Happy Autumn!
CSA Weather Report…chilly and breezy
Last CSA pickup day for this season is this week, Thursday,
December 10th, and it will be a special one! 😊
IMPORTANT!
- This week there will be three different things about
the CSA set-up…1) there will be an Exchange Table (see below for details),
2) there will be a surprise table (apologies to any people that are
gluten-free and/or vegan…both were an option, and then not an option – not
my fault)*, and 3) we will be looping around the room and then exiting out
the front door.
- Any outstanding financial issues will be dealt with in
the next two weeks either by A) mail, B) meeting up at the Cinema Arts
Centre by appointment, or C) stopping by your home and either dropping off
or picking up paperwork/checks in your mailbox.
- Keep checking for CSA emails beyond today…haven’t
forgotten about the cookbook contest (a winner will be announced and a
prize given), and there are other reasons to stay in touch this winter
(events, click activism, and at some point…info about the 2021 season).
*The surprise table is a reminder of what was, and a hint of
what will be once things improve beyond 2020. Our CSA used to have restaurant
outings (both on LI and NYC…and the surprise table features somewhere we went on
one of our culinary adventures), CSA meetings (featuring amusing videos re: our
various veg and what to do with them), and with any luck we’ll be able to do
both in 2021, and over the years we’ve had additional add-ons (Honey Share,
Mushroom Share, CSA Share…Community Supported Alcohol 😊,
and maybe next year if we have more CSA members we can do some of these add-ons
– many hands make light work as the saying goes).
Please be mindful when picking up your CSA
food, please read the CSA Wall Chart, and consider checking what’s in your
bag(s) with the CSA Wall Chart before you leave to make sure you A) didn’t
forget to take anything, or B) accidentally take too much. As it is in the
story of the three bears…the idea is for it to be not too much, or not too little,
but just right! 😊
Important…if you send anyone to the CSA to
pick up food for you, please tell them to BRING BAGS!
This email includes…
- What you need to know
- Exchange Table this
week!!!!
- If you haven’t watched
this yet, it’s really worth checking out…Food safety and COVID-19
- Who’d a thunk it?
- Click activism
- Contests!!!
- Vote for…the Cinema Arts
Centre!
- Lotsa Latkes (if one is
Jewish or not, who doesn’t like fried whatever??? 😊 )…
- 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 physician(s) 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
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)…*except when it’s raining (read the CSA Weather
Report above)
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).
- When you enter the CSA area, start at Table #1 at the
left side of the table and work your way to the right, then to Table #2,
Table #3, Herb Share table (if you have one), Flower Share table (if you
have one), and then out the back door to the Cinema garden by the upper
parking lot stairs. We’re arranging the food so if you only have one bag
with you and you follow this, the heaviest things are on the bottom of the
bag, the lightest are on the top, and the wettest things aren’t going to
get the things that need to stay dry the most very wet. Plus, it makes
social distancing easier, and we have only one entrance and one exit being
used.
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.
Veggie info sheets added as needed. This is the link to the: 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.
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! 😊 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 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!
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 physician(s) before
taking any action.
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 Curly Cress/Peppercress) and detoxing…
http://www.nourishingmeals.com/2012/03/detox-with-spring-greens.html
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!
LAST CSA Week #28
December 10, 2020
- Carrots* – check CSA Wall Chart for details
- Kale** – 1 bunch
- Squash, Winter*** – check CSA Wall Chart for details
- Cauliflower: Romanesque**** – 1 head
- Radish: Daikon – 1
- Peppers, Hot***** - check CSA Wall Chart for details
Total Items: 6
Herb Share – December 1A
Cilantro****** AND Parsley*******
What to do with Daikon…
Carrot & Daikon Pickles (it’s so easy…dead people can
make this 😊 )…
https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/carrot-and-daikon-pickles
other ideas and recipes…
https://www.thespruceeats.com/chinese-white-radish-daikon-694717
https://www.myrecipes.com/ingredients/how-to-cook-daikon-radishes
*Carrots are one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=21
**Kale is one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=38
***Winter Squash is one of the world’s 100 healthiest
foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=63
****Cauliflower is one of the world’s 100 healthiest
foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=13
*****Hot Peppers are one of the world’s 100 healthiest
foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=29
******Cilantro is one of the world’s 100 healthiest
foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=70
*******Parsley is one of the world’s 100 healthiest
foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=100
2.Exchange Table this week!!!
After you pick up your CSA share this week, you’ll see an
Exchange Table where you can exchange one (or more than one) food item from
your CSA share for something on the Exchange Table (and it has to be the whole
food item…not just part of it).
Why didn’t we have this as an option all year? Short
story…not enough CSA members, and not enough CSA members working 12 hours.
Hope everyone will make an effort this winter to think of
any friends/family/co-workers who might be interested in joining our CSA next
year and either forward them info or have them reach out to me for info and be
put on the email list for 2021 CSA membership info.
With more CSA members, we might be able to have an Exchange
Table every week!
3. If you haven’t watched this yes, it’s really worth
checking out…Food safety and COVID-19
One of our CSA members told me that after watching this, it
made them feel better about going grocery shopping.
Watch writer J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (son of a Harvard University
geneticist and immunologist, grandson of a chemist, and author of Food Lab:
Better Home Cooking Through Science), talk about COVID-19 and food safety…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvw9lZ3v3I
And read in more detail here…
https://www.seriouseats.com/2020/03/food-safety-and-coronavirus-a-comprehensive-guide.html#covid-on-food
4.Who’d a thunk it?
What’s the connection between eating, showering and bathing?
Who’d a thunk it!
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/experts-say-you-shouldnt-do-this-hygiene-practice-for-more-than-15-minutes
5.Click activism
A. Please tell president-elect Biden we need to harness
opportunities to step back from the brink of escalating environmental
destruction! For more info and to send a letter…
https://secure.everyaction.com/RjWp2sQAEk6EHybeB1_FAw2
B. This is about clean water for
the people around Delaware…everybody deserves clean drinking water and our
planet deserves cleaner water. For more info and to sign… https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/stop-the-fracked-gas-export-terminal-in-the-delaware-river-1?share=f78038ce-a4a9-413c-9004-64ac8b13f7a2&source=s.fwd&utm_source=s.fwd
Tell Cuomo to vote no (see
above)… https://act.nrdc.org/letter/5262-ne-delaware-river-200903?source=EMODRFPET&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=topnote1&utm_campaign=email&t=15&akid=12327%2E184882%2ER3Xw4E
C. Ban atrazine…for more info and
to sign… Sign here: https://act.ewg.org/a/ban-atrazine
D. Plastic will soon outweigh all
the fish in the sea, and it’s in our drinking water and on our plates. Yet
industry plans to increase plastic production by 40% over the next decade.
President Biden can, and must, act on plastic pollution. We must stop producing
more plastic and transform our throwaway economy to a regenerative one. We
demand President Biden take bold actions on plastic pollution.
For more info and to sign… https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/president-biden-be-a-plasticfreepresident?source=email&
E. Tell Home Depot and Lowe’s to
stop selling cancer causing RoundUp! For more info and to sign…
https://action.foe.org/page/24921/action/1?ea.tracking.id=Email&ea.url.id=686031&forwarded=true
6.Contests!!!
A.Sign up for the newsletter from Cherry Bombe (great
funky/punky/progressive/fashion forward women in the world of food
magazine/podcast/etc.) and enter to win cookbook, AND find out about their
weekly giveaways…
https://cherrybombe.com/newslettergiveaway?mc_cid=2830d76710&mc_eid=1085d0af0f
B.Win an organic Ham or Turkey and dairy products from
Organic Valley (contest ends 12/14/20)…
https://giveaways.dojomojo.com/landing?promo_id=61e88cfb-3cf3-43df-b1fa-b3c3bd4a5976&campaign_id=1f007921-d736-4ebc-8ec0-28ec84e13183&utm_campaign=A-Holiday-Feast-&utm_medium=sweeps&utm_source=Organic-Valley&share_image=//innovation-brand-logos.s3.amazonaws.com/campaign-images/9a45c733-ef41-446b-920d-ec6fd8e91fef/main.png&title=A%20Holiday%20Feast!&j=64899&sfmc_sub=8341917&l=288_HTML&u=1488958&mid=514005111&jb=13
C.Win junk-free baking kits and dairy products from Organic
Valley (contest ends 12/21/20)…
https://www.organicvalley.coop/promotions/giveaway/?utm_source=ffnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=OV-CookieGiveaway12082020&j=66322&sfmc_sub=8341917&l=288_HTML&u=1531623&mid=514005111&jb=13
7.Vote for…the Cinema Arts Centre!
There’s only till Tuesday, December 15th, to vote
for the Best on LI nominees for 2020 (time flies whether you’re having fun or
not 😊 )…
https://bestof.longislandpress.com/voting/#//
If your favorite movie theater is the Cinema Arts Centre
(the home base for our CSA for the last several years), here’s a way to support
them that’s free and easy!
Didn’t have time to look for more nominees other than the
Cinema, but there are food related categories to check out to see if your faves
are there.
8. Lotsa Latkes (if one is Jewish or not, celebrating
Hanukkah or not, who doesn’t like fried whatever??? 😊
)…
Whether they’re…
Air fried…
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/you-should-be-air-frying-your-latkes-heres-how/
Baked, gluten-free and vegan…
https://www.thehealthymaven.com/healthy-baked-latkes/
Made out of Beets…
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/cumin-scented-beet-latkes
Made out of Carrots (and gluten-free)…
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/carrot-pancakes-with-salted-yogurt-51236280
With Jerusalem Artichokes…
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/yukon-gold-potato-and-jerusalem-artichoke-latkes-with-apple-horseradish-mayonnaise-and-taramasalata-368729
Perfect…
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/how-to-make-perfect-latkes-for-hanukkah/
Made out of an assortment of root vegetables…
https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/vegetable-latkes-recipe
Vegan…
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/vegan-latkes-for-hanukkah/
What can’t you use to make a Latke? Try Broccoli,
Cauliflower, Corn, Leeks, Scallions, Summer Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Winter
Squash…
https://www.thespruceeats.com/fantastic-latke-recipes-2121666
And these are just amazing next level out of control
(Rainbow, Kale, Brussel Sprouts, Turnips, Cilantro Jalapeno, and the list goes
on…yikes!)…
https://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelysanders/altkes
Enough options for eight days and waaayyyy beyond…what’s not
to like? 😊
9. And now, for something completely different…
Is it art? Too much time on one’s hands? Blame the pandemic?
Insanity? All of the above?…
https://www.instagram.com/foodmasku/?utm_source=ig_embed
Events…both near and far
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 physician(s) before
taking any action.
Thursday, December 10th
10am to 11am
IEatGreen radio show
To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived
programs)…
http://prn.fm/
Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff. Older shows can be
accessed in archives.
Friday, December 11th
6pm to 7pm
Green Inside and Out
WUSB-FM/90.1 FM
https://www.wusb.fm/
Long Islander Beth Fiteni is the host. Rotates with Healthy
Planet radio with Huntington resident Bob DiBenedetto.
Saturday, December 12th to Saturday, March
27th
9am to 1pm
The Huntington Winter Farmers Market
John. J. Flanagan Center
423 Park Ave
Huntington
www.longislandfarmersmarkets.com
Saturday, December 12th
12pm to 1pm
Food Chain Radio
https://metrofarm.com/food-chain-radio-3/
Host Michael Olsen always has interesting guests on the
issues of food, food politics, health, and related topics. Check out the
archives.
Tuesday, December 15th
10am to 11am
Green Street Radio
WBAI-FM/99.5FM
To listen live or check out the archives…
https://www.wbai.org/program.php?program=365
Join Long Islanders Doug & Patti Wood (founders of the
Port Washington Farmer’s Market…the only all organic greenmarket in New York
State), in their weekly show featuring conversations on health and sustainable
living.
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)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
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.
Saturday, January 16th to Saturday, January
23rd
NOFA-NY 2021 Winter Conference: Rooted in Resilience (online
event)
For more info and to register (no registration info at this
time but will keep y’all posted)…
https://nofany.org/2021-winter-conference/
To submit videos for the talent show, photos for the photo conference,
and get on the email list for this event…
https://nofany.org/2021-winter-conference/get-involved/
This event isn’t just for farmers. Home gardeners, home
cooks, and people interested in holistic health will all have something to
enjoy checking out and learning (there may also be programs for children and
teens as well).
There will be a virtual talent show (dance, jokes, music,
poems, sketches, or stories) so check out the link above for more info and how
to submit videos, and a photo contest (again, check out the link above for more
info).
This event will also contain the 3rd Northeast
Organic Seed Conference. If you have a home garden and would like to save your
seeds and not need to buy them next year, or if you already save them and would
like to upgrade your seed saving knowledge, this is the part of the NOFA-NY
Winter Conference to check out.
I personally think everyone that eats anything organic
should be a member of NOFA-NY anyhow 😊 . Become a member of
NOFA-NY (the Northeast Organic Farmers Association – New York Chapter) and
you’ll be more hooked in to the info about this event. They are the
organization that certifies farms, etc., organic in New York (and has been
doing so for 37 years). They were doing this work before the federal government
got involved (who then immediately tried to make the regulations weaker) and
fought for, and succeeded in, keeping organic standards to the higher standards
of organic farming, and will be doing so if the national program goes away (you
never know any more). These are good people doing good work, and deserve your
support.
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