Happy Autumn!
CSA this week is TODAY, Wednesday, Nov. 23rd,
from 2:30pm to 7:30pm.
Did anyone make it out to the farm the other weekend? If you
did, I’d love to hear about it.
IMPORTANT CSA DATES…
Wednesday, November 23rd – Thanksgiving
week pickup…at the moment, we’re in the Sky Café, and the hours are 2:30pm to
7:30pm.
Thursday, December 8th – the last CSA
pickup day for 2016 L - will get
2017 info to you as soon as I get it from the farm (could be any time from now
to April 2017…will keep y’all posted, and you can always contact me)
CSA Weather report…real feel temps will be mid
to upper 30s, sunny and breezy (you can leave stuff in your car...just not
overnight because if it gets below freezing, not good)!
Keep in mind…any time you try a food you’ve never
eaten before…
- Do some reading about what it is, and find out if there are medical contraindications if you’re on medication or have health issues
- Eat a single serving size and give it 24 hours to see how your body reacts (some might be fine, a lot might not)
- When in doubt how to cook something, look to the countries that have been using it for decades/centuries, and see what they do and don’t do
- Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask
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 (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.
We could use help if you’d like to put in
some hours starting at 2:30, 3:30 or 5:30pm (we still don’t have enough for an
Exchange Table)
2.
CSA 101 – Bring Bags!!!
3.
CSA Honey for sale! Nice gift for the
holidays for…anyone!
4.
The List- subject to change without notice
because…farming is like that
5.
Event Listings…both near and far
6.
What you actually got last week
7. And now for something completely different…
1. We could use help if you’d like to put in some hours
starting at 2:30, 3:30 or 5:30pm (we still don’t have enough for an Exchange
Table)
Respond to this email or call 631-423-7610 before NOON
today, call the CSA after 2pm at 631-423-7610 xt 0 and ask for the CSA in the
Café, OR just stop by at 2:30pm, 3:30pm or 5:30pm and ask if we still could use
some help.
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 2:30pm,
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.CSA Honey for sale! Nice gift for the holidays
for…anyone!
We’re talking Honey from our farm, Green Thumb Farm.
It’s not certified organic but then again…I’ve never
understood how one could even certify Honey organic. Bees will fly 3 to 5 miles
if they’re not happy where they are so, how do you control where bees go?
However, the bees at Green Thumb Farm must be really happy
as they have organic Flowers to pollinate, and a large assortment of organic
foods to pollinate so I don’t think they need, or would want, to go anywhere.
They’d be making as organic a Honey as one could make (from what I’ve read, the
only places that have enough land to have Honey be certified organic that
really could be organic are Hawaii and Canada)
Place your orders and/or make payment this week (last day to
place orders is Sunday, Nov. 27th), and Honey will be delivered on
Thursday, December 1st and held till December 8th (if you
share with someone and that’s your week to pick up).
Payment can be made in cash or by check (made out to Halseys
Green Thumb).
1 lb. glass jars - $20.00
½ lb. glass jars - $12.00
4.The List - subject to change without notice
because…farming is like that!
November 23, 2016
Week #26
1.Fennel
2.Lettuce
3.Sweet Potatoes
4.Turnips (mix – Golden, Japanese Red, White with Purple
top)*
5.Sage
Total Items: 5
Herb Share – Nov 2A
Arugula AND Peppers, Hot (dried)
*trending recipe…Turnip Fries
5.Event Listings…both near and far
Thursday, November 24th
10am to 11am
iEat Green online radio show with Bhavani Jaroff
888-874-4888 (to call in during the live show with
questions)
And if you miss it, you can listen in the archives.
Sunday, November 27th
12 noon
Gary Null presents…Plant Codes: unleashing nature’s healing
powers
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
To purchase tickets (this may sell out)…
$10 Members/$15 General Public (includes reception)
Join Gary Null as he presents his latest documentary on the
power of food, and how eating habits are destroying health and causing
irreversible damage to the planet. There will be a Q & A after the film as
well as a reception.
Saturday, December 3rd
10am to 4pm
Rodale Institute Open House
611 Siegfriedale Rd.
Kutztown, PA
FREE
For more info:
Come to the farm to take pix with Santa, buy organic Xmas
trees/wreaths/swags in the Garden Store, and enjoy organic treats while sitting
by the fire.
6.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)
November 17, 2016
Week #25
1.Mei Quing Choi – 1 bunch - $3.59
2.Lettuce: Loose Leaf, Red – 1 head - $3.25
3.Sweet Potatoes – 2 lbs. - $4,75
4.Radishes (winter): Black Spanish, Chinese Green*, Chinese
Red, Chinese White, Misato (Watermelon) – 2 lbs. $5.00
5.Squash, Winter: Butternut – 2 - $3.25
Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $19.75
(Since we pay $18.50 per week for our CSA share, this week
we got $1.25 more than we paid…SO, that means at the moment our farmer has
given us $24.25 more than we paid for up to this point. That’s a little over
one week’s CSA share FREE! 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)
*
7.And now for something completely different…
Food museums!
In your travels around the country and world, you might want
to visit one of these…includes one in Brooklyn!
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