Happy Spring (not summer till June 21st J )!
Thanks to everyone that responded to the call for help! So, we were staffed and good to go.
Green Thumb Farm’s newsletter for June!
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! J
However, most of the time it’s accurate and if it’s not…usually only one food
item will be changed)…
While I’m disappointed we haven’t gotten Asparagus this
season (and my guess it we won’t), we are getting Strawberries and Peonies this
week. Not too shabby! And the reason for the lack of Asparagus is that their
Asparagus patch is about 10 years old and at the low end of its life
production, but they’ve planted another one that’s just not quite ready to
start cranking. However, I’m going to the farm on June 24th to go
Strawberry picking and if there’s still any Asparagus at the farm stand
(unlikely but ya never know), I’m getting some (plus we get a 10% discount at
the farm stand on farm tour days)! J
Since I was told by our farm that we’d be getting Arugula and not Arugula Flowers this week, I sent you guys the Arugula Veggie Info Sheet and A) it doesn’t have info about eating the flowers and B) there is no Veggie Info Sheet for Arugula Flowers.
So, just in case you didn’t hear anyone talk about them at
the CSA (or sample one of the flowers) and are curious for more info (2 people
emailed me so odds are there might be more wondering what to do with them)…
Oh yum! J Edible
flowers, edible stems.
Sprinkle flowers on Salads or entrees, and cut up stems and
throw in Salads or try throwing a few in at the end of a stir fry.
Good article and recipe ideas here…
Week #2
June 8, 2017
1.
Lettuce
2.
Radishes
3.
Arugula
4.
Rhubarb *
5.
Strawberries
Total Items: 5
Flower Share
Week #2
Peonies
Herb Share – 1A
Chives AND Mint
Rhubarb – the most important thing to know is…do NOT eat the
leaves! They are poisonous so cut them off when preparing them
Rinse off Rhubarb
Cut off any leaves on the one end (cut off ¼” of the stalk
so you have NO leaf bits), cut off ½” off the other end (root end)
Cut the Rhubarb into 1” to 2” pieces
Put in a heavy pot and cover and cook over low heat for
about 20 minutes. Stir frequently at first till Rhubarb starts producing its
own juice.
When softened, sweeten to taste (common ratio is 1 part
sweetener to 4 parts Rhubarb…can use Honey, Maple Syrup, Sugar…whatever)
Great topping for Oatmeal, Ice Cream, Pancakes…whatever!
General Rhubarb health info…
Culinary article about Rhubarb…
Rhubarb & Strawberry Yogurt Pops…Rhubarb &
Strawberry Hand Pies…and more…
Martha Stewart Rhubarb recipes both sweet and savory (she’s
got a Rhubarb Chutney recipe and a Rhubarb Salad with Arugula and Goat Cheese)…
Rhubarb & Strawberry recipe in this week’s NY Times Food
Section…
And I typed in Rhubarb and got great recipes here (thanks to
a CSA member…but I can’t remember who or I’d mention their name…who’s a fan of
Sam Sifton…and am now subscribed to this newsletter like she is…and if you
remember telling me I’d be happy if you’d remind me that you did J )…
This week’s email…
1.
Events – near and far
2.
Click to help change the world
3.
What you actually got last week
4.
Do you have backyard chickens? Know anyone who
does?
5.
And now for something completely
different
CSA caveat…anything in any of our CSA emails that’s not
related directly to the workings of the CSA is an opinion and/or subjective, so
please feel free to take it or leave it! J
1.Events – near and far
Sunday, June 11th
Jack Jack’s Coffee House
223 Deer Park Ave
Babylon
$35.99 in advance
$44.99 at the door
To make your reservation and for more info…
10am to 11:30am
June Green Thumb CSA - Huntington meeting
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
For more info: 631-421-4864
We’ll be watching an episode of Good Eats with Alton Brown
on Strawberries to get us ready for the following week’s Annual CSA Strawberry
Pickin’ Farm Tour!
Saturday, June 24th
10:30am/11:30am/12:30am/1:30pm
Green Thumb Farm
2 Rose Hill Rd (and Montauk Hwy)
Water Mill
For more info:
631-726-1900 (call between 9:30am and 4:30pm)
Directions are basically to go past the Green Thumb Farm
farm stand (if you’re headed east), make the first right and the first driveway
to the right is the path to the farm tour. Park along the road and walk down
the path and there should be a sign-in table right there.
We’re invited to visit our farm twice a year so this is one
of them (next one not till October). It’s a one hour walking tour of a small
section of the farm (it IS 100 acres) that ends with us getting set loose in
the Strawberry patch to pick Strawberries! Everyone that comes is given a quart
basket to fill. The event is rain or shine.
AND, if I’m not mistaken, we also get a 10% discount on
everything purchased at the farm stand. I’ll check on that.
It’s for CSA members and immediate family only. If you’re
sharing a CSA share, the way people usually work it out is one person/family
goes in June and the other takes October, as your share partner isn’t
recognized as a CSA member by the farm, but they are with the CSA.
Suggestion for somewhere to eat before or after your Green
Thumb Farm visit…Bay Burger in Sag Harbor (not far, and everyone I’ve sent
there so far has liked it). The unheralded star of this place are the 2 veggie
sides (from local farms). They may have local beef, sometimes there’s a grass
fed option, TWO veggie options (Black Bean and Falafel) and the best fish
sandwich…ever. These people bake their own burger buns. There’s also locally
made ice cream from Joe & Liza, and craft local beer. There’s also a
separate room if you have younger kids that has kid friendly tv.
2.Click to help change the world
3.What you actually got last week
June 1, 2017
1.
Lettuce, Baby – 1 bag (1/4 lb.) - $2.50
2.
Spinach – 1 bag (1/2 lb.) - $3.00
3.
Oregano – 1 bunch - $3.00
4.
Leeks – 1 bunch - $3.75
5.
Mustard Greens – 1 bunch - $3.50
6.
Jerusalem Artichokes – 1 bag (1 lb.) - $4.00
Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $19.75 (this is $1.25 over what we pay for our
CSA Share… which is $18.50 per week…and it adds up over the course of the
season so we usually end up with at least one entire share’s worth of extra
produce that our farmer just gives us and we didn’t pay for and don’t have to
pay for…lucky us! J )
4.Do you have backyard chickens? Know anyone who does?
5.And now for something completely different…
For the Japanese food lover that has everything…a sushi
ferris wheel roller coaster! J
