Happy Summer!
The list…this is a general list and you’ll be sent another
email within the next week with the detailed list after I get it (which isn’t
till the day of the CSA…the list is subject to change without notice because
farming is like that! J
However, most of the time it’s accurate and if it’s not…usually only one food
item will be changed)…
Veggie info sheets added as needed. This is the link: Veggie Info Sheets. Print out, put in a notebook and you end up with a cookbook at the end of the CSA season. Also there are good tips on storage, prep, and nutrition.
CSA words to live by…when trying any new food that
you’ve never eaten before…START SLOW! Read up about it (make sure
it doesn’t interfere with any medications you might be taking or any health
conditions you might have), see what traditional/conventional ways it’s
prepared (cultures that have been eating certain foods for many years basically
have a good idea what they’re doing and we can learn from that), try a small
portion, see how your body/digestive system reacts, and proceed from there.
Then try preparing in different ways and see what you come up with!
Paraphrased wise words by a nutritionist that I read and
don’t remember where I read it or who said it, BUT it’s pretty smart info
regarding eating seasonally in our part of the globe…
Spring is all about detoxing (what we get from the CSA at
this time is a lot of green things that are really good to help clean us out
from whatever we accumulated during the winter)
Interesting piece about spring greens (out of the 14 listed,
we get 12 of them with our CSA…watercress nutritionally and botanically similar
to Peppercress) and detoxing…
Summer is all about being hydrated (the popular summer foods
are all full of water…Tomatoes, Lettuces, Summer Squashes, etc.)
Fall/winter is all about storing energy (we get all the
dense vegetables…Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squashes, etc…. that are energy
powerhouses to fuel us through the winter) to get you through the winter to
make it to…Spring!
Week #7
July 13, 2017
- Lettuce
- Peas, Sugar Snap
- Beans, Fava*
- Onions
- Radishes
Total Items: 5
*Fava Beans – do not eat if you’re on MAOI antidepressants (
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/expert-answers/maois/faq-20058035
) OR if you have G6PD (also known as favism…rare genetic disease in Sephardic
Jews, and people of Mediterranean or African descent http://g6pddeficiency.org/wp/g6pd-deficiency-home/overview-of-g6pd-deficiency/#.WWXB1RtK3ug
if you don’t have a problem with Soy there’s a decent chance you don’t have
this…and it is rare…and seems to get detected in childhood)
How to prepare…
Nutrition info…
Recipes…
Easiest…however you make Hummus – substitute cooked,
skinless Fava Beans for your Garbanzo Beans/Chick Peas and proceed and use
however you’d use Hummus
Fava Beans with Snap Peas and Mint
Grilled Fava Beans
Fava Bean and Goat Cheese Dip with Radishes
Enjoy!
This week’s email…
- You can still purchase Flower or Herb Shares!
- Events – near and far
- I learn something new every day whether I want to or not!
- What you actually got last week
- Click here to change the world (or at least try J )…
- Eat Chicken or Duck, or Chicken products like Chicken Nuggets? Read this…
- And now for something completely different
CSA caveat…anything in any of our CSA emails that’s not
related directly to the workings of the CSA is an opinion and/or subjective, so
please feel free to take it or leave it! J
1.You can still purchase our organic Flower or Herb
Shares!
Like the Flowers you’re seeing at the CSA? So far we’ve
gotten Peonies, Sweet William, and Yarrow…have no idea what’s coming this week
(or indeed IF they’re coming this week J
).
If you’d like to get in on the next Flower Share for the
season, the cost is $63.
Say yes to this email, and bring cash or a check made out to
Halseys Green Thumb Farm to the next CSA.
The next Flower Share will be delivered ??? Sometimes we
know in advance, and sometimes (like last week) we don’t know till our farmer
brings them in the door the day of the CSA. The flowers show up when they’re
ready.
Like the Herbs in the Herb Shares you’re seeing? So far
we’ve gotten Chives, Dill, Mint, and Rosemary, and this week we’re getting
Purple Sage and Lemon Basil!
If you’d like to get in on the rest of the Herb Share for
the season, the cost is $50.
Say yes to this email, and bring cash or a check made out to
Halseys Green Thumb Farm to the next CSA.
The next one will be delivered on July 20th (two
different herbs show up on the 2nd and 4th week of every
month except for December where it will be the 1st week as that’s
the last week for the CSA).
Think it’s too much to use? Dry the hearty ones (Rosemary),
and freeze the delicate ones (Dill/Mint/Basil/Sage).
Herbs have more antioxidants than Blueberries and a lot of
other foods that are popular because of their antioxidant levels…
2.Events – near and far
Friday, August 11th to Sunday, August 13th
NOFA Summer Conference
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA
For more info and to register:
This is the biggest event for organic farming/gardening in
the northeast. NOFA is the group that certifies farms organic…long before the
federal government got involved and I’m sure they would even if the federal
organic program disappears. About 1500 people attend from all the NOFA member
states (NY, NJ, MA, CT, NH, VT, RI…Main has MOGFA – they have to be different J ). I’ve been to a few and they’re great
(lectures, tours, parties, movies and more). The people going range from young
hipsters to families with kids of all ages (newborns to skulking teens…and
there are workshops for kids – used to be from 5 to teens but not sure this
year and the website has no info…I emailed them) to seniors…a general mix of
humanity. Food is local, organic and they can feed anyone from vegan to paleo
and pretty much anybody in between.
Saturday, September 2nd
9am to 5pm
Gaia Essence Women’s Wellness Conference
Melville Marriott
1359 Walt Whitman Rd
Melville
$25 to $60
For more info and to register to attend…
So far, the listed featured speakers are holistic dentist
Dr. Linda Golden (Manhasset), and Dr. Mike Berlin of the Family Wellness Center
in Plainview. There’s also a Kid’s Room, and if you have a business that’s in
the holistic health universe you can apply to exhibit or be a speaker
Sunday, November 5th
10am to 6pm
NAVEL Expo
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
For more info:
If you’re interested in alternative/holistic health and
healthy living…this is the event for you! Lectures by many well known holistic
health doctors and practitioners.
3. I learn something new every day whether I want to or
not! J
Found a new tv show on the FYI cable channel (I have Verizon
FIOS) and it’s awesome. Called “Scraps”, it’s all about “root to shoot” (for
vegetables) and “nose to tail “ (for animals) cooking.
Why waste food you’ve paid for (or grown or foraged) if you
can make delicious and nutritious things from them?
Scraps helps us do that…
On the website you can watch episodes, and take online
cooking classes based on the episodes.
What I learned this episode…
- File away for next year…don’t throw out fresh organic Strawberry tops…by next year if you google “how to use Strawberry tops” I’m sure there will be a bunch of suggestions (infused Strawberry water, and shrubs…drinking vinegar)
- Don’t throw out shelling Pea pods! They can be used for soup stock (just to clarify we’re NOT talking Fava Beans but your basic English Pea pods)
- File away for next year (with any luck we’ll get Asparagus from the new Asparagus patch)…don’t throw out Asparagus bottoms...can be used for a blender Asparagus soup
- Make Lavender salt and use on everything! Here’s how to make with a bunch of ideas on how to use it…
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-flavored-salts-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-174397
4.What you actually got last week
Week #6
July 6, 2017
- Lettuce: Oak Leaf, Green - 1 head - $3.00
- Peas, Shelling – 1 bag (1 ¼ lb.) - $8.00
- Kale: Curly, Green* - 1 bunch - $3.50
- Mustard Greens – 1 bunch - $3.50
- Fennel** - 1 bunch - $3.50
Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $21.50
(we pay $18.50 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we get
a bit more – this week it was $3.00 - and it adds up over the course of the
season and so far that total is $7.50…so we usually end up with at least one
entire share’s worth of extra produce that our farmer gives us and we didn’t
pay for…lucky us! J )
*Root to shoot recipe…Kale stem Pesto Pasta!
No reason to waste a perfectly good part of any vegetable.
If you don’t use it, goes into a landfill and increases global warming (really!
).
**If you, or family members, don’t care for Fennel’s
licorice-like flavor when raw…try cooking it! Read Veggie Info Sheet for
suggestions.
5. Click here to help change the world (or at least try J )…
All we’re asking for is labels!
Comments are being accepted till July 17th so
feel free to spread the word…
Tell the USDA that labeling for GMO foods must be made clear
and be on the packaging…
6.Eat Chicken or Duck, or Chicken products like Chicken
Nuggets? Read this…
They say to look for Chickens (and I guess Ducks too) with
the label “Hatched, Raised, and processed in the United States”…have you ever
seen these labels? I don’t think I have…
Buy certified organic, or buy local and ask questions
(Makinajian Farm is the closest to Huntington for local naturally raised
Chickens and Ducks…not certified organic but basically raised using organic
farming methods).
7.And now for something completely different…
Weed-laced Coffee shop opens in Queens…
Wonder how long before this person gets closed down? Or not,
since they’re using CBD and not actual Marijuana.
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