Happy Spring (still spring till June 19th)!
Welcome to the 18th year for Green Thumb CSA –
Huntington, and its 2nd year at the Cinema Arts Centre! Whoo-hoo!
Lost and Found…Who left a hard shelled Coach
eyeglass case last week? It will be at the CSA sign-in desk for you to pick up.
What happens if you don’t get any CSA emails and
Thursday rolls around and it’s time to go to the CSA? GO ANYWAY! There
have been times over the years when various things have prevented a CSA email
from being sent…computers, storms, health emergencies, etc. However, the thing
to do is to come to the Cinema and in all probability, your CSA share will be
there (unless there’s weather that’s so treacherous travel would be extremely
ill-advised and even then, the farm will show up and drive from Water Mill to Huntington
before some CSA members would drive from Huntington to Huntington). And if not
(which I doubt…there was only one snowstorm where the farm showed up on Friday
instead of Thursday because no one could drive anywhere), there would be a sign
on the door saying something, or you could call me (though with Hurricane
Sandy, even my land line was down because of the Verizon battery it’s hooked up
to….grrrrrrr…I need to get that detached so I can get phone call during those
times when the power goes out).
Parking suggestion…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 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!
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 (do NOT leave a
message to be given to the CSA because there have been occasions where we
didn’t get it and someone showed up to get their food and was not happy it
wasn’t there because we didn’t get the message) 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.
If you’re sharing a CSA share with someone…it’s
possible they’re not on this email list yet (if not email me their full name
and email address…or have them do it), so check with them and then forward this
if they didn’t get it (and always check the junk/spam folder).
This week’s email includes…
1.
Date change for CSA Strawberry Picking
Farm Tour! And Notes From the Farm…the next generation
2.
The CSA doesn’t need you this week (but we will
soon enough J )
3.
CSA 101 – Bring Bags!!!
4.
The List- subject to change without notice
because…farming is like that!
5.
Event Listings…both near and far
6.
Veggie Info Sheets
7.
What you actually got last week
8.
Produce Wrangler and Veggie Counselor
1.Date change for CSA Strawberry Picking Farm Tour! And
Notes From the Farm…the next generation
Was June 25th, now June 18th because
of the concern that we should have some Strawberries to pick when we come to
the farm. They’re not sure what will be left by June 25th. Further
details regarding time, etc., are in the attachment above that says “CSA
Newsletter1” (as well as below under #5 – Events Listings…both near and far).
This attachment is replacing what used to be “Notes from the Farm”. Let me know
if you prefer this (does include a picture J
), or having it written out in the text of the email as we used to do.
2.The CSA doesn’t need you this week (but I know we will
soon enough)
We’re talking about working at the CSA.
We have the help we need for this week. Whoo-hoo!
If you didn’t already get an email from Rene 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.
HOWEVER, 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).
3.CSA 101…Bring Bags!
CSA basic, for this CSA anyway, is that you need to
bring your own supply of bags for packing up your CSA share every week from now
till December 8th!
So, my suggestion…put bags that you’re setting aside for
your CSA share in EVERY vehicle you own or might ride in! J 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.
And if you send someone to pick up your CSA share for
you, you need to tell them to…BRING BAGS! J
4.The List - subject to change without notice
because…farming is like that!
June 9, 2016
Week #2
1.Lettuce: Romaine, Green – 1 bunch
2.Rhubarb* - 1 bunch
3.Curly Cress* – 1 bunch
4.Strawberries – 1 quart
5. Oregano – 1 bunch
Total Items: 5
Flower Share – Week #1
Sweet Williams
Herb Share – June 1A
Cilantro
Chives, Garlic
*No Veggie Info Sheet so…
Rhubarb
Simple Rhubarb Chutney recipe…
Curly Cress (spicy so use sparingly in Salads, on
Sandwiches/Wraps)
Cress Pesto…
5.Event Listings…both near and far
Saturday, June 18th
10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, OR 1:30pm
Annual CSA Strawberry Picking Tour
Green Thumb Farm
2 Rose Hill Rd (intersection of Rose Hill Rd and Montauk
Hwy…not at the farm stand)
Water Mill
FREE (for CSA members and immediate family only)
For more info or questions:
631-726-1900 (7 days a week between 9:30am and 4:30pm)
This event is for CSA members and their immediate families
only. If you’re sharing a CSA with someone, usually one person comes on the
June farm tour, and the other will come to the October farm tour.
This is a 1 hour walking tour lead by the next
generation gang at Green Thumb Farm…Farmer Jesse (our brand new CSA farm
organizer), Farmer Ray (Jesse’s brother) and Farmer Clinton (good friend of Ray
and Jesse)…through one of the fields that will last about 45 minutes in length,
and then you’ll be given a basket to go out into the fields and pick
Strawberries!
So far (as of June 9th) the weather for this day
is 81, mostly sunny, with a 20% chance of rain and 9 mph winds. This would only
be cancelled if there were torrential rain storms. Last year I was picking
Strawberries in a light misty rain.
My personal recommendation of where to eat afterwards (or
before depending on when you’re planning on going to the farm…they open at
11am) is Bay Burger in Sag Harbor. Not too far away from the farm and
reasonably priced (for the area). They have 2 veggie burger options and grass
fed beef (not on the menu online), as well as usually 2 local vegetable
sides from local farms (not on the menu online), local craft beer (not on the
menu online), and locally made ice cream AND they bake their own buns for the
burgers (who does that???). I don’t eat much fried anything anymore, but their
fried fish sandwich is something I make an exception for. Happy to give other
suggestions.
2pm
Healthy Planet Lecture featuring Dr. Will Tuttle
Huntington Public Library
338 Main St
Huntington
FREE
For more info about Healthy Planet…
Come and hear Dr. Will Tuttle (former Zen monk, author,
musician, vegan) give a talk based on his #1 Amazon bestselling book The World Peace
Diet! And continue the experience by attending the Healthy Planet Dinner Outing
(see below). FYI – Healthy Planet founder, Bob DiBenedetto, is a member of
Green Thumb CSA – Huntington this year!
For more info about the speaker, Will Tuttle…
4:30pm
Healthy Planet Dinner Outing
Hikudo Asian Bistro & Sushi
329 Main St
Huntington
$25 – Healthy Planet Members/$30 – General Public
For reservations:
Call 631-421-5591
Or email info@healthy-planet.org
For more info about Healthy Planet…
Join the folks who were at the lecture from across the
street (see above) and Dr. Will Tuttle to dine on a non-GMO, vegan meal, and
socialize!
6.Veggie Info Sheets
The attachments to this email are your Veggie Info Sheets.
You’ll be getting them every week, and if you print them out and put them in a
notebook (and put in plastic sleeves if you want to keep them clean), you’ll
have a CSA cookbook by the end of the CSA season!
7.What you actually got last week (not always what was in
the email the week before because farming is like that regarding occasional
last minute changes)
June 2, 2016
Week #1
1.
Broccoli Raab (or Rabe or Rape) – 1 bunch -
$3.00
2.
Jerusalem Artichokes – 1 bag (1 lb) - $5.00
3.
Leeks – 1 bunch - $3.50
4.
Tarragon – 1 bunch - $3.00
5.
Mizuna – 1 bunch - $3.50
Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $18.00
(since we pay $18.50 per week for our CSA share, that looks
like a ripoff, right? Not to worry…over the course of the CSA year…and over the
years…we have gotten at least one, and sometimes up to two, share’s worth of
food that we didn’t pay for…so keep reading this and see how it plays out from
week to week)
8.Produce Wrangler and Veggie Counselor
In addition to being the CSA founder, organizer, and
matchmaker, I’m also a Produce Wrangler and Veggie Counselor! J Please feel free to ask/contact me about
ANYTHING to do with ANYTHING you get at the CSA! I’m happy to share my
knowledge about cooking, food storage, etc. and if I don’t know, I’m happy to
keep on learning so we can both find out. Oh yeah, and my basic cooking style
is lazy working class gourmet (few ingredients, not a lot of time, good
results). I’m a fan of the Working Class Foodie videos, and I steal their
credo…local, seasonal and affordable…
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