Happy Summer (till September 22nd)!
CSA weather report…warm and breezy
Important…if you call the Box Office to have a
bag packed for a late CSA pickup (by 10pm), do NOT leave messages at the Box
Office and expect the CSA to get them. It doesn’t always happen (it didn’t last
week…not good). You MUST speak directly to someone from the CSA. The call can
easily be transferred to the Sky Room Café where someone from the CSA can take
the phone call.
Also important…if you send anyone to the CSA
to pick up food, please tell them to BRING BAGS!
It’s
time to weigh our CSA food!
- Please be aware that it may
take a little more time for you to collect your CSA share when weighing is
part of the experience, so plan accordingly.
- Check the CSA Wall Chart that
our farmer brings in every week 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!
- Bring your reading glasses, or
ask someone to help if you can’t see the numbers on the scale clearly.
- 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 35 CSA members this week, and if every person is over
by ONE OUNCE (for crying out loud! It’s only an ounce!!!) …that means we’ll be
short over 2 POUNDS of produce and 1 or 2 CSA members (and one of them could be
you) won’t get the food they paid for.
- IF you are asked to weigh more
than one food item at the same time (and you probably will at some point
in the CSA season)…please follow the directions given to you, and weigh in
the order you are asked (you might not think there’s any good reason to be
doing this but our farmer does, and that should be enough of a reason
right there but if you want a further explanation – ask someone working at
the CSA or contact suzanne…there is always a method to the madness)
This email includes…
- What you need to know
- Bulk Tomatoes still
available!
- Book Sale
- Click activism – you
don’t have to do much, or spend any money, to help make a positive change
in the world
- What you actually got
last week
- It’s not all bad news!
- And now, for something
completely different 😊
Anything in these emails not directly related to the
functioning of the CSA feel free to take or leave at your discretion, and
anything related to health issues always consult with your physicians before
taking any action.
1.What you need to know (will be either new info to
first time CSA members, or reminders/old hat to returning CSA members)…
Before you leave the house…BRING BAGS
to pack up your food (CSA members are responsible for packing up their own
shares) – canvas/plastic/paper…bring whatever suits your fancy. The CSA does
NOT provide bags for CSA members.
Time – 3:30pm to 7:30pm
IF you need to pick up later than 7:30pm, call the Cinema
Arts Center Box Office between 3pm to 7:30pm at 631-423-7610 xt 0 and ask to
speak to someone from the CSA. We can pack a bag for you and leave it at the
Box Office but it MUST be picked up before the Box Office closes (call the Box
Office to check the time…lately it’s been 9:30pm). If not, it won’t be there on
Friday. And do not leave a message at the Box Office…YOU
MUST SPEAK TO SOMEONE FROM THE CSA (otherwise the CSA will not be
responsible if your food doesn’t get packed and left for you).
Place РSky Room Caf̩ in the Cinema Arts
Centre at 423 Park Ave, Huntington
Parking – park in the all the way around at
the back of the building by the day care center (you’ll see a fenced in
playground area with a sandbox)
When you arrive at the CSA –
- Check in at the desk with our friendly CSA worker
- Read the Wall Chart that tells us every week what we’re
getting, how much we’re getting, and what the farm charged us for it…some
weeks it’s take one of everything but SOME WEEKS IT’S NOT!!! So you have
to make sure you read the Wall Chart every week, and not assume anything.
You can also ask your fellow CSA members that are working that day what
the story is for the day (they should have name tags on).
Before you leave the CSA – Make sure you have
everything on the list! If you get to talking with people, have kids with you,
etc., it can be easy to be distracted and if you get home and find out you
don’t have everything that was on the list, you’re out of luck because at
7:31pm the food is donated to a local food organization that’s waiting to pick
it up and get on their way.
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)…
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, and feel
free to ask for suggestion/info/recommendations!
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 #12
August 29, 2019
- Kale: Curly* – 1 bunch
- Cantaloupe** – 1
- Peppers, Sweet*** – ? - read CSA Wall Chart for details
- Tomatoes**** - ? - read CSA Wall Chart for details
- Lettuce – 1 head
Total Items: 5
*Kale one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and
recipes)!
**Cantaloupe is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
***Sweet Peppers are one of the world’s healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
****Tomatoes are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
2.Bulk Tomatoes still available!
If you want to taste a little bit of summer all winter long,
consider freezing, dehydrating, or canning a bunch of certified organic
Tomatoes (or turn them into Tomato Sauce first and then freeze or can) from our
farm (Green Thumb).
Here’s what Dr. Tom Cowan (author of Human Heart, Cosmic
Heart) does with his bulk Tomatoes…
There’s still time to order 20 lb. boxes for $45.00 to be
delivered to the CSA on 9/5 and/or 9/12.
If you’re interested…
- Let suzanne j zoubeck
know when you’re at the CSA when you’d like them delivered
- Respond to this email
- Leave a voice message at
631-421-4864
- Pay with cash (receipt
provided) or a check made out to Halseys Green Thumb
3.Book Sale
The sale is between 25% and 90% off everything, and runs to
midnight, Monday, September 2nd. If you’re not on their email list
already, you might want to check out Chelsea Green…
If you’re interested in eating, cooking, gardening, and
living a healthy/organic lifestyle, buy books from Chelsea Green and support
this Vermont based employee-owned company whose mission is all about the
politics and practice of sustainable living.
4.Click activism – you don’t have to do much, or spend
any money, to help make a positive change in the world
Do you use food delivery services? Whether you do or not,
you might want to sign this. I just told DoorDash to end its wage theft and
provide back pay…
5.What you actually got last week
Week #11
August 22, 2019
- Carrots* - 1 bunch - $4.50
- Peppers, Sweet: Cubanelle** - 2 - $.75
- Beans, Shelling: Soy*** - ½ lb. bag - $4.25
- Tomatoes, Mini: Grape, Red OR Grape, Yellow**** - 1 pt.
– 5.50
- Eggplant: Italian***** - 2 - $1.75
- Squash, Summer: Costata Romanesco, Cousa, Eight Ball,
Gold, Patty Pan: Green/Yellow, Yellow, Zucchini****** - up to 2 lbs.
– 4.50
- Peppers, Sweet: Purple** - 2 - FREE (the farm dropped
off a box of Peppers at the CSA that were supposed to go elsewhere, and
since it wasn’t worth the time & effort to pick it up, we got an extra
treat this week)
Total Items: 7
Total Amount: $21.25 (plus another $.75 for the unexpected
Peppers)
(We pay $20 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we get a
bit more, and it adds up over the course of the season. This week it was $2,
and so far it’s a grand total of $13.25 which may not sound like much, but…just
wait and see. We seem to always get at least one CSA share’s worth of food
every year that we didn’t pay for…some years two, and some between one and
two…it’s all good! 😊)
Flower Share - #8
Sunflowers
Herb Share – August 2B
Marigold (yes, they’re edible) AND Sorrel
*Carrots one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and
recipes)!
And if we get the Carrot Tops again…
Chimichurri
Sabzi
And a bunch of other ideas/recipes including one for a
juice…
**Sweet Peppers are one of the world’s healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
***Soybeans are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
****Tomatoes are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
*****Eggplant is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
******Summer Squash is one of the world’s healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
6.It’s not all bad news!
The fact that this grant was renewed in our current
political climate is a miracle…
You can’t make the world at large a better, sustainable
place to live without non-corporate backed science to provide info and data
that prioritizes the health of human beings (and other living things), and not
focused on primarily serving the economic bottom line of corporations at the expense
of human health (and in some cases manipulating data to do so…like this - https://www.gmwatch.org/en/news/latest-news/17864-science-was-manipulated-in-eu-glyphosate-review-says-ngo
).
7.And now, for something completely different 😊
Have you seen The Tiny Chef yet?
A friend sent me this article, and I want to see more!
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/dining/tiny-chef-miniature-food.html
Events…both near and far
Sunday, August 25th to Sunday, September 1st
The 5G Crisis: Awareness & Accountability Summit
(online)
FREE
To register…
File this under “live organic”. The telecommunications
industry hasn’t found 5G to be safe for your health or privacy, and there are
many peer reviewed studies presenting the risks. Understand the dangers and
find the solutions in your community.
Monday, August 26th to Thursday, August 29th
The Anxiety Revolution (online event)
FREE
To register…
Need I say more? 😊 The one person in this
lineup that I know (and would participate in any event she’s involved with) is
Ellen Kahmi, RN, know as “The Natural Nurse”.
Thursday, August 29th
10am to 11pm
IEatGreen radio show
To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived
programs)…
Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff.
7pm
Truck Farm
Crossroads Farm at Grossman’s
480 Hempstead Ave.
Malverne
$5
For more info…
Benefit screening for Crossroads Farm, a non-profit project
of the Nassau Land Trust. Includes pre-film appetizers
Friday, August 30th
6pm to 7pm
Green Inside and Out
WUSB-FM/90.1 FM
Long Islander Beth Fiteni us the host. Rotates with Healthy
Planet radio with Huntington resident Bob DiBenedetto.
Sunday, September 1st
5pm to 7pm
Art, Oysters & Champagne
New Suffolk Waterfront
650 First St.
New Suffolk
$85
For more info and to buy tickets:
Fundraiser to support the environmentally sustainable
preservation, and public access, of this historic waterfront area.
Monday, September 2nd
Give What You Can Day (Slow Food USA)
To join and for more info…
Join Slow Food USA (whose motto is good, clean and fair food
for all), and become a member for any amount ($60 is the standard single member
amount/$100 for a family membership).
Tuesday, September 3rd to Wednesday,
September 11th
Natural Medicine Secrets (online documentary series)
FREE
To register…
Some of the heavy hitters of holistic health…Dr. Joel
Fuhrman, Dr. Joel Kahn, Dr. Dean Ornish, and many other interesting speakers,
are participating in this series.
Tuesday, September 3rd
3pm
Lawncare Tuesdays (thru October)
Bridge Gardens
36 Mitchell La.
Bridgehampton
FREE
Get free sustainable lawn and landscape management (rain or
shine) from Paul Wagner of Greener Pastures Organics! This is in partnership
with The Perfect Earth project
7pm - Volunteers/8pm – Food Distribution
Community Solidarity Food Share Distribution
Fairground Ave & E. 6th St.
Huntington Station
For more info and to sign up to be a volunteer (though you
can also just stop by)…
This is the group that Green Thumb CSA – Huntington has
partnered with for the last number of years to donate produce remaining at the
end of the night from our CSA.
8pm to 9pm
Green Street Radio
WBAI – FM/99.5 – FM
For more info and to listen online…
Listen to Nassau County residents, Patti & Doug Wood
(founders of the only all organic greenmarket in NY…Port Washington), talk
about environmental issues effecting us all. Shows are archived on WBAI and
available as a podcast here… http://www.greenstreetradio.com/
. The last show was about getting glyphosate (Round-Up) out of NYC Parks. They
alternate with a show called Eco-Logic.
Friday, September 6th
3pm to 7pm
Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI)
The Sisters of St. Joseph
1725 Brentwood Rd.
Brentwood
To register…
To get directions (you’ll need them)…
Support our native plant species (some are edible) and
volunteer to pull weeds at the LINPI. This is a potluck so bring something to
share (or don’t, and just weed and leave). You’ll be out in the sun so dress
accordingly.
Sunday, September 8th
10am to 4pm
13th Annual North Fork Foodie Tour
Peconic Land Trust Ag Center at Charnews Farm
3005 Youngs Ave
Southold, NY
$25/Free – under 12 years old
For more info…
To buy tickets…
It’s great…just go! 😊 If the weather is good
and a bunch of us CSA folks are going, maybe we can all meet at the North Fork
Table & Inn Food Truck for lunch (TBD).
Wednesday, September 11th
7pm to 9pm
The Read Truth about Health Conference planning meeting
Hilton Hotel
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more into about the conference…
Vegan food will be provided.
Thursday, September 12th
7pm
Queen of the Sun
Crossroads Farm at Grossman’s
480 Hempstead Ave.
Malverne
$5
For more info…
Benefit screening for Crossroads Farm, a non-profit project
of the Nassau Land Trust. Includes pre-film appetizers!
Friday, September 13th to Sunday, September
15th
Fri – 4pm to 11pm/ Sat – 11am to 11pm/ Sun – noon to 8pm
Greek Fest 2019
St. Paraskevi
1 Shrine Pl.
Greenlawn
For more info:
Food, music, dancing, rides, flea market, vendors. This
event supports the social service ministry projects of this parish which helps
the poor, sick and homeless.
Friday, September 13th and Saturday,
September 14th
5th Annual Food Lab Conference
SUNY Stony Brook
39 Tuckahoe Rd.
Southampton
$75 to $200
For more info and to buy tickets…
Keynote speaker is Lidia Bastianich. An event for eaters,
bakers, brewers, fishers, farmers and winemakers.
Saturday, September 14th and Sunday,
September 15th
10am to 6pm
16th Annual Long Island Garlic Festival
Garden of Eve Farm
4558 Sound Ave.
Riverhead
$10/FREE – under 2 years old
Music, demos, kid friendly, food, fun, Garlic! Rain or
shine.
Saturday, September 14th
9am to 5pm
11th annual Gaia’s Essence Wellness Women’s
Conference
Melville Marriott
1350 Walt Whitman Rd.
Melville
$20 – General/$40 – Girlfriend package (buy 2 get 1
free)/$10 – Student/$10 – Kid’s Room (includes special activies)/$5 – Seniors
(65 and over…must present ID)
For more info and to purchase tickets:
Lectures, hula hooping, essential oils, kid-friendly,
healthy food truck eats, and more!
4:30pm to 7:30pm
Harvest Moon: An evening of expressive agriculture
Orkestai Farm
Planting Fields Arboretum
1395 Planting Fields Rd.
Oyster Bay
$100 - $1,000
For more info and to buy tickets…
This is a fundraiser for Orkestai Farm (non-profit farm that
provides education in sustainable farming and the arts for teens and young
adults of all abilities) that will include live music and dance performances,
and farm-to-table food and beverages (alcoholic and non). Our CSA member, Patti
Woods, is on the board and does workshops on fibre art.
For more info on the farm…
Sunday, September 15th
10am to 4:30pm
Over 50 Fair
Hilton Long Island
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
$6 – Advance/$8 – Door/FREE – veterans with ID/ can bring
one adult child with each paid admission
For more info:
Workshops on essential oils, yoga, meditation, and
alternative health, along with other topics like real estate, conventional
medicine, etc. and live music. Also will be collecting non-perishable food and
financial donations for the Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN).
1pm to 4pm
Slow Food North Shore Potluck
Elija Farm
43 Foxhurst Rd.
Huntington Station
$10 – Members/$15 – Public
For more info and to RSVP…
Farm tour and potluck (bring a dish to share preferably made
from local, sustainably grown, plant-based food).
Thursday, September 19th
6pm to 8:30pm
The End of Mental Illness
109 E. 50th St., 3rd Floor
NYC
FREE
To register:
Join holistic psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Amen, in his
discussion about a new paradigm of dealing with mental health issues based on a
brain-based whole person program rooted in neuroscience and hope. Knowing a bit
about Dr. Amen, diet will be a significant part of the program (and he will be
talking about eating organic).
Saturday, September 21st
Noon to ???
Farm Aid
Alpine Valley Music Theater
East Troy, WI
To get tickets and for more info…
If you can’t attend, you can usually watch the concert live
online! And if you want to donate, go to the website and contribute, OR support
Farm Aid by buying stuff from their store. Think I’ll treat myself to an
organic cotton bandana! 😊
Wednesday, September 25th
7 to 9pm
Citizens for 5G Awareness
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
For more info contact Debbie:
Join a group of people that are active regarding educating
the public about the health concerns around 5G wireless technology.
Thursday, September 26th
6pm to 8:30pm
Cocktails in the Cloister
Rosary Hall Chapel at the Cloister
555 Albany Ave.
Amityville
$200
To register and buy tickets…
A benefit for Homecoming Farm (a project of the Sisters of
St. Dominic), the evening is a farm-to-table dinner created by the chefs of
Besito/The Shed with live music, raffles and wine.
Saturday, September 28th and Sunday,
September 29th
10am to 5pm
Hudson Garlic Festival
Cantine Field
Washington Ave. Extension
Saugerties, NY
$10 (cash only)
For more info…
If you like Garlic, this is the mamajama Garlic Festival in
New York. The years I’ve gone, bought 3 to 4 lbs. of Garlic (certified
organic…not all of it is), stored it properly, and had it last till March!
Saturday, September 28th
11am to 7pm
Chili Pepper Festival
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
455 Flatbush Ave
990 Washington Ave
Brooklyn
$30 – General/$25 – Seniors (65 and over) & Students (12
and over with student ID)/FREE – BBG Members & children under 12
For more info and to buy tickets…
Music, food, kid friendly, demos. Rain or shine.
Wednesday, October 2nd
7pm to 9pm
The Read Truth about Health Conference planning meeting
Hilton Hotel
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more into about the conference…
Vegan food will be provided.
Wednesday, October 16th
7 to 9pm
Citizens for 5G Awareness
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
For more info contact Debbie:
Join a group of people that are active regarding educating
the public about the health concerns around 5G wireless technology.
Saturday, October 19th
10:30am, 11:30am & 12:30pm (times from last year and
will confirm)
Annual CSA Pumpkin Picking Farm Tour
Green Thumb Farm
Montauk Hwy.
Water Mill
FREE
Call to RSVP:
631-726-1900 (M to Su 9:30am to 4:30pm)
This tour is for CSA members and immediate family only
(sorry, but if you share a CSA share with someone, only the person listed on
the contract is a CSA member…however, if the CSA member isn’t coming, you can
show up and use their name to RSVP). Last time to get a behind the scenes tour
of our farm and talk to our farmers (Got a garden? Got questions? These are the
guys to ask 😊 ).
This is a hayride tour of a different section of the farm
than we toured in June during our Strawberry picking farm tour.
Also, there’s usually a discount at the farm stand for those
attending the farm tour (will check on that).
Wednesday, November 6th
7pm to 9pm
The Read Truth about Health Conference planning meeting
Hilton Hotel
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more into about the conference…
Vegan food will be provided.
Wednesday, November 20th
7 to 9pm
Citizens for 5G Awareness
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
For more info contact Debbie:
Join a group of people that are active regarding educating
the public about the health concerns around 5G wireless technology.
Saturday, November 16th
9am to 5pm
Beekeeping for the Future
The Pfeiffer Center
260 Hungry Hollow Rd.
Chestnut Ridge, NY
$95
For more info and to register…
If you’re thinking of getting Honeybees next spring, now is
the time to prepare. If you’ve been beekeeping for a year or two, this is a
good place to ask questions and learn new things. This is where I’m going to
take classes if I ever get around to being able to have Bees in my backyard.
Wednesday, December 4th
7pm to 9pm
The Read Truth about Health Conference planning meeting
Hilton Hotel
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more into about the conference…
Vegan food will be provided.
Wednesday, December 18th
7 to 9pm
Citizens for 5G Awareness
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
For more info contact Debbie:
Join a group of people that are active regarding educating
the public about the health concerns around 5G wireless technology.
Wednesday, January 8th
7pm to 9pm
The Read Truth about Health Conference planning meeting
Hilton Hotel
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more into about the conference…
Vegan food will be provided.
Friday, January 24th to Sunday, February, 2nd
The Truth About Health
Hilton Long Island
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more info and to register (though registration for 2020
isn’t posted yet)…
If you’re interested in being a sponsor of this event (if
you have a business or service you’d like to promote)…
Vegan meals/snacks are provided. More info as it gets closer
to the event. Lots of speakers on lots of topics regarding health and the
environment.
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