Happy Summer!
Welcome to the 18th year of Green Thumb CSA –
Huntington, and its 2nd year at the Cinema Arts Centre! Whoo-hoo!
CSA Weather report…86 and sunny (don’t leave your veg in the
car…they will be very unhappy because it’s way too hot in there)!
What happens if you don’t get any CSA emails and
Thursday rolls around and it’s time to go to the CSA? GO ANYWAY! There
have been times over the years when various things have prevented a CSA email
from being sent…computers, storms, health emergencies, etc. However, the thing
to do is to come to the Cinema and in all probability, your CSA share will be
there (unless there’s weather that’s so treacherous travel would be extremely
ill-advised and even then, the farm will show up and drive from Water Mill to
Huntington before some CSA members would drive from Huntington…to Huntington).
And if not (which I doubt…there was only one snowstorm where the farm showed up
on Friday instead of Thursday because no one could drive anywhere), there would
be a sign on the door saying something, or you could call me (though with
Hurricane Sandy, even my land line was down because of the Verizon battery it’s
hooked up to….grrrrrrr…I need to get that detached so I can get phone calls
during those times when the power goes out).
Parking suggestion…try parking all the way
around the building in the upper parking lot where the day care center play
area is. You hopefully will find a spot, and it’s a short walk down the stairs
to the entrance from there, and most people don’t seem to think of parking up
there. If you park illegally you can get a parking ticket, it does happen!
If you are going to show up at the CSA later than
7:30pm, but before the Box Office is closing for the night (can be
different every week but probably be open till at least 10pm) and it’s the last
minute and you’re running late…call the Cinema Arts Centre Box Office at
631-423-7610 xt 0 and ask them to transfer the call to the café (do NOT leave a
message to be given to the CSA because there have been occasions where we
didn’t get the message and someone showed up to get their food and was not
happy their food wasn’t there) so we can pack a bag for you, put your name on
it, and leave it at the Box Office. If you don’t get to the Cinema before the
Box Office closes, your food will NOT be there the next day. The Cinema is
under no obligation to store your food, and we don’t want to be the cause of
bugs being attracted to our wonderful CSA food.
If you’re sharing a CSA share with someone…it’s
possible they’re not on this email list yet (if not email me their full name
and email address…or have them do it), so check with them and then forward this
if they didn’t get it (and always check the junk/spam folder).
Keep in mind that anything you read in this email (unless
it’s directly related to the functioning and operation of the CSA) is
subjective and like they say in the 12 step world…take what you like and leave
the rest!
This week’s email includes…
1. The
CSA doesn’t need you this week (but we will soon enough J )
2. CSA
101 – Bring Bags!!!
3. Plants
that naturally repel mosquitoes
4. Help
change the world with a click…
5. The
List- subject to change without notice because…farming is like that!
6. Is
your produce really local?
7. Contest…win
some Coffee!
8. Event
Listings…both near and far
9. Got
a dog or any pet that can get fleas? Check this out…
10. What
you actually got last week
11. And
now for something completely different
1.The CSA doesn’t need you this week (but we will soon
enough)
We’re talking about working at the CSA.
We have the help we need for this week. Whoo-hoo!
If you didn’t already get an email from Rene or/and suzanne
talking to you about being at the CSA on the Early Shift (3:30pm to 5:30pm) or
the Late Shift (5:30pm to 7:30pm) this week, you’re not on the schedule for
this week.
HOWEVER, you can always show up a little before 3:30pm or
5:30pm and offer to help out just in case someone doesn’t show up (stuff
happens).
2.CSA 101…Bring Bags!
CSA basic, for this CSA anyway, is that you need to
bring your own supply of bags for packing up your CSA share every week from now
till December 8th!
So, my suggestion…put bags that you’re setting aside for
your CSA share in EVERY vehicle you own or might ride in! J Put them in the trunk, or the glove
compartment, or in a bigger bag somewhere in the car, or whatever you think
will work for your situation. That way, you don’t even have to remember,
they’re just there.
The CSA is under NO obligation to provide you with bags for
your food.
I also recommend a selection of canvas, paper and plastic. I
bag my CSA share up in my paper (Strawberries) and plastic bags (most
everything else) and put it in my bigger canvas bag so when I get home,
everything’s pretty much (with some exceptions…like herbs) ready to be put
right into the fridge.
And if you send someone to pick up your CSA share for
you, you need to tell them to…BRING BAGS!
3.Plants that naturally repel mosquitoes
Whether you’re outdoors gardening or grilling, avoiding
mosquitoes without using toxic chemicals is always a good thing (keep in mind
that fans work…ceiling/standing/even paper ones…they can’t fly near you in
breezy conditions, and so does anything that makes smoke like grilling or incense…this
article talks about burning herbs and I think it’s the smoke more than the
herbs themselves that work)…
4.Help change the world with a click…
A.Reject new GMO labelling bill because they can do better
than this…
B.And keep telling people you want your food labelled
whether it contains GMO ingredients…
C.Thank Grady Memorial Hospital for not renewing their
contract with McDonald’s (there are still 13 hospitals with McDonald’s in
them…seriously, they all have commercial kitchens and can do better than this)…
D.Tell food companies to stop using Potassium Bromate
(linked to cancer and tumor development)…
5.The List - subject to change without notice
because…farming is like that!
June 30, 2016
Week #5
1.Lettuce: Leaf, Green – 1 head
2.Fennel - 1 bunch
3.Radishes – 1 bunch
4.Peas: Sugar Snap – 1 bag
5.Parsley, Italian – 1 bunch
Total Items: 5
Flower Share – maybe…maybe not
6.Is your produce really local?
Well, at Green Thumb CSA – Huntington all of ours is (and
local in this case means from Water Mill, Long Island)…
7.Contest…win some Coffee!
Roasted in Red Hook, Brooklyn from farms in Brazil that this
small company (Nobletree) owns and operates. For more info about the company…
To win Coffee, enter here…
8.Got a dog or any pet that can get fleas? Check this
out…
CSA Member Mindy LaMantia almost had a tragic story, when
her dog got deathly ill from the flea and tick medication that her vet had
advised as safe. After thousands of dollars spent-- antibiotics, x-rays,
hydration shots, supplements, he is finally on the mend. The Environmental
Protection Agency is recently making it their business to research these products,
as their toxic chemicals are finding their way into our water supply in a huge
and frightening way—they have published that 30,000 recent pet deaths can be
attributed to Flea and Tick medications and “that is only the ones the EPA know
about”.
Mindy has found a product that works and is 100% safe.
AND….It costs under $20 a year! She has had it on her dog now since the end of
February and can attest to its effectiveness. There are no chemicals, it works
with Magnetic and Scalar waves. Please email Mindy directly if you (or anyone
you know) might be interested in hearing about this product: Inspired2Act@aol.com
9.Event Listings…both near and far
Friday, July 8th
7:30pm
World Peace Café
Dipamkarma Meditation Center
282 NY Ave
Huntington
$10
Meditation at 7:30pm, Café snacks and entertainment (live
music, poetry, comedy) at 8:15pm (and check out next door to Sip Tea Lounge for
some tea).
Monday, July 11th to July 23rd
Kick Sugar Addiction World Summit 2016 Online Conference
FREE
For 12 days hear 21 experts in the field of sugar addiction
and sugar addiction recovery. Check website for the list of speakers.
Monday, July 18th
8:30am to 7pm
Farm Tour and Organic Agriculture Workshop
The Rodale Institute
Kutztown, PA
$90
For more info and to make reservations:
516-626-0908
Join the Long Island Food Coalition, Slow Food North Shore
and iEat Green on a chartered bus road trip to The Rodale Institute for a farm
tour and workshop about organic agriculture!
Sunday, July 31st
5pm
Hayground Chef’s Dinner
Hayground School (Jeff’s Kitchen)
151 Mitchell Lane
Bridgehampton
Tickets: $1200 (seriously)
A superstar chef event for a good cause. If you got it,
here’s a good place to spend it! J
Friday, August 12th to Sunday, August 14th
NOFA Summer Conference
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
For more info and to register (early bird prices till July
15):
NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmer’s Association) is the group
that’s been certifying farms organic since the time before the USDA got
involved. They rock. We have a NY chapter that you can join…
There are 2 conferences every year. In the winter, each NOFA
member state (NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, NH, VT) has their own winter conference (the
one that farmers can attend because…they’re not working). In the summer,
everybody from all the member states gets together for the summer conference
and about 1,000 to 2,000 people that are interested in health, organic farming
and gardening, healthy living and healthy eating get together for a WHOLE lot
of workshops, movies and parties, and cafeteria style eating of organic/local
foods that would accommodate most any dietary needs (gluten free, vegan, paleo,
raw). It’s great for families (they have workshops for kids from 5 to 12, and
13 to 17…and they have childcare available for ages 2 to 4), singles, seniors,
and just about anybody. If you go, a good time will be had by all! Feel free to
ask me any questions as have been to the summer and winter conferences, and CSA
member Vickie Muller has gone to the NOFA Summer Conference with her daughter
for a few years too.
This year’s keynote speakers…
10.What you actually got last week (not always what was
in the email the week before because farming is like that regarding occasional
last minute changes)
June 23, 2016
Week #4
1.Lettuce: Boston, Green – 1 head - $3.25
2. Garlic Scapes - 1 bunch - $3.00
3.Mustard Greens – 1 bunch - $3.50
4.Peas: Snow OR Sugar Snap – 1 bag (3/4 lb.) - $6.00
5.Savory, Winter – 1 bunch* - $3.00
Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $18.75
(since we pay $18.50 per week for our CSA share, this week
we got $.25 more than we paid, SO that means at the moment, our farmer has
given us $3.00 more than we paid for up to this point. Over the course of the
CSA year…and over the years…we have gotten at least one, and sometimes up to
two, share’s worth of food that we didn’t pay for…so keep reading this and see
how it plays out from week to week)
*No Veggie Sheet…
Winter Savory (did not know it was voted Herb of the Year in
2015 by the International Herb Association)…GREAT with Beans as it’s an
anti-flatulence herb!
Herb Share – June 2B
Mint AND Sorrel
Flower Share – Week #2
Ageratum
11.And now for something completely different
Short documentary (10 minutes) about a vegetarian who falls
in love with a Colorado cattle rancher…
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