Basic bagging issue is separating wet food from dry food so one doesn’t start the rotting process of the other. Tomatoes like to be stored in paper, not plastic.

Want BULK TOMATOES to can for the winter (sauce? stewed? freeze? dehydrate for the best sundried Tomatoes ever?)? Call our farm (631-726-1900) from 9:30am to 4:30am any day and order a 22 lb box of their certified organic Red Roma/Plum Tomatoes for $45.00 and they’ll be delivered to the CSA for you!

If you’d like to visit our farm (Green Thumb Farm in Water Mill) on days besides our CSA Pumpkin picking in October, the farm stand is now open 7 days a week 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! 

*
Join the National Farm to School Network (it’s free) and you’ll be entered to win $1,000 for a farm to school or farm to preschool project in your area (and can download Organic Valley coupons for members only)!
http://www.farmtoschool.org/join

This email contains…

1. Your CSA does not need you this week! However…
2. WE WEIGH!!!
3. This week’s list…
4. Eating seasonally this time of year
5. What you actually got last week
6. Pasta/noodles made out of fresh vegetables!
7. Event Listings…
8. It’s not too late to start your garden, or start it up again!
9. Click, tap, or swipe here to help make the world a better place…
10. 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.

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. WE WEIGH!!!

It’s time to weigh our food!

A. Check the wall chart before taking any food so you know what you’re taking and how much to take…assume nothing and 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 51 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 over THREE POUNDS of produce and some 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. This week’s list (subject to change without notice because…farming is like that!)…

October 9, 2014
Week #25

1. Lettuce
2. Tomatoes, Mini
3. Mizuna OR Mibuna (use Mizuna Veggie Info Sheet)
4. Beans, Snap
5. Squash, Winter: Spaghetti
6. Tat Soi OR Pak Choi (use Tat Soi Veggie Info Sheet)

Total Items: 6

Herb Share – Oct 1A
Savory AND Sorrel



4. Eating seasonally this time of year

As CSA members we don’t really have a choice BUT to be eating seasonally. However, CSA member, Karen Rubino, found this article on eating Pumpkins (Winter Squash…I’d be curious to know the exact variety of Winter Squash used in canned “Pumpkin”), and eating seasonally at this time of the year (mentions Sweet Potatoes, Rutabaga, Turnip, Pumpkin/Winter Squash and leafy greens…all things we get at the CSA…it says “Yams” but it’s highly unlikely she’s talking about the African vegetable which looks nothing like what most Americans know as Yams…which are actually just Sweet Potatoes!)…

http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2014/10/03/pumpkin-power/?utm_campaign=Ann+Louise%27s+Blog+%26+Health+Updates&utm_content=Pumpkin+Power%21&utm_medium=email&utm_source=getresponse

Ann Louise Gittleman is a longtime alternative health nutritionist who’s all about flushing! She’s the author of The Fat Flush, and The Gut Flush eating programs. How cute would that be if she was born in, or lived in, Flushing! 



5. What you actually got last week

October 2, 2014
Week #24

1. Lettuce: Leaf, Green – 1 head - $2.75
2. Tomatoes*: Orange, Red, Yellow AND/OR Yellow Paste/Plum Roma – up to 2 lbs - $5.75
3. Carrots – 1 bunch - $3.50
4. Beans, Snap: Green – 1 lb - $3.50
5. Squash, Summer: Costata Romanesca, Gold, Kousa, Patty Pan, Yellow, Zucchini AND/OR Bitter Melon** – up to 2 lbs - $4.25

Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $19.75
(We pay $18.50 per week for our CSA share. Our farmer has give us $1.25 more this week than the $18.50 which we paid for so, the total so far is $17.25 more than what we’ve paid so far this season)

*To put in the fridge? Or, not to put in the fridge? THAT…is the question! 
http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/09/why-you-should-refrigerate-tomatoes.html

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Any questions about Bitter Melon you can email me…I did send out an email about it and will send again if you didn’t get it or want it again.



6. Pasta/noodles made out of fresh vegetables!

For those of you who like zucchini noodles, zoodles, vegetti, or whatever the heck the kids are calling them these days… 

Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Beets, Winter Squash, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes…apparently, the only limit to these things is whatever produce you can get a hold of and your imagination!

http://wellandgood.com/2014/10/05/the-20-something-whos-known-for-creating-noodles-out-of-vegetables/?utm_source=Well%2BGood&utm_campaign=ae1ac2e828-October_6_2014_SPONS_ANY_Athleta_House_FB9_25_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b430628ea3-ae1ac2e828-389999461

http://www.inspiralized.com/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/10/vegetable-noodles-are-going-to-change-everything_n_5112928.html



7. Event Listings…

Thursday, October 9th

noon to 4pm

Food Day – early but that’s when they’re celebrating it!
Farmingdale State College
Campus Center
2350 Broadhollow Rd (Rt 110)
Farmingdale
RSVP:
Lisa Eicher eicherl@farmingdale.edu
516-380-3218

Educators, farmers, food demo by iEat Green with Bhavani, food activists, and more.

5:30 to 8pm

Medicinal Herb Workshop w/Terese Hoffman and Potluck
Farmingdale State College
Sustainable Garden
2350 Broadhollow Rd (Rt 110)
Farmingdale
$5.00
RSVP:
thesustainablegardenfsc@gmail.com


Friday, October 10th

4 to 8pm

Union Square Mercato Notturno: Tasting Italian History
Union Square
17th St between Park and Broadway
NYC
FREE (food for purchase)
For more info:
http://www.grownyc.org/nightmarkets

The NYC Greenmarket has partnered with the city of Bologna, Italy for Mercato Notturno: Tasting Italian History. Take a journey through foods from different periods in Italian history with dishes prepared by local restaurants and guests from Bologna, including gelato-maker Otaleg. Our farmers will stay late Friday night so you can shop, eat and drink in our beer garden all while soaking in the sounds of live music provided by The Jazz Foundation. Don't forget to take a turn at our modern day family-friendly version of Kottabos (wacky ancient drinking game) and stop by to meet the American delegation who are gearing up to present American Food 2.0 in the USA Pavilion at next year's World's Fair in Milan.


Saturday, October 11th

7am to 11pm

The 6th Annual Plant & Sing
Sylvester Manor Educational Farm
55 Manhansett Rd
Shelter Island
FREE (if there’s still work left at this late date for you volunteer for 2 hours…and you can start your festivities Friday night at the “for volunteers only” activities) to $45 to $250/Children under 12 FREE
For more info and to get tickets:
http://plantandsing.brownpapertickets.com/

What started as a way to get free labor to help plant their Garlic crop, the yearly Plant & Sing has turned into a celebration of food, farm and much more (yoga, farm work, nature walk, poetry, live music…this year’s featured act is The Wainwright Sisters, jamming, dancing and of course, food…and more!). Rain or shine. No dogs or coolers.

9am to 6pm

Pumpkin Carving Demo and Contest
Hicks Nursery
100 Jericho Tpke
Westbury
FREE
For more info:
516-272-4758

Stop by anytime during the day to observe how a professional artist carves 3-D images into pumpkins and pick up some tips on how to carve your own pumpkin. Bring your carved and decorated pumpkins to Hicks Nurseries for the fourth annual Pumpkin Carving Contest! Registration begins at 2 PM; judging begins promptly at 3 PM. The winner of each category will receive a $20.00 gift certificate to Hicks Nurseries.

Noon to 2pm (?)

Gift of Life Wellness Walk and Party
2 High Street
Huntington, NY
FREE
For more info:
Kathy: Kathy@healthmedia.us

Brought to you by the folks that do the Navel Expo (see October 26th), this is a combination mini-march for health and wellness (only for a few blocks around Huntington Village), and health fair. There will be a raffle (we’re donating tickets to the Cinema Arts Centre), and probably healthy food tastings as well. If it’s not raining, Green Thumb CSA –Huntington will be tabling. Any monies collected will be going to the charity, Gift of Life (helps children in need from around the world get treatment for heart disease). For more info about Gift of Life:
http://giftoflife01.designinterventionsites.com/

1pm

Global Frackdown – Stop Port Ambrose Offshore LNG Facility
Long Beach Boardwalk
Boardwalk at National Blvd
Long Beach
For more info and to RSVP:
http://www.globalfrackdown.org/events-2014/


Sunday, October 12th

9am to 6pm

Pumpkin Carving Demo
Hicks Nursery
100 Jericho Tpke
Westbury
FREE

Stop by anytime during the day to observe how a professional artist carves 3-D images into pumpkins and pick up some tips on how to carve your own pumpkin.


Tuesday, October 14th

7:30pm

Let’s Eat! Food on Film presents…The Sturgeon Queens
Cinema Arts Centre
Park Ave
Huntington
$10 Members/$15 General Public (includes reception with classic Jewish dairy dishes)
For more info and to buy tickets (it will sell out):
http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/event/the-sturgeon-queens/

Co-presented with Slow Food North Shore (formerly Slow Food Huntington), the Cinema Arts Centre presents the story of the Jewish immigrant family that created the beloved New York City Lower East Side establishment Russ & Daughters that spans 100 years, 4 generations and 1.8 million lbs of pickled herring! The director, Julie Cohen, will be in person for a Q & A after the film and the reception will include such classic Jewish dairy dishes as Kasha Varnishkes, Latkes, Smoked Salmon with Horseradish Cream!


Wednesday, October 15th

6pm to 9pm

Edible Long Island’s First Anniversary
Harbor Club at Prime
95 New York Ave
Huntington
$50
For more info and to get tickets:
http://www.ediblelongisland.com/event/edible-long-islands-first-anniversary-harbor-club-prime/

Enjoy the harvest of Long Island’s land and sea (food/wine/beer/spirits) prepared by local chefs and artisans.


Saturday, October 18th

10am to 2pm

Green Thumb CSA Annual Fall Pumpkin Picking Farm Tour
Green Thumb Farm
Montauk Highway
Watermill
FREE (for CSA members and immediate family only)
For reservations:
631-726-1900 (call any day between 9:30am and 4pm)

Held rain (unless it’s a torrential downpour), or shine, this is a riding tour of our home farm on a trailer pulled by a tractor. The tour times are 10am, 11am 12pm and 1pm. Reservations are required as space on each trailer is limited. The tour is 1 hour in length, and everyone gets to take home a Pumpkin (in full disclosure, the Pumpkins are NOT organic and are not grown on our farm as Pumpkins used for carving, while they are edible, are not the variety of Winter Squashes you want to grow for eating). There is no charge for the tour or the Pumpkins.

Please keep in mind that this event is only for CSA members and their immediate family members. If you are sharing a CSA share with someone, only one person and their immediate family is allowed to take the tour and if it’s not the CSA member who is going, please make your reservation in the name of the CSA member. Often people who share a CSA share have one person go in June for Strawberry picking and the other person goes in October for the Pumpkin Tour (if there’s more than that, and there have been…I guess they pick straws!).

The is our CSA members’ last chance to see your farm and talk to Farm Bill this year (if you have any gardening questions about your own home garden…this is the chance to talk to someone who knows something about growing things that are local and edible)!

6pm to 9:30pm

Farm to Table Dinner at the Pfeiffer Center
The Pfeiffer Center
Threefold Cafe
285 Hungry Hollow Rd
Chestnut Ridge, NY
$40 per person/$75 per couple
For more info and to get tickets:
http://www.pfeiffercenter.org/workshops_and_events/register.aspx###
For more info about the Pfeiffer Center:
http://www.pfeiffercenter.org/index.aspx

Our farm, Green Thumb Farm, in addition to being a certified organic farm, uses Biodynamic farming practices. If you want to learn about Biodynamics…this is the place to go.

The evening will begin in the garden with hors d’oeuvres of Pfeiffer Center squash-infused flatbreads with caramelized Pfeiffer Center leek jam and Hawthorne Valley Salt Ridge Cheese, paired with a lovely organic Pinot Gris from Oregon. Following a tour of the garden, it’s on to Threefold Cafe for a hearty fall dinner featuring baked squash and rutabaga from the Pfeiffer Center garden, Swiss chard from the Fellowship Community’s Duryea Farm, micro-greens from Cropsey Farm, and either duck from Hudson Valley Duck Farm or a smoked bean ragu with wild mushrooms and local corn grits. We’re pairing the main course with a Rosso Piceno from La Marche, Italy, or a crisp and flavorful white Bordeaux. We’re thrilled to be able to offer you the very best of biodynamic and organic produce from the Pfeiffer Center and neighboring farms. This event will sell out so get your tickets now!


Sunday, October 19th

8am to 5pm

Greater NY Honeybee Conference
St. John’s University
D’Angelo Center
Flushing, NY
$65 (including lunch)
For more info and to get tickets:
http://longislandbeekeepers.org/conference/conference.html

Hosted by the LI Beekeepers Club. Not necessarily organic methods being used or discussed.


Monday, October 20th

6pm to 8pm

The Quarterly Carousel: a celebration of food, beer and stories
Pentimento Restaurant
93 Main St
Stony Brook
FREE but you must RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-quarterly-carousal-tickets-13315716667

Edible East End and Brooklyn Brewery present Weizenhammer (Brooklyn Brewery’s latest), free copies of Edible East End and locally made snacks!


Thursday, October 23rd

6:30pm to 9pm

Cowspiracy
Molloy College
The Madison Theater
1000 Hempstead Ave
Rockville Center
FREE but you must RSVP:
http://www.molloy.edu/about-molloy-college/news-and-events/news-archive/the-sustainable-living-film-series-screening-of-cowspiracy

COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret" is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today, and investigates why the world's leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it.


Friday, October 24th

Food Day…a nationwide celebration and movement for healthy, sustainable and affordable food
For more info and event listings…
http://www.foodday.org/

Local events listed on the website…

10am to 8pm

Bareburger (all organic and local everything…craft beers…not doing anything special but it’s an appropriate place to be eating today)
32 Middle Neck Road
Great Neck
http://eatreal.org/locations/bareburger-middle-neck-rd-ny/

noon to 3pm

Farmer’s Market
Plainview Hospital
888 Old Country Rd
Plainview
RSVP:
mgurlide@nshs.edu
516-719-2333

noon to 3pm

Eating Local on $4 a Day
North Shore University Hospital
Employee Cafeteria and Main entrance
300 Community Drive
Manhasset

Pretty impressive actually…they’ll offer local produce and homemade foods, patients will be getting Applesauce made from NY State Apples, and in the cafeteria they’ll be offering free range Eggs and Antibiotic –free Chicken cutlets and Beef patties, and they’ll be planting Spinach and Garlic somewhere (hospital garden?).

4pm to 8pm

Union Square: Cider Week Night Market
Union Square
17th St between Park and Broadway
NYC
FREE (food for purchase)
For more info:
http://www.grownyc.org/nightmarkets

Local farms and restaurants, local Cider & Beer, live music, Pumpkin patch and more! Sponsored by Taste NY, with eleven local cideries on hand to sell our favorite seasonal adult beverage. Local restaurants will also serve up delectable fall dishes and glasses of cider and other local brews will be available for purchase in our beer garden. This night isn't just for the adults, though. There will be a pumpkin patch and a pumpkin carving demonstration by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers, just in time for Halloween, so make sure you bring the whole family.
6:30pm to 9pm

The 10th Annual Gala for the NY Coalition for Healthy School Food
NY Academy of Medicine
1216 5th Ave (entrance on 103rd St)
NYC
$100 to $10,000
For more info and to get tickets:
http://www.healthyschoolfood.org/events.htm?utm_source=Fall+Gala+2014+%232&utm_campaign=12-18-13--9PM%28Year+End+27th+2013%29&utm_medium=email

This is quite the event with a raffle, silent auction and amazing healthy vegan food, organic wine and spirits, great gift bags, and live music.


Saturday, October 25th and Sunday, October 26th

10am to 5pm

Oktoberfest at Garden of Eve Farm
4558 Sound Ave
Riverhead
$15 – tickets must be purchased in advance and include one tasting from each of the brewery in attendance/21 and under FREE
For more info and to purchase tickets:
http://www.gardenofevefarm.com/Oktoberfest.htm

Rain or shine, enjoy craft beers from (to be confirmed) Greenpoint Harbor Brewing, Long Ireland Brewing Company, Pt Jefferson Brewery, Rocky Point Artisanal Brewing and Southampton Publick House. None of these breweries are organic but they are all local. There will also be Pumpkin picking, live music, craft vendors, food, hay rides, pony rides, games and petting zoo. This is a benefit for WUSB radio, out of SUNY Stony Brook.

Sunday, October 26th

9am to 7pm

Navel Expo
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd (Rt 110)
Melville, NY
$10 (though you can sometimes find free tickets around at places like the Vitamin Shoppe, etc)
For more info and to get tickets in advance:
http://www.navelexpo.com/expo.php

If you’re at all interested in healthy eating, healthy living, alternative healing, and/or if you have an illness (you name it, they probably have a workshop for you) that you’re trying to deal with in a more holistic way…THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE!!!

For the caliber of speakers (Ellen Kamhi, the Natural Nurse, holistic chiropractor Garry D’Brant, and Howard Robins – longtime member of the Gary Null Posse and ozone expert, among MANY others) and the number of lectures you can take advantage of hearing (36 lectures to choose from) for the price of only $10 for the day…it is a GREAT bargain compared to what you’d have to pay for an event like this in NYC. Plus there is healthy food to buy to eat there, and samples (Vitamix will be there…see #10  ) to eat too, and a HUGE market area to check out all sorts of interesting things to do and buy and learn about.

It’s not all about illness either, some wellness issues covered are…healthy cooking, exercise, beauty from the inside and out, creating a healthy home, and massage. Some of the conditions and treatments that will be covered…allergies, arthritis, cancer, Candidiasis, chiropractic, Crohn’s, digestive issues, dentistry, eyesight, heart disease, Herpes, HIV, menopause, mental health, neurology, ozone therapy, weight loss…and this is glossing over what happens here. Go online or get the booklet (online) to get details.

If you’re going, let me know if you’re willing to hand out “free organic food” fliers in any lectures you might attend. I went last time and shamelessly accosted any and all who were interested and am planning on doing it again. All you need to do is announce at the end of the lecture that if anyone is interested in getting a sample of free certified organic food in Huntington, they should take a flier from you and call and/or email to schedule a visit (and that info is on the flier). Any questions, you can just tell them to call, unless you feel like talking to them about the CSA.


Saturday, November 1st

9:30am to 3pm

Living Healthy from the Outside In: a bi-lingual (English/Spanish) meditation retreat
Science of Spirituality Meditation Center
79 County Line Rd
Amityville
FREE
To register:
631-822-7979
For more info:
http://www.sos.org/icl/locator/SecondLevel/United+States/Thirdlevel/Tristate/State/NY/Meetingname/Amityville.html

Workshops on healthy living, plant based eating, yoga, meditation and more! The food should be pretty good too if you like Indian food as I’ve been to one of these before.


Friday, January 23rd to Sunday, January 25th

Soil: The Root of the Movement
33rd Annual Organic Farming & Gardening Conference
Saratoga Hilton & City Center
Saratoga Springs, NY
For more info:
http://www.nofany.org/events/winter-conference

Keynote speaker: Wes Jackson, The Land Institute
http://www.landinstitute.org/
Farmer of the year: Lakeview Organic Grain, Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens
http://www.lakevieworganicgrain.com/

There’s a children’s conference (ages 6 to 13) and childcare available (ages 3 to 5) as well so it’s fun for families, single folk, young and old. The food is local and/or organic as much as possible in January and accommodates all styles of eating (raw, vegan, gluten free, paleo).

It’s too early to register so either get on the NOFA-NY email list (not a bad thing to do if you’re interested in eating organic food or gardening organically), or joining NOFA-NY (same as I just said) so you can be apprised of when registration starts.

Want to go for free (well, almost…you still have to pay for room and board)???
Enter the Annual Winter Conference T-shirt Contest by October 22nd and if you win you get your registration paid for and 2 t-shirts when your design is printed (and the cool factor of having your t-shirt be THE t-shirt for the NOFA-NY Winter Conference)…
http://www.nofany.org/tshirtcontest



8. It’s not too late to start your garden, or start it up again!

Planted a garden this year (or wish you did and think it’s too late to start now)? 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! I’m hearing from the people who bought these plants so far that they’re doing GREAT!!!

35 plants you can plant now for an Autumn Vegetable garden…and you can get some of these plants from our farm, Green Thumb Farm!

http://www.hgtvgardens.com/vegetables/15-vegetables-you-can-plant-now-for-fall-harvest?nl=HGG_093014_featlink1&sni_mid=157626&sni_rid=157626.10001.307464&c32=%7bBCDCFEB0-D404-4C4E-827D-738DA4C551F0%7d

http://www.hgtvgardens.com/photos/vegetables-photos/a-guide-to-leafy-vegetables?nl=HGG_093014_featlink2&sni_mid=157626&sni_rid=157626.10001.307464&c32=%7bBCDCFEB0-D404-4C4E-827D-738DA4C551F0%7d



9. Click, tap, or swipe here to help make the world a better place…and feel free to spread the word!

A. Tell President Obama to stop the Agent Orange crops and the toxic chemicals they rely on…
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=14924
And here…
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/breaking_EPA_to_approve_Dows_Agent_Orange_GMO_crops_Take_a_Stand/?t=1&referring_akid=1345.31784.-5HVu9

B. Please send a message today to persuade the largest global fast food brands to use deforestation-free palm oil:
https://secure3.convio.net/ucs/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=4263

McDonald's, Burger King, Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell), and other members of the fast food industry are often the focus of negative attention for the effect on our heath, but did you know they are also having a big effect on our climate? The top global fast food brands use palm oil, an ingredient linked to climate change and deforestation, in their products. As tropical forests are cleared to make way for palm oil plantations, carbon is released into the atmosphere, driving global warming and shrinking habitats for endangered species. Tropical deforestation currently accounts for about 10 percent of the world's heat-trapping emissions.

C. Help the Bees (they really need a LOT of help these days)…
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees_us_pet_loc/?clhHlgb



10. And now for something completely different…

Saturday Night Live and Sarah Silverman take on…the Vitamix!
http://www.hulu.com/#!watch/695298

Not the funniest bit I’ve seen but clearly the Vitamix has become well known enough that it’s something to now make fun of (as many things to do with healthy eating are…vegans, gluten-free, etc)! 

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