Happy Spring!
What’s missing this week…
1. Did anyone by chance take Flowers last week and didn’t realize you need to pay extra for a Flower Share? Two bunches were missing by the end of the night. Any info is appreciated. Yes, they were counted at the start and we had the correct number.
2. I’ve been asked to check with you guys about a missing plant! Between last Thursday afternoon to Friday AM, a hanging basket of lavender ivy geranium was taken by someone who shouldn’t have. It was located on the right as you walk towards the front door, on the ground. It was worth $15 and the loss was taken by a UU member who had to pay back the person who ordered it with her own money (and she’s unemployed). Did anyone by chance take it thinking it was for free? Did anyone see anyone taking it? Any info would help and this person would be happy to either get the plant back or be paid the $15 she put out for it. I mentioned to this person that there were other groups in the building that night and to check with them as well.
On the more cheerful side, if you are a Cablevision subscriber you can go to the News 12 website and under LI Naturally or Feature Stories…you should be able to see the CSA feature they did.
WE HAVE ROOM FOR ABOUT 50 MORE CSA MEMBERS! So, if you know of anyone who’d be interested…have them stop by, contact me, or give them a CSA brochure (which we have at the sign-in desk).
Included in this email...
1. Help! Your CSA needs you this week!! ONE Late!!!
2. This week’s list (subject to change…farming is like that!)
3. Rhubarb anyone?
4. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff (new stuff added weekly...really!)
5. Chive Blossom Photo
6. Do you garden? Want organic seedlings from your CSA farm???
7. Eco Sushi Guide (was going to say “green” but that didn’t sound appetizing)
8. What you actually got last week
9. Exchange Table Info
10. Spin the Wheel of Herbs
1. Help! Your CSA needs you this week!! One Late!!!
We need ONE (1) person for the 5:30 to 7:30pm shift.
Respond to this email, or call 631-421-4864 and leave a message, from now till 1pm on Thursday, June 11th.
You can always just show up a little before 3:30 or 5:30pm at the CSA and offer to work if there's still an empty slot on the CSA Work Sign-up Sheet. ALWAYS FILL THE CSA WORK SHEET OUT IN PENCIL!!! Life is too unpredictable for being written in pen!
2. This week’s list (subject to change…farming is like that!)
June 11, 2009
Week # 8
1. Lettuce
2. Strawberries
3. Rhubarb
4. Black Beans, dried
5. Chives, Garlic Chives OR Sage – choose 2 bunches total (not sure if 2 of same kind or must be one each of two different kinds…will find out)
Total Items – 5 (?)
3. Rhubarb anyone?
Cool website in general and in particular…some basic Rhubarb info…
http://www.yumsugar.com/3141742
Plus, the NY Times Food Section this week has 3 Rhubarb recipes.
4. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff
Thursday, June 11th
6pm
Craig Claiborne and the Invention of Food Journalism
New School
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center
Arnhold Hall
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: $5; free to all students from any institution and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
Box Office Information:
In person purchases can be made at The New School Box Office at 66 West 12th Street, main floor, Monday-Friday 1:00-7:00 p.m. The box office opens the first day of classes and closes after the last paid event of each semester. Reservations and inquiries can be made by emailing boxoffice@newschool .edu or calling 212.229.5488
Called the nation's preeminent food journalist, Mississippi- born Craig Claiborne trained in Switzerland as a chef on the GI bill after World War II. On his return to the United States, he began writing articles for Gourmet and became an editor at the magazine. His career skyrocketed when The New York Times hired him as its first food columnist in 1957. Claiborne's columns, reviews and cookbooks introduced Americans to a wide range of international and ethnic food. Other newspapers followed The New York Times's lead, and soon a cadre of authoritative newspaper food writers helped attune millions of Americans to the finer points of good food and cooking. Our panel explores Claiborne's life, work, and his seminal influence on food journalism in America. With Molly O'Neill, former New York Times columnist, and author of the New York Cookbook; Betty Fussell, author of The Story of Corn and Raising Steaks; Anne Mendelson, author of Stand Facing the Stove, and Milk: the Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages, and a contributing editor to Gourmet; David Leite, publisher/editor- in-chief, Leite's Culinaria, and author of The New Portuguese Table; John T. Edge, Director, Southern Foodways Alliance, University of Mississippi, contributing editor, Gourmet, author of Southern Belly. The panel will be moderated by Andrew F. Smith, editor of the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink, and Food Studies professor. Sponsored by the Food Studies Program at The New School.
Friday, June 12th
4:00 pm- 7:00 pm
Macari Wine Tasting
Shoreham Wines & Spirits
Rte. 25A
Shoreham
631-744-3522
www.macariwines.com
FREE
Visit Shoreham Wines & Spirits and meet Macari Vineyards Sales Rep., John Miniaci, as he guides you through a tasting of Macari Wines. Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 16th
7:30pm
Slow Food Meeting
Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave, Huntington FREE
Friday, June 19th
4pm to 7pm
Macari Wine Tasting
Stew Leonards
210 Airport Plaza Blvd
Farmingdale, NY
For more info:
(631) 249-3583
Visit Stew Leonards and meet Macari Vineyards Sales Rep., John Miniaci, as he guides you through a tasting of Macari Wines.
4:00 pm- 7:00 pm
West Islip Wines Hosts Macari Vineyards
486 Union Blvd.
West Islip
For more info:
631-661-4443
www.macariwines.com
FREE
Visit West Islip Wines and meet Macari Rep., Stefanie Pesce, as you enjoy tasting of Macari Wines
5 to 8pm
Happy Hour in the Garden
Green Drinks Long Island’ Summer Solstice Happy Hour
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
Live Brazilian music by Hypno Smoothie
Complimentary snacks and beer
Donation $8.00
Saturday, June 20th
Clearwater Festival - Great Hudson River Revival
For more info:
http://www.clearwater.org/festival/
CSA member Jeff Tanenbaum will be volunteering again this year and HIGHLY recommends you check this event out for the day, or for the weekend! It's the year of Pete Seeger's 90th birthday (he, if his health and the fates allow, will be performing) and the 45th anniversary of the group's sloop, The Clearwater, the namesake of the festival. This year's performers also include Susan Tedeschi, The Persuasions, Arlo Guthrie, Jay & Molly Ungar, Alejandro Escovido and a plethora of others.
Sunday, June 21st
Clearwater Festival - Great Hudson River Revival
(see June 20th)
12:30pm
Wildman Foraging Tour
Sunken Meadow Park
Kings Park
For more info & reservations:
914-835-2153
$15 - Adults, $10 - younger than 12
If you've never been...you should treat yourself to go at least once. If you've gone...you know why you want to check this out!
Friday, June 26th
Let’s Eat! Films on Food presents…
“Food Inc”
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
For tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/67780
Co-sponsored by Slow Food Huntington…Winner of the 2009 Golden Snail at the International Food on Film Festival, Bologna, Italy (details to follow)
Friday, July 10th
3:00 pm- 6:00 pm
Macari Wine Tasting
Sag Harbor Liquor Store
52 Main Street
Sag Harbor, NY
For more info:
(631) 725-0054
www.sagharborliquorstore.com
www.macariwines.com
Visit Sag Harbor Liquor Store and meet Macari Vineyards Sales Rep., John Miniaci, as he guides you through a tasting of Macari Wines. Enjoy!!
Saturday, July 18th
1pm to 6pm
Macari Wine Tasting
Stew Leonards
210 Airport Plaza Blvd
Farmingdale, NY
For more info:
(631) 249-3583
Visit Stew Leonards and meet Macari Vineyards Sales Rep., John Miniaci, as he guides you through a tasting of Macari Wines.
Friday, August 7 to Sunday, August 9th
NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) Summer Conference
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
http://www.nofasummerconference.org/
If you're interested in organic gardening, food, farming, holistic health, alternative energy, cleaning up the environment, food politics, good eating, partying, dancing, music, crafts, poetry, yoga, join between 1,500 and 2,000 like minded people in a weekend of fun and education with something for just about everyone from tots and teens to everyone else. There are many Long Islanders who go every year. If you try it once, I bet you'll try it again!
Saturday, August 15th
11:45am
Wildman Foraging Tour
Muttontown Preserve
East Norwich
For more info & reservations:
914-835-2153
$15 - Adults, $10 - younger than 12
If you've never been...you should treat yourself to go at least once. If you've gone...you know why you want to check this out!
Saturday, September 5th
12:30pm
Wildman Foraging Tour
Sunken Meadow Park
Kings Park
For more info & reservations:
914-835-2153
$15 - Adults, $10 - younger than 12
If you've never been...you should treat yourself to go at least once. If you've gone...you know why you want to check this out!
Sunday, October 25th
12:30pm
Wildman Foraging Tour
Sunken Meadow Park
Kings Park
For more info & reservations:
914-835-2153
$15 - Adults, $10 - younger than 12
If you've never been...you should treat yourself to go at least once. If you've gone...you know why you want to check this out!
Sunday, November 1st
11:45pm
Wildman Foraging Tour
Muttown Preserve
East Norwich
For more info & reservations:
914-835-2153
$15 - Adults, $10 - younger than 12
If you've never been...you should treat yourself to go at least once. If you've gone...you know why you want to check this out!
Saturday, Nov 21st
11am to 6pm
Green Living Expo
Suffolk County Community College
Brentwood Campus
Sports/Exhibition Complex
101 Crooked Hill Road
Brentwood, NY 11717
For more info:
http://www.greenlivingexpoli.com/
http://www.greenlivingexpoli.com/schedule.html
$10.00 (under 12 years old free)
The Green Living Expo is a 2-day event designed to provide Long Island residents and business owners with the information they need to support a greener way of life here on Long Island. “Green Living” is a new concept for many Long Islanders, for others it has been a way of life for years. Regardless of which category you fall into, being “green” is a notion that has firmly taken root in our society.
The Green Living Expo will be the catalyst between businesses, organizations, and consumers looking for information, inspiration, and innovation. It will provide information to help move us in the direction of a lifestyle that is both economically viable and ecologically sound.
The Green Living Expo will have two full days of programming to make the event both educational and fun. Speakers have been selected for their passion, commitment, innovation, and authority on their “green” topic. There is no additional fee required to attend the programs/lectures/classes.
Sunday, Nov 22nd
11am to 5pm
Green Living Expo
(see Saturday, Nov 21st)
5. Chive Blossom Photo
Check this out! A meatloaf cupcake with Chive Blossom decorations! I’m hungry…
http://blogs1.marthastewart.com/radioblog/2009/06/cupcake-contest-.html
6. Do you garden? Want organic seedlings from your CSA farm???
You can order certified organic seedlings for your garden from our CSA farm, Halsey's Green Thumb Farm, that will be delivered to you when you pick up your CSA share! AND, the prices are the same as last year! If you want something not on the list, call and ask...there's a decent chance they have, or will have, it. Fliers about this are on the CSA Sign-In Table.
How?
Call the farm (631-726-1900) from 9:30am to 4:30pm, order using a credit card (minimum order of $20) and coordinate when you'll be picking up your seedlings with your CSA pickup.
What?
All the pots are 4 1/2" and the cost of each pot is $5.00
Basil, Green
Marigold: Orange (8" to 10")
Mint, Cat
Oregano, Greek
Parsley, Italian Flat Leaf
Petunias: Blue OR Mixed OR Rose
Rosemary
Sorrel
Strawberries, Alpine (very small)
Swiss Chard: Gold OR Green OR Red
Tarragon, French
More varieties coming soon!
7. Eco Sushi Guide (was going to say “green” but that didn’t sound appetizing)
Ocean friendly sushi guide…
http://www.blueocean.org/files/boi_sushiWEB6.pdf
8. What you actually got last week
Week #7
June 4, 2009
1. Strawberries – 1 pt - $3.25
2. Rhubarb – 1 bunch - $3.25
3. Radishes – 1 bunch - $2.25
4. Oregano – 1 bunch - $2.00
5. Thyme, Flowering OR Sage, Flowering – 1 bunch total - $2.00
6. Curly Cress – 1 bunch - $2.00
7. Lettuce: Oakleaf, Red – 1 head - $1.50
Total Items: 7
Total Amount: $16.25 (+$.50 total extra given to us by our farmer so far this season - over what we pay our farmer per week...$16.50...not much, but over 34 weeks, this all adds up)
Flower Share
Week #1 – Columbine/Aquigelia OR Sweet Williams
9. Exchange Table Info
The table in the middle of the CSA is where we have our Exchange Table.
ONLY when we have enough CSA workers do we have an Exchange Table.
To make use of it…
1. Collect your CSA share
2. See if there’s something on the table that you’d like, and that you have something in your CSA share that you’d give up to have it
3. Put down the item from your CSA share (the ENTIRE item…not just a portion of it) and exchange it for the entire portion of the item on the Exchange Table
10. Spin the Wheel of Herbs
One of our CSA members emailed me and mentioned that he wasn’t thrilled with what we got last week as there were too many Herbs. This week is more of the same. I explained that what my take on it is that the farm is in a transition time where the greenhouse is empty, the winter crops are gone and the early planted ones aren’t big enough to harvest. It’s been very cool and wet this spring…not good growing weather (maybe for mushrooms?).
Herbs have more antioxidants than blueberries! They are very healthful and we Americans don’t use enough of them.
There’s a cool “wheel of Herbs” that will be at the Sign-In Desk you can take a look at. Email me if you want one. They’re less than $10 (I’ll be getting the exact price) and we can place an order for them. Makes the question of what to do with the Herbs a lot easier to answer.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/01/020108075158.htm
http://www.westonaprice.org/motherlinda/antioxidantherbs.html
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