Happy Summer!
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 (we have copies at the sign-in desk).
Anyone go on the farm tour the other weekend? I know some of you did but nobody’s letting me know. Write a few lines and get them into the next CSA email to let your fellow CSA members know what they missed and maybe then they’ll show up for the hayride & Pumpkin picking in October!
Included in this email...
1. Your CSA doesn’t need you this week. You know that won’t last for long!
2. This week’s list (subject to change without notice…farming is like that J )
3. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff (new stuff added weekly...really!)
4. Do you garden? Want organic seedlings from your CSA farm???
5. What you actually got last week
6. News from the Farm
1. Your CSA doesn’t need you this week. You know that won’t last for long!
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 without notice…farming is like that J )
July 9, 2009
Week # 12
1. Peas, Sugar Snap OR Peas, Snow
2. Fennel
3. Scallions
4. Lettuce
5. Beans, Fava
6. Upland Cress OR Sage
Total Items – 6
Flower Share (?)
Week #5
Herb Share
July 1A
Cilantro AND Parsley
3. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff
Ending TODAY Thursday, July 9th
“Let’s Eat! Films on Food” presents…Food Inc
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
For more info:
631-423-BOXO
Showtimes: 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm
Co-sponsored by Slow Food Huntington…check out the winner of the 2009 Golden Snail award (International Food on Film Award, Bologna, Italy). If you think you’ve heard and seen everything about this subject…you haven’t! Check out the trailer…
http://robertkennerfilms.com/films/files/detail_current.php
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)
4. 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!
5. What you actually got this week
July 2, 2009
Week # 11
1. Lettuce: Romaine – 1 head
Leaf, Red – 1 head - $4.25 for both
2. Swiss Chard: Green/White, Red, Rainbow, Yellow/Golden – 1 bunch - $3.25
3. Sorrel – 1 bunch - $2.25
4. Peas, Sugar Snap – ½ lb - $3.25
5. Beets OR Beets, Chiogga OR Carrots, Mixed OR Carrots OR Carrots, Yellow – 1 bunch - $3.25
Total Items – 5
Total Amount - $16.25 (+$2.25 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 #4 - Salvia
6. News from the Farm
July 3, 2009
July is here…Asparagus and Strawberries are gone! But despite all the rain and cool weather. our Strawberry crop was good. Though they were not as sweet as we would have liked. We needed more sunshine and warmth for that.
It was one of the coldest and wettest (happy agricultural rain is 1 inch per week…4 for the month…and we got about 10 inches for June) Junes on record. Because of this, our other crops have been a week or two slower to come in as well.
Lettuce, herbs and Radishes have all done well. Our Scallions, Carrots, Beets and Fennel are all arriving shortly in addition to Fava Beans and Peas, and then Beans and Squash by mid-month.
Due to all the wet weather our planting schedules have been disrupted. Most of June’s plantings are going in 10 days to two weeks later than normal. Because of this our Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggplants will be later than usual.
Thanks to all who came to visit us on our farm tour last week. It was a wonderful sunny day!
Organically yours,
Farmer Bill (Halsey)
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