Week #7 July 16, 2015

Happy Summer!

**CSA Parking suggestion…if you’re coming to the Cinema Arts Centre to pick up at the CSA between 3:45pm and 4:15pm, be aware there will be YMCA camp pickups going on till August 28th. Tell the people directing traffic that you’re not picking anyone up at the YMCA and they’ll let you go around the line of cars to be able to park in the back by the day care center for the CSA.
Try parking all the way around the building in the upper parking lot where the day care center play area is. You hopefully will find a spot, and it’s a short walk down the stairs to the entrance of the Cinema where the CSA is located from there, and most people don’t seem to think of parking up there. If you park illegally you can get a parking ticket, it does happen!

CSA Basics 101 –
Please read the Wall Chart that the farmer brings in every week, follow the direction on the Wall Chart, and it’s not a bad idea to refer to it before you leave the CSA to make sure you haven’t taken too much OR too little before you leave the CSA.
I can’t tell you how many times I have left the CSA, gotten home, and realized I THOUGHT I took everything in the share for the week, didn’t, and it’s too late to do anything about it as anything left over at the end of the night is donated and gone at 7:31pm (unless prior arrangements have been made by CSA members for late pickups).

If you are going to show up at the CSA later than 7:30pm, but before the Box Office is closing for the night (may be different every week but will probably be open till at least 10pm) and it’s the last minute and you’re running late…call the Cinema Arts Centre Box Office at 631-423-7610 xt 0 and ask them to transfer the call to the café so we can pack a bag for you, put your name on it and leave it at the Box Office. If you don’t get to the Cinema before the Box Office closes, your food will NOT be there the next day. The Cinema is under no obligation to store your food, and we don’t want to be the cause of bugs being attracted to our wonderful CSA food.

Sky Room Café Deal of the Week…if you’re picking up your food and want a snack, this week the special is their Hot & Spicy Hummus Platter - A hefty helping of our signature garlic hummus, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkled with crushed red pepper, and topped with hot & spicy cherry peppers ! Served with toasted whole grain pita! $5.00 (while supplies last).
New menu item…Potato Latkes - Our traditional potato pancakes, heated to perfection, and served with a side of sour cream! $4.00


This email contains…

1.We bag our own!
2. We don’t need you to work at the CSA this week but…
3.This week’s list…occasionally subject to change without prior notice because farming is like that!
4. Click away and help change the world!
5.This week…WE WEIGH!!!
6.Events (things to do both near and far)
7.Spiralize it! 
8. What you actually got last week
9. How and why buying organic makes a difference
10.And now for something completely different…


1.We bag our own

CSA basic, for this CSA anyways, is that you need to bring your own supply of bags for packing up your CSA share every week from now till December 10th!

And if you ask anyone to pick up your CSA food for you, please let them know that they need to bring bags to pack the food in.

So, my suggestion…put bags that you’re setting aside for your CSA share in EVERY vehicle you own or might ride in!  Put them in the trunk, or the glove compartment, or in a bigger bag somewhere in the car, or whatever you think will work for your situation. That way, you don’t even have to remember, they’re just there.

The CSA is under no obligation to provide you with bags for your food.

I also recommend a selection of canvas, paper and plastic. I bag my CSA share up in my paper (Strawberries) and plastic bags (most everything else) and put it in my bigger canvas bag so when I get home, everything’s pretty much (with some exceptions…like herbs) ready to be put right into the fridge.



2.We don’t need you to work at the CSA this week but…

You can always show up a little before 3:30pm or 5:30pm and offer to help out just in case someone doesn’t show up (stuff happens  ).

If you didn’t already get an email from Hayley or/and suzanne talking to you about being at the CSA on the Early Shift (3:30pm to 5:30pm) or the Late Shift (5:30pm to 7:30pm) this week, you’re not on the schedule for this week.



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

CSA #101 – The Basics – when trying any new food item, start small and start slow. See how your body and palate reacts. And if you aren’t crazy about the taste, texture, smell, something…try at least SIX completely different ways of preparing it before you give it the heave-ho (raw, steamed, stir-fried, fried …maybe not so healthy but ANYTHING usually tastes good fried, in a salad, in a soup, in a sandwich, in a stew, in a smoothie, and on and on)!  Am glad to provide suggestions for this one.

July 16, 2015
Week #7

1.Beets – 1 bunch*
2.Lettuce – 1 head
3.Squash, Summer**
4.Onions, Spring – 1 bunch**
5.Beans, Fava*** (there is no Veggie Sheet for this…see below)
6.Beans, Snap (aka String Beans)****

Total Items: 6

Flower Share – Week #5

*
Dr. Weil says to eat more Beets! 
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP05614/Why-You-Should-Be-Eating-Beets.html

**
It says Zucchini but WE know we’re really talking Summer Squash  (18 recipes)…
http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/07/zucchini-recipes.html

***
Fava Beans – REMOVE THE BEANS AND DO NOT EAT THE PODS!
Read the health indications if you’ve never eaten these before…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_faba
This has some nutrition info…
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/fava-beans-nutrition-selection-storage
http://www.marthastewart.com/975835/fava-bean-recipes/@center/1009726/spring-produce
To not peel the individual Beans…most of the countries that don’t remove the coating also cook Fava Beans longer than most American cooks would take the time to do…
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324659404578501233872401520
Or to peel them (I vote on peeling…I’ve eaten them with the coating on in a lovely restaurant in a delicious dish and had to spit them out as they were inedible even after much chewing)…
http://www.thekitchn.com/timesaving-mindblowing-tip-you-dont-have-to-peel-fava-beans-190462

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Snap Beans with Almond Pesto…
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2015/07/green-beans-with-almond-pesto/



4.Click away and help change the world!

A.Want GMOs labeled? Then sign here…
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50202/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=17019&tag=201507DARK
Another petition about labeling GMOs…things are heating up on this issue!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=14356

B.Tell Costco…no GMO Salmon!
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-costco-say-no-to-1?source=mo&id=123968-620103-V9r5i1x&t=31

C.We who prefer our food toxin free might also be interested in having the stuff we put on our face and bodies be toxin free too…
https://secure3.convio.net/bcf/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=93872636C9165AB86A2B4667C01AD71F.app311b?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=320

D.I know we don’t eat Asbestos but you eat healthy, feed your kids healthy food, and then there’s Asbestos in kid’s toys and in the environment that you might not be aware of…
http://action.ewg.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=2159&tag=201507AsbestosActCrayons
And Asbestos accountability for us big kids too…
http://action.ewg.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=2137&tag=201507AsbestosActREAD
And another one for people who have Asbestos related diseases…
http://action.ewg.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=2136&tag=201507AsbestosActFACT



5. This week…WE WEIGH!!!

When we get Summer Squash or Tomatoes at the CSA, that’s the time that the scales come out and we start weighing our produce.

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 feel free to 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 CSA 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 more than THREE POUNDS of produce and so 4 of your fellow CSA members (and one of them could be you) won’t get the food they paid for.

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 someone working at the CSA or contact suzanne…there is always a method to the madness )



6.Events

Monday, July 13th to Monday, July 20th

Healthy Heart Summit (online event)
FREE
To register:
http://healthyheartsummit.com/early-bird-registration/

A plethora of heavy hitting holistic health honchos! Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Stephen Masley, Dr. David Perlmutter, JJ Virgin, and many more.


Saturday, July 18th

11am to 1pm

Book signing: The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook by Tracey Medeiros
Union Square Greenmarket
Between 17th and 15th St and Union Square West and East
NYC
FREE
For more info about this book and to buy it online…
http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=4294987602


Sunday, July 19th

10am to 3pm

iEat Green’s Annual Yoga & Farm-to-Table Retreat
iEat Green Homestead
Old Westbury
$115
For more info:
Bhavani@iEatGreen.com
To get tickets:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-farm-to-table-cooking-class-retreat-tickets-17623950711?aff=es2

Join iEat Green for a full day of yoga (Leslie Luft – Absolute Yoga, Woodbury), meditation and chanting (Carole Brill), vegetarian cooking (Bhavani Jaroff – iEat Green), a farm to table luncheon and a dip in the pool!


Thursday, July 23rd

7:30pm

Conversations: Ina Garten – The Barefoot Contessa
NYCB Theatre at Westbury
960 Brush Hollow Rd
Westbury
$85
For more info and tickets:
http://concerts.livenation.com/ina-garten-westbury-new-york-07-23-2015/event/00004E74BA6A7E2B?tm_link=edp_onsale&bba=1

An in depth talk with questions from you! Ina Garten, best-selling cookbook author and star of Food Network’s Barefoot Contessa, shares her natural approach to food; sharing tips, stories and maybe even some recipes. Onstage, Ina Garten delivers a charming insider’s view of the world of the Barefoot Contessa and the pleasures of good food, cooked with love and passion, and engages the audience in an interactive Q&A. Moderated by Julia Turshen. This is a new project in association with Book Revue of Huntington!


Saturday, July 25th

11am to 1pm

Book signing: Paleo Mania (my term, not the Greenmarket’s  )
Union Square Greenmarket
Between 17th and 15th St and Union Square West and East
NYC
FREE
For more info about these books and to buy online…
http://sustainabledish.com/the-homegrown-paleo-cookbook/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Frugal-Paleo-Cookbook-Affordable-ebook/dp/B00K48BO6C
http://stupideasypaleo.com/performance-paleo-cookbook/

Authors Diana Rogers, Homegrown Paleo Cookbook, Ciarra Hannah, The Frugal Paleo Cookbook and Stephanie Gaudreau, Performance Paleo Cookbook will be here to sign their books.


Sunday, July 26th

Noon

Saving the Plant – One Bite at a Time with Gary Null
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
$10 Members/$15 General Public (includes reception)
For more info and to buy tickets:
http://prod3.agileticketing.net/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=149070~31a96320-4160-4f8e-a5f9-05c4f03c9c01&

Alternative health expert Gary Null will be presenting, in person, his latest documentary about the way current eating habits are destroying health and the environment, and what we can do to turn things around…one plate at a time.

Saturday, August 8th

1pm to 5pm

North Fork Craft Beer Festival
Calverton Links Golf Course
149 Edwards Ave
Calverton
$10 to $75
For more info and to buy tickets:
http://northforkcraftbeerfestival.com/tickets.html

Featuring 50 + breweries with 100+ beers, food trucks and live music! No kids, no pets.


Tuesday, August 11th

10am to noon

Lost Ladybird Search
Quail Hill Farm farm stand
660 Old Stone Highway
Amagansett
FREE
Directions:
http://www.peconiclandtrust.org/pdf/pdf%20directions/Directions%20to%20Quail%20Hill%20Farm.pdf
For more info about this project:
http://www.lostladybug.org/

Help find native ladybugs and let scientists know where they are and how they’re doing! Heavy rains cancels this event.


Friday, August 14th to Sunday, August 16th

NOFA Summer Conference
U Mass at Amherst
Amherst, MA
For more info and to register:
http://www.nofasummerconference.org/

This is where all the cool kids of all ages go  . Keynote speakers this year will be Ronnie Cummins of the Organic Consumers Association, and Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride (developer of the GAPS…gut and psychology syndrome…diet used to treat and reverse chronic neurological and digestive illnesses).


Friday, August 14th

8am to 4:30pm

FTCLDF 2nd Annual Food Freedom Conference
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
Staunton, VA
$139
For more info and to register:
http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/fff/

The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) is having a gathering of food activists and community members including Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm.


Saturday, August 15th

8:30am to 2:30pm

Deluxe Tour of Polyface Farm
Polyface Farm
Swoope, VA
$109
For more info and to register:
http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/fff/

This is the farm that Joel Salatin built and a rare opportunity to visit it.

6:30pm to 10pm

Premium Night at Polyface
Polyface Farm
Swoope, VA
$1500
For more info and to register:
http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/fff/a-premium-night-at-polyface/

There are only 22 seats out of 30 left (as of 7/1) for this intimate event with Joel Salatin and his wife and the president of FTCLDF (Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund), and others.


Sunday, August 16th

10am to 3pm

iEat Green’s Annual Yoga & Farm-to-Table Retreat
iEat Green Homestead
Old Westbury
$115
For more info:
Bhavani@iEatGreen.com
To get tickets:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-farm-to-table-cooking-class-retreat-tickets-17623950711?aff=es2

Join iEat Green for a full day of yoga (Leslie Luft – Absolute Yoga, Woodbury), meditation, chanting (Carole Brill), vegetarian cooking (Bhavani Jaroff – iEat Green), a farm to table luncheon and a dip in the pool!


Thursday, August 20th

3pm

Outstanding in the Field at Beekman 1802
6725 State Road
Sharon Springs, NY
$210
For more info and to get tickets:
http://outstandinginthefield.ticketmob.com/event.cfm?cart&showTimingID=66245

There were other Outstanding in the Field events on Long Island and NYC but they’re sold out, and this is the only one left in the area. The chef at this event used to work at WD-50 in NYC, and Beekman 1802 is the farm featured on the TV show called The Beekman Boys starring owners Brent and Josh.


Saturday, September 19th

12pm to 8pm

7th Annual Gaia’s Essence Women’s Wellness Conference
Islandia Marriott Long Island
3635 Expressway Drive North
Islandia
$25
For more info and to get tickets:
http://gewwc.com/

Their mission statement for this event is be empowered…be inspired…your perception…your reality. This year they’ll be having a kid’s room with special programs just for kids! Sponsors include Fit Healthy Mamas, LI Dietetic Association, Natural Awakenings magazine, So Delicious, Vitamix, and Whole Foods.


Thursday, October 29th

8pm

Conversations: Michael Pollan – In Defense of Food
NYCB Theatre at Westbury
960 Brush Hollow Rd
Westbury
$63
For more info and to buy tickets…
http://concerts.livenation.com/event/00004E75D4FC4D1F?crosssite=TM_US:1236523:141?crosssite=TM_US:1236523:141

An in depth talk with questions from you! For the past 20 years, Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agricul¬ture, gardens, drugs and architecture. He is the author of the best-sellers In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto and The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Join us in a moderated conversation with audience Q&A and a book signing to follow. This is a new project in association with Book Revue of Huntington!



7.Spiralize it! 

To those of you who wonder what to do all summer with Zucchini (or Summer Squash in general), you can always spiralize it and go to town!

If you don’t know what to do with all that spiralized Summer Squash/Zucchini once you’ve put Pesto or Tomato Sauce on it, here’s the place to go (she also sells a spiralizer if you don’t own one yet, and now there’s a cookbook of recipes that aren’t on her blog)…
http://inspiralized.com/blog/



8.What you actually got last week

July 9, 2015
Week #6

1.Peas, Sugar Snap – ½ lb - $3.50
2.Lettuce: Leaf, Green – 1 head - $3.00
3.Squash, Summer*: Costata Romanesco, Eight Ball, Golden, Kousa, Patty Pan: Green, Yellow, Zucchini - 2 lbs - $4.00
4.Onions, Spring** – 1 bunch - $3.50
5.Radicchio: Chiogga – 1 head - $3.25
6. Sorrel – 1 bunch - $2.75

Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $20.00
We pay $18.50 per week for the food the farmer is giving us, and this week he’s given us $1.50 more than we paid for. Doesn’t sound like much but see how every little bit extra he gives us adds up over the course of 28 weeks (so far it’s $4.25 total extra).

Flower Share – Week #4
Snapdragons

Herb Share – July 1A
Chives, Garlic AND Savory (Summer)

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Zucchini Butter…I’m sure you can substitute any Summer Squash for this one
http://justfood.org/blog/category/recipes/2015-07-07/zucchini-butter
And again…most any Zucchini recipe can often be substituted with other Summer Squashes (and you can make pasta with Costata Romenesco, Golden, Kousa, and Yellow Summer Squash)…
http://feedfeed.info/Zucchini

**
Dr. Weil says to eat more Onions! Though, not just Onions but anything in the Allium family which includes…Scallions, Chives, Garlic (which we get at the CSA)…
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP05605/Eat-More-Onions.html
Creamed Chard and Spring Onions…
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2010/04/creamed-chard-and-spring-onions/
Spring Onion Curry (can get these ingredients at Patel Brothers Market in Hicksville)…
http://saffrontrail.blogspot.com/2006/07/simple-spring-onion-curry.html



9.How and why buying organic makes a difference…

Here’s 10 reasons why buying organic food is a good idea, and how it makes a difference…
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/why-organic-matters.html



10.And now for something completely different…

Talk about playing with your food!

A man makes an lp record out of Tortilla (with instructions)…clearly a 78 is the way to go… 
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Working-Playable-Tortilla-Record-with-a-Las/

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