Week #29 November 6, 2014

Happy Autumn!

Anybody make it out to the farm the other Saturday? If so, please send any photos or comments about the experience and we’ll share with the rest of the CSA gang. Thanks!

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.

If you’d like to visit our farm (Green Thumb Farm in Water Mill), 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! 


This email contains…

1. Your CSA does not need you this week! However…
2. WE WEIGH!!!
3. This week’s list…
4. You have till 10pm this Friday to help make a movie (and possibly be in it)!
5. What you actually got last week
6. Dr. Andrew Weil’s three recommended foods to be eating in November…
7. Event Listings…
8. Click, tap or swipe to help make the world a better place!
9. Win a cookbook and/or citrus trees!
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!)…

November 6, 2014
Week #29

1. Lettuce
2. Mizuna
3. Sweet Potatoes*
4. Beans, Snap**
5. Eggplant
6. Peppers, Sweet
7. Mibuna***

Total Items: 7

*
Think you’ve got too many Sweet Potatoes?
Then think about storing them for use over the holidays. They’ll last a month in a cool, dark, dry space (that’ll get you to Thanksgiving), and frozen for 6 to 8 months (Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza and New Year’s Day not a problem)…
http://www.americastestkitchenfeed.com/cooking-science/2013/02/we-prove-it-the-best-way-to-store-sweet-potatoes/
http://www.stilltasty.com/fooditems/index/18774

**
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about Green Snap Beans. Would you take a look at all the health benefits from eating Snap Beans (and there’s a few recipes too)!!!
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=134
Consider freezing Snap Beans for use over the holidays or for post-CSA over the winter…
http://www.bhg.com/recipes/how-to/preserving-canning/freeze-green-beans/
Plus more recipes for what to do with them…
21 recipes from Martha Stewart
http://www.marthastewart.com/275532/green-bean-recipes/@center/1009726/spring-produce
12 from Better Homes and Gardens…
http://www.bhg.com/recipes/vegetable/green-bean-side-dish-recipes/#page=1

I bet there’s at least one in here that you haven’t tried before and would like! 

***
Mibuna…
http://vegetablesofinterest.typepad.com/vegetablesofinterest/2007/08/mibuna.html
http://asianvegetables.com.au/mibuna-green-spray/
Recipes…
http://camel-csa.org.uk/2013/03/10/seasonal-local-food-recipe-no-179-stir-fried-mibuna-mizuna-with-garlic-and-fish-sauce/
http://myanticancerlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/warm-salad-for-autumn.html
http://chervil-earth.blogspot.com/2007/08/recipes-from-garden-mibuna-quiche_26.html
http://recipesfortom.blogspot.com/2012/07/mizuna-and-mibuna-mustard-greens.html



4. You have till 10pm this Friday to help make a movie (and possibly be in it)!

There’s a Kickstarter campaign to make the movie “In Search of Silence”. Watch the trailer! Turns out noise pollution is 2nd only to air pollution in effecting health negatively worldwide (and of course children are the most susceptible to hearing damage, from which there IS no dietary supplement or food to eat that will make it all better, and conventional medicine doesn’t have much to offer either)…according to the World Health Organization. It looked good to me so I can’t wait till this film is done and it can be shown at the Cinema Arts Centre and can see it there.

So, what does this have to do with food or the CSA?

If you contribute at a high enough level, you can be in the movie shown attending one of the silent meals I went to last year that was held at the dearly departed restaurant EAT in Brooklyn. I wonder if it’s going to be filmed there as the space is still there and they do still have occasional pop-up meals…like brunch this weekend – not silent  .

Every little bit helps (you can donate as little as $1 and they’re looking for a total of $22,939 if you can afford to donate the whole thing!) so, if you’re so inclined make a donation and spread the word…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transcendentalmedia/in-pursuit-of-silence-finish-the-film

If they don’t make their goal of $40,000 by 10pm on Friday, they don’t get any of the money pledged/donated. I’ve done this before with several films and it’s pretty neat.



5. What you actually got last week

October 30, 2014
Week #28

1. Lettuce: Crisp, Red OR Iceberg, French: Red – 1 head - $2.75
2. Kale: Lacinato – 1 bunch - $3.50
3. Sweet Potatoes – 2 lbs - $4.25
4. Beans, Snap: Wax/Yellow* – 1 lb - $3.50
5. Radishes: Gold OR Red – 1 bunch - $3.00
6. Squash, Winter: Carnival – 1 - $2.50

Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $19.50
(We pay $18.50 per week for our CSA share. Our farmer has given us $1.00 more this week than the $18.50 which we paid for so, the total so far is $22.75 more than what we’ve paid so far this season…that means we’ve gotten one extra share’s worth of food that we didn’t pay for, so if you missed a week of the CSA you didn’t lose any money…though I know it’s still annoying missing the food…been there done that myself with other CSAs I have been a member of in addition to being a member of this one…can’t have too many vegetables!)


*
For those of you who are running out of ideas of how to prepare Snap Beans…here’s six recipes with five DIFFERENT ways to prepare Wax Beans (which I’m sure could use Green Beans instead)…
Honey Glazed Wax Beans (boiled)…
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Honey-Glazed-Wax-Beans-106372
Roasted Wax Beans with Peanuts and Cilantro (roasted)…
http://www.marthastewart.com/333871/roasted-wax-beans-with-peanuts-and-cilan
Garlic Green or Yellow Beans (steamed)…
http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2008/07/garlic-green-or-yellow-beans.html
Wax Beans with Scallions (pan stir fried)…
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/yellow-wax-beans-scallions-recipe.html
Pickled Wax Beans (pickled)…
http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2008/08/pickled_yellow.html
Miso Potato Salad with Wax Beans (another steamed but this looked so good!)…
http://www.thekitchn.com/harvest-recipe-potato-and-yell-65809



6. Dr. Andrew Weil’s three recommended foods to be eating in November…

Our CSA provides two of them (one we’re getting this week and the other one we got last week) and the third can actually be foraged for on Long Island if you know where to look!
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP05363/3-Foods-to-Eat-In-November.html



7. Event Listings…

Now to November 9th

Long Island Restaurant Week
For more info:
http://www.longislandrestaurantweek.com/


Wednesday, November 5th

7pm to 10pm

The Holiday Hodgepodge
Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th St
Brooklyn
$5
For more info and tickets:
http://www.ediblemanhattan.com/event/holiday-hodgepodge/

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Join us as our panel of experts teach you the basics of holiday meal prep so that you can impress your guests this Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas. Plus, enjoy small samples from each panelist to get you even more in the holiday spirit.
FEATURING…
Dutch’s Spirits, discussing holiday cocktails and preparing samples of the Crescent Moon cocktail
Fleisher’s Pasture-Raised Meats, discussing holiday appetizers and preparing samples of classic chopped chicken liver
The Baking Bean, discussing holiday sweets and preparing samples of apple pie poptarts
The Gefilteria, discussing Ashkenazi spins to Thanksgiving dinner and preparing samples of sauerkraut


Saturday, November 8th

10am to 6pm

Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis
Cooper Union
The Great Hall
7 E 7th St
NYC
$15 to $100
For more info and tickets:
http://www.localfutures.org/

How to rebuild local economies with a concern for climate change. Speakers include Scott Chaskey from Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett and Judy Wick of the White Dog Café in Philadelphia, PA.


Monday, November 10th

6pm to 9pm

Ground Operation: Battlefields to Farmfields
Wang Theater
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook
FREE
For more info:
http://www.longislandcommunitygardens.org/home.html

The Long Island Community Gardens Association presents a screening of the film Ground Operation for Veterans Day to honor our veterans, farmers and community gardeners. Speakers include Scott Chaskey of Quail Hill Farm and Congressman Tim Bishop.


Tuesday, November 11th

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Living in an Increasingly Toxic World
Wang Theater
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook
FREE
For more info:
Erica Cirino
erica.cirino@stonybrook.edu

Lecture by Patti Wood of Grassroots Environmental Education on how to stay healthy and promote change in an unhealthy world.


Wednesday, November 12th

7pm to 9pm

Raingardening Workshop
The Waterfront Center
1 West End Ave
Oyster Bay
$10/$25 Landscape professionals
Directions:
http://www.thewaterfrontcenter.org/
Raingardening is catching on as something that everyone on Long Island can do to help with coastal resiliency and mitigating pollution to our waters post-Sandy. Join national raingarden expert Rusty Schmidt as he demonstrates how easy and fun it is to turn any ordinary garden into a raingarden that can also help the local environment Mr. Schmidt, a wildlife biologist and landscape ecologist who has built over 1,000 raingardens, trained numerous raingarden trainers, and co-authored the “Blue Thumb Guide to Raingardens,” will share design and installation recommendations for deep-rooted native plants and grasses which help slow runoff velocity.
Workshops are geared toward conservation professionals, homeowners, landscape professionals, gardeners, and anyone interested in growing beautiful plants and improving our streams and water-bodies. Presentation topics include sizing, modeling, and complete details for a simple raingarden.
Cost for the workshop is $10 for homeowners and residents, and $25 for landscape professionals. Payments will be accepted by check or money order. Light refreshments are included in the price. Space is limited, registration required one week prior to each session. To register email K.C. at nassauswcd2@optonline.net or call (516) 364-5860. Checks or money orders should be made out to NCSWCD or Nassau County Soil & Water Conservation District.

Thursday, November 13th

7pm to 10pm

A Journey Through Tea
Sip Tea Lounge
286C New York Ave
Huntington
$25 (only 4 tickets left!)
For more info:
631-683-5777
To get tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-journey-through-tea-with-slow-food-north-shore-tickets-13816717173

Join Slow Food North Shore (formerly Slow Food Huntington) and Sip Tea Lounge for a journey through Tea. Enjoy a night of tea and conversation as we travel through four countries in four courses. Each course will represent a particular region and the tea will be paired with a sweet or savory treat from the Sip Tea Lounge kitchen. Reservations are limited and spaces fill quickly so please register in advance for this special event. We look forward to sharing tea with you. Please indicate if you are Gluten-Free upon registration.
7pm to 10pm

Food Fight: an in-depth look at cultured meat
Holstee Work/shop
98 4th St, Ste #106
Brooklyn
$15 Subscribers/$20 Public
For more info and tickets:
http://climateconfidential.com/events/food-fight-an-in-depth-look-at-cultured-meat/

The San Francisco based organization comes to Brooklyn, hooks up with Modern Farmer and Popular Science magazine to take a look at meat that doesn’t come from animals but petri dishes...the benefits and risks. Vegetarian snacks and beverages (alcoholic and non) will be served.


Friday, November 14th

10:45am

Grazers: a cooperative story
IFC Center
323 Avenue of the Americas
NYC
$14 Member/$17/$15 Children
For more info and to get tickets:
http://www.docnyc.net/film/grazers-a-cooperative-story/#.VFoMdPnF-v2

Co-presented by Slow Food NYC, the IFC Center is screening the world premiere of this film as part of their DOC NYC 2014 event that features cattle ranchers of grass fed beef in upstate NY. The filmmakers are expected to be present.


Saturday, November 15th

9am to 5pm

Basic Beekeeping
The Pfeiffer Center
260 Hungry Hollow Rd
Chestnut Ridge, NY
$95
For more info, directions and to register:
http://www.pfeiffercenter.org/workshops_and_events/register.aspx

If you want to learn about taking care of bees, this is the place to go.


Sunday, November 16th

4:45pm

Grazers: a cooperative story
IFC Center
323 Avenue of the Americas
NYC
$14 Member/$17/$15 Children
For more info and to get tickets:
http://www.docnyc.net/film/grazers-a-cooperative-story/#.VFoMdPnF-v2

Co-presented by Slow Food NYC, the IFC Center is screening the world premiere of this film as part of their DOC NYC 2014 event that features cattle ranchers of grass fed beef in upstate NY. The filmmakers are expected to be present.


Wednesday, November 19th

9:30am to 11:30am

Raingardening Workshop
The Waterfront Center
1 West End Ave
Oyster Bay
$10/$25 Landscape professionals
Directions:
http://www.thewaterfrontcenter.org/
Raingardening is catching on as something that everyone on Long Island can do to help with coastal resiliency and mitigating pollution to our waters post-Sandy. Join national raingarden expert Rusty Schmidt as he demonstrates how easy and fun it is to turn any ordinary garden into a raingarden that can also help the local environment Mr. Schmidt, a wildlife biologist and landscape ecologist who has built over 1,000 raingardens, trained numerous raingarden trainers, and co-authored the “Blue Thumb Guide to Raingardens,” will share design and installation recommendations for deep-rooted native plants and grasses which help slow runoff velocity.
Workshops are geared toward conservation professionals, homeowners, landscape professionals, gardeners, and anyone interested in growing beautiful plants and improving our streams and water-bodies. Presentation topics include sizing, modeling, and complete details for a simple raingarden.
Cost for the workshop is $10 for homeowners and residents, and $25 for landscape professionals. Payments will be accepted by check or money order. Light refreshments are included in the price. Space is limited, registration required one week prior to each session. To register email K.C. at nassauswcd2@optonline.net or call (516) 364-5860. Checks or money orders should be made out to NCSWCD or Nassau County Soil & Water Conservation District.

Thursday, November 20th

2pm to 4pm

Raingardening Workshop
The Waterfront Center
1 West End Ave
Oyster Bay
$10/$25 Landscape professionals
Directions:
http://www.thewaterfrontcenter.org/
Raingardening is catching on as something that everyone on Long Island can do to help with coastal resiliency and mitigating pollution to our waters post-Sandy. Join national raingarden expert Rusty Schmidt as he demonstrates how easy and fun it is to turn any ordinary garden into a raingarden that can also help the local environment Mr. Schmidt, a wildlife biologist and landscape ecologist who has built over 1,000 raingardens, trained numerous raingarden trainers, and co-authored the “Blue Thumb Guide to Raingardens,” will share design and installation recommendations for deep-rooted native plants and grasses which help slow runoff velocity.
Workshops are geared toward conservation professionals, homeowners, landscape professionals, gardeners, and anyone interested in growing beautiful plants and improving our streams and water-bodies. Presentation topics include sizing, modeling, and complete details for a simple raingarden.
Cost for the workshop is $10 for homeowners and residents, and $25 for landscape professionals. Payments will be accepted by check or money order. Light refreshments are included in the price. Space is limited, registration required one week prior to each session. To register email K.C. at nassauswcd2@optonline.net or call (516) 364-5860. Checks or money orders should be made out to NCSWCD or Nassau County Soil & Water Conservation District.
7pm

Grassroots Environmental Education Farm-to-Table Fundraising Dinner
Wainwright House
260 Stuyvesant Ave
Rye, NY
$100
For more info and to buy tickets:
http://grassrootsinfo.org/rsvp/
Directions:
http://www.wainwright.org/

Honoree is Dr. John Wargo for his work on environmental exposures and children’s health.


Saturday, November 22nd

5pm to 9:30pm

Healthy Planet’s 21st Annual Turkey Free Thanksgiving Dinner & Lecture
Sustainability Institute at Molloy College
7180 Republic Airport
Farmingdale
$10 Members/$15 General Public/Under 12 years of age FREE
For more info and to make a reservation:
631-421-5591
https://www.facebook.com/events/987303781296473/?ref=6&ref_notif_type=plan_user_invited

Vegan potluck, there will be a lecture, possibly live music, soup will be provided, a good time will be had by all!


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


September 19th

Noon to 8pm

Gaia’s Essence: 7th Annual Women’s Wellness Conference
Islandia Marriott Long Island
3635 Express Driveway North
Islandia
$20 till December 20, 2014 (additional group discounts available for non-profits and women’s groups)
For more info and to get tickets:
http://gewwc.com/

Gaia’s Essence Women’s Wellness Conference is an annual event held on Long Island New York. The conference originated out of the passion of the founder of Gaia’s Essence (Farrah La Ronde-Hutchinson) to empower and motivate women in reaching and maintaining their optimum health This gave her the vision to create the conference as an avenue where women of all ages could come together to share, empower and inspire each other to live happier healthier lives.

Farrah La Ronde-Hutchison was born and raised on the Nature Isle of the Caribbean, Dominica. Known for its biodiversity, culture and large centenarian population, Dominica instilled in Farrah a respect for nature, the environment and the power of natural, healthy living. Farrah completed her degree in Environmental Science with specializations in Biology and Chemistry. After much success in her industry, Farrah found a growing need of wellness education and a lack of high quality and affordable loose teas comparable to the ones she enjoyed in her early childhood. This was her inspiration to create Gaia’s Essence in the spring of 2007. The company has since expanded to include a diverse selection of not only loose teas but also an entire line of salt free seasonings blends



8. Click, tap or swipe to help make the world a better place!

A.Eat Pineapples? Even if you don’t, read this and help out British activist Andy Hall, in danger of being imprisoned in Thailand because of his anti-slavery work there…
http://www.walkfree.org/andy-hall/?utm_source=Subscribers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=andy-hall&utm_content=Andy-Hall_EmailTarget_Chaser_en_Prospect_Ex_03Nov14

And then keep clicking to help out regarding the Thai fishing industry and the people who pick Florida Tomatoes.

B.Tell the USDA that open ocean fish farms should never be certified as organic…
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=15015

C.Tell Governor Cuomo to veto the Port Ambrose LNG Terminal (off Long Beach)…
http://actnow.surfrider.org/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=62048



9. Win a cookbook and/or citrus trees!

A.Win a copy of Downtown Italian: recipes inspired by Italy created in New York’s West Village by Joe Campanale, Gabriel Thompson and Katherine Thompson (of the NYC Italian restaurants dell ‘anima, L’Artusi, L’Apico and Anfora). Respond before Friday at 5pm…
http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/11/win-a-copy-of-downtown-italian.html

B.Win a gift certificate for citrus trees! Grow your own Lemons!!!
http://awaytogarden.com/citrus-pots-grow-overwinter-four-winds-growers/comment-page-16/#comment-1016808



10. And now for something completely different…

Gratuitous food porn…

How many CSA food items can you spot?

http://www.grubstreet.com/2014/10/alain-passard-twitter-.html

Helps if you know French as it’s not easy to guess just by sight but so far I’m seeing…

From the Herb Share…
Basil
Rosemary
Tarragon
Thyme

And from the regular CSA share…
Arugula or Green Oak Leaf Lettuce (not sure on this one)
Beets
Cantaloupe
Carrot
Celery
Chinese Red Radishes (we should be getting those before the end of the CSA)
Cucumbers
Daikon
French Breakfast Radishes (but of course!  )
Parsley
Patty Pan Summer Squash (I’m pretty sure that’s what it is and it’s a lovely presentation idea)
Purple Mustard Greens
Red Radishes
Rhubarb
Tomatoes (mini and regular)
Watermelon Radishes (twice)
Zucchini

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