Thursday, August 6, 2015

Week #10 August 6, 2015

Greetings!

Short email this week because the focus needs to be on the fact that we need help at the CSA this week from 5:30pm to 7:30pm (see #1). There’s NO ONE scheduled to help out.

However, I will share one piece of good news…the Ag-Gag Law in Idaho was struck down as being unconstitutional! If you don’t know what this is, why this is important, and want to read a little about it…
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2015/08/judge-idaho-ag-gag-law-unconstitutional


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 in the Cinema Arts Centre because they’re being attracted to our wonderful CSA food.


This email contains…

1.HELP!!! There’s NO ONE scheduled to be at the CSA from 5:30pm to 7:30pm this week at the CSA so this week we are looking for TWO (2) people to help out from 5:30pm to 7:30pm …
3.This week’s list…occasionally subject to change without prior notice because farming is like that!
8. What you actually got last week


1. HELP!!! At the CSA this week we are looking for TWO (2) people to help out from 5:30pm to 7:30pm …

If you’re available, please..

1. Respond to this email from now till 1pm, Thursday, August 6th
2. Call 631-421-4864 from now till 1pm, Thursday, August 6th
3. Call the Cinema Box Office at 631-423-7610 xt 0 from 3pm to 5:30pm on Thursday, August 6th, and make sure we get the message at the CSA (ask them to put the call through to the Sky Café) that you’re coming to work and when
4. Just stop by the CSA a little before 5:30pm and see if we still need help.

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.



2.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.

August 6, 2015
Week #10

1.Tomatoes, Mini – 1 pt
2.Lettuce – 1 head
3.Beets: Chiogga – 1 bunch
4.Eggplant – 1
5.Cucumbers
6.Beans, Snap (aka String Beans)
7.Peppers, Sweet

Total Items: 7

Flower Share – Week #8



3.What you actually got last week

July 30, 2015
Week #9

1.Cabbage: Green – 1 head - $3.00
2.Lettuce: Boston, Red – 1 head - $3.00
3.Fennel – 1 bunch - $3.50
4.Onions, Spring – 1 bunch - $3.50
5.Sorrel OR Tarragon, French* - 1 bunch - $2.70
6.Beans, Snap (aka String Beans): Green – 1 lb - $3.50

Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $19.20
We pay $18.50 per week for the food the farmer is giving us, and this week he’s given us $.70 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 the 28 weeks! So far it’s $8.20 total extra.


Flower Share – Week #7
Statice

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Tarragon - no Veggie Info Sheet on Tarragon so…
http://www.food.com/about/tarragon-347
http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-tarragon.html
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/t/tarrag07.html
http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/tarragon-herb.html

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