Happy Autumn!
- What you need to know
- If you haven’t watched
this yet, it’s really worth checking out…Food safety and COVID-19
- Click activism
- And now, for something
completely different…
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.
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!
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
November 5, 2020
- Escarole – 1 head
- Collard Greens* – 1 bunch
- Tat Soi– 1 bunch
- Sweet Potatoes** – check CSA Wall Chart for
details
- Turnips*** – check CSA Wall Chart for details
Total Items: 5
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=138
Ever tried using these for a gluten-free low carb wrap?
https://www.kitchenistadiaries.com/2016/03/how-to-prep-collard-green-leaves.html
And the stems you trim out for the wraps? Save and use them
in your next stir-fry or general vegetable cook-up.
**Sweet Potatoes are one of the world’s 100
healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=64
***Turnip Greens are one of the world’s 100
healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=144
We may or not get our Turnips with the Greens attached this
week but even if we don’t, Turnips are A) good for us and B) tasty!
Turnip Fries (baked)…a good “gateway” recipe to liking
Turnips (if you don’t already 😊) …
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/163062/crispy-turnip-fries/
Health benefits (pretty impressive) and recipes…
https://draxe.com/nutrition/turnip/
2.If you haven’t watched this yes, it’s really worth checking out…Food safety and COVID-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvw9lZ3v3I
3.Click activism
US Department Of Labor continues to allow labor contractors
to control workers' visas and cut labor costs and liability for growers by
stealing workers' wages. Join our call to tell the Trump DOL to stop allowing
unscrupulous labor contractors to control workers' visas.
Click here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-corrupt-h2a-labor-contractors?source=email&
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.
Now till ???
Hacking your Healthcare with Dr. Mark Hyman (free online
course)
Sign up for this 10 day journey to optimal wellness. Learn
about Functional Medicine and how to work with your doctor to get the health
care you need. Find out which tests matter and why the results are critical to
improving your health.
Monday, November 2nd to Sunday, November 8th
FREE
For more info and to register…
https://theanxietysummit6.com/reg-gift/?idev_id=2517
Dr. Mark Hyman (functional medicine practitioner and author)
and Dr. David Perlmutter (holistic neurologist and author) are just two of the
many speakers in this event. And can just about guarantee that eating certified
organic whole foods will be at least a part of the recommendations.
Thursday, November 5th
10am to 11am
IEatGreen radio show
To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived
programs)…
Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff. Older shows can be
accessed in archives.
6pm to 7pm
Green Inside and Out
WUSB-FM/90.1 FM
Long Islander Beth Fiteni is the host. Rotates with Healthy
Planet radio with Huntington resident Bob DiBenedetto.
Huntington Farmer’s Market – G & G Long Island Farmer’s
Market
228 Main St. (Elm Street parking lot)
Huntington
Not the same organizer who’s been at this location for the
past ??? years, but the organizer that’s been hosting the Winter Market in
Huntington since Huntington first had a Winter Market. Possible there might be
up two certified organic farms…Golden Earthworm and Natural Earth Farm.
8am to 12:30pm
Northport Farmer’s Market
Main Street (Cow Harbor Parking lot)
Northport
https://northportfarmersmarket.org/
The one certified organic farm here is Sang Lee Farms.
12pm to 1pm
Food Chain Radio
https://metrofarm.com/food-chain-radio-3/
Tuesday, November 10th
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.
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
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/
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