Happy Summer!
CSA weather report as of Tuesday night…warm, windy and maybe
rainy.
Veggie info sheets added as needed. This is the link: Veggie Info Sheets. Print out, put in a notebook and you end up with a cookbook at the end of the CSA season. Also there are good tips on storage, prep, and nutrition.
CSA Alert…Does anyone remember leaving 2 very
colorful Trader Joe canvas bags last week? They were found in between the
Tomatoes and the Herb Share tables. Someone did so if it was you, please get in
touch and they’ll be at the sign-in desk this week.
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)…
CSA words to live by…when trying any new food that
you’ve never eaten before…START SLOW! Read up about it (make sure
it doesn’t interfere with any medications you might be taking or any health
conditions you might have), see what traditional/conventional ways it’s
prepared (cultures that have been eating certain foods for many years basically
have a good idea what they’re doing and we can learn from that), try a small
portion, see how your body/digestive system reacts, and proceed from there.
Then try preparing in different ways and see what you come up with!
Paraphrased wise words by a nutritionist that I read and
don’t remember where I read it or who said it, BUT it’s pretty smart info
regarding eating seasonally in our part of the globe…
Spring is all about detoxing (what we get from the CSA at
this time is a lot of green things that are really good to help clean us out
from whatever we accumulated during the winter)
Interesting piece about spring greens (out of the 14 listed,
we get 12 of them with our CSA…watercress nutritionally and botanically similar
to Peppercress) and detoxing…
Summer is all about being hydrated (the popular summer foods
are all full of water…Tomatoes, Lettuces, Summer Squashes, etc.)
Fall/winter is all about storing energy (we get all the
dense vegetables…Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squashes, etc…. that are energy
powerhouses to fuel us through the winter) to get you through the winter to
make it to…Spring!
Week #14
August 31, 2017
- Lettuce – 1 head
- Tomatoes, Mini – 1 pt.
- Kale – 1 bunch
- Beans, Snap - 1 lb. (1 bag)
- Cilantro – 1 bunch
Total Items: 5
This week’s email…
- You can still purchase Bulk Tomato, or Flower, or Herb Shares (and you could do a half share with someone…I did J )!
- Events – near and far
- Kids going back to school? Protect them from unnecessary pesticide exposure…
- Click to change the world (or at least try J )…
- What you actually got last week
- Lead in baby food!
- Tip on how to eat more fruits and vegetables
- 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.You can still purchase our organic Bulk Tomato, or
Flower, or Herb Shares (and you could do a half share with someone)!
It’s Bulk Tomato time! If you’d like to get a box of
20 lbs. of red Roma/Plum/Paste (different names for the same thing) Tomatoes,
now’s the time to order them (make sauce, dehydrate, freeze to use over the
winter). It’s $45 per box and the delivery dates remaining are September
7th and 14th. Bring cash to the CSA or a check made out
to Halseys Green Thumb.
Like the Flowers you’re seeing at the CSA? So far
we’ve gotten Gomphrena, Peonies, Rudbeckia, Sweet William, Snapdragons,
Strawflowers, Sunflowers, Yarrow, and Zinnia…have no idea what’s coming next.
If you’d like to get in on the next Flower Share for the
season, the cost is $18 (there’s only 2 deliveries left!).
Say yes to this email, and bring cash or a check made out to
Halseys Green Thumb Farm to the next CSA.
The next Flower Share will be delivered ??? Sometimes we
know in advance, and sometimes (like last week) we don’t know till our farmer
brings them in the door the day of the CSA. The flowers show up when they’re
ready.
Like the Herbs in the Herb Shares you’re seeing? So
far we’ve gotten Basil, Chives, Dill, Lemon Basil, Mint, Purple Sage and
Rosemary!
If you’d like to get in on the rest of the Herb Share for
the season, the cost is $35.
Say yes to this email, and bring cash or a check made out to
Halseys Green Thumb Farm to the next CSA.
The next one will be delivered on September 14th (two
different herbs show up on the 2nd and 4th week of every
month except for December where it will be the 1st week as that’s
the last week for the CSA).
Think it’s too much to use? Dry the hearty ones (Rosemary),
and freeze the delicate ones (Chives/Dill/Mint/Basil/Sage).
Herbs have more antioxidants than Blueberries and a lot of
other foods that are popular because of their antioxidant levels…
2.Events – near and far
Thursday, August 31st
10am to 11am
iEat Green with Bhavani Jharoff online radio show
To tune in online…
To call in during the live show…
888-874-4888
Download the PRN mobile app to listen wherever!
Can also listen to past shows on the PRN archive page
Join host Bhavani Jharoff (chef and head of the Slow Food
North Shore chapter) talking food and food politics.
Friday, September 1st to Monday, September
4th
Rose Wine Soiree
Shinn Estate Vineyard
2000 Oregon Rd.
Mattituck, NY
For more info and to buy tickets (this will sell out)…
Everything you always wanted to know about Rose Wines! Shinn
Estate Vineyard is the most organic vineyard on Long Island (not certified
organic but certified “sustainable” through Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing
which Barbara Shinn helped establish), and they’ve been sold (sad! L ), and I have no idea if the new owners
are going to keep up the high standards that Barbara Shinn had. So, this may be
part of the last swan songs for this wonderful winery. Enjoy it while you can!
Saturday, September 2nd
9am to 5pm
Gaia Essence Women’s Wellness Conference
Melville Marriott
1359 Walt Whitman Rd
Melville
$25 to $60
For more info and to register to attend…
So far, the listed featured speakers are holistic dentist
Dr. Linda Golden (Manhasset), and Dr. Mike Berlin of the Family Wellness Center
in Plainview. There’s also a Kid’s Room, and if you have a business that’s in
the holistic health universe you can apply to exhibit or be a speaker.
9am to noon
The Great Tomato Taste-Off
Quail Hill Farm
Deep Lane
Amagansett
FREE
It is just what it sounds like (they’re talking 42
varieties)!
Monday, Sept 4th
1pm to 5pm
Wildman Steve Brill foraging tour
Sunken Meadow State Park
1 Sunken Meadow Parkway
Kings Park, NY
$20 ($10 for under 12 years old)
To register (at least 24 hours in advance)…
Read all the info about what to bring, etc. before you sign
up and for meet-up directions. He’s awesome…’nuff said. J
Friday, September 8th to Sunday, September
10th
Vegetarian Vision Health & Wellness 25th
Anniversary
Penn Plaza Pavillion
401 7th Ave. (and 33rd St.)
NYC
$15 to $100
For more info and to get tickets:
Speakers include Dr. Brian Clement (Hippocrates Health
Institute), Bob DiBenedetto (founder of Long Island’s Healthy Planet), Dr.
Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Gary Null, Dr. Robert J. Ostefeld, Dr. Will
Tuttle and many others! There will be vendors and an exhibition area.
Saturday, September 9th
11am
Let’s Eat: Food on Film presents…What’s on Your Plate?
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
Film only: $7 Member/$12 General Public/FREE children under
12
Veggie Sushi workshop: $10 Adults/$8 Children
For more info and to buy tickets…
The Cinema Arts Centre’s ongoing film series Let’s Eat: Food
on Film partners with Slow Food North Shore to present this look at school
lunches and food politics from the viewpoint of two young girls and the quest
to find out exactly what IS on their plate. Afterwards, make veggie Sushi with
Chef Bhavani Jharoff of Slow Food North Shore.
1pm
Tomato Taste-Off
Queens County Farm
Seasonal Farm Stand
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy
Floral Park, NY
For more info:
Sunday, September 10th
10am to 4pm
11th Annual North Fork Foodie Tour
Peconic Land Trust Ag Center at Charnews Farm
3005 Youngs Ave.
Southold, NY
$25
To purchase your tickets and for more info…
Be there or be square. Great north fork food event. Looks
like several CSA members are already talking about going. We usually figure out
a time to meet for lunch at the Food Truck located at the North Fork Table and
Inn in Southold. Last chance to visit Shinn Estate Vineyard as it’s been SOLD
(and not sure of its future)!!!
Tuesday, September 12th
2:30pm to 5pm
Fall Lawn Renovation Strategies
Bridge Gardens
36 Mitchell La
Bridgehampton, NY
FREE
Sponsored by the Perfect Earth Project and presented by Paul
Wagner of Greener Pastures Organics
5:30pm to 7:30pm
Composting Workshop
Queens County Farm
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy
Floral Park, NY
$5 Member/$10 General Public
For more info and to register:
Learn how to make compost with the folks from the NYC
Compost Project out of your kitchen scraps. Will take home finished compost
from the Queens County Farm.
Thursday, September 14th
7:30pm to 9pm
Inside the Hive: Beekeeping 101
Queens County Farm
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy
Floral Park, NY
$185 Members/$200 General Public
For more info and to register:
This is a 9 session course (6 Thursdays and 3 Saturdays)
taught by Walter Blohm, beekeeper for the Queens County Farm and member of the
Long Island Beekeepers Club.
Saturday, September 16th
10am to 6pm
Garlic Festival
Garden of Eve Farm
4558 Sound Ave
Riverhead, NY
$5/FREE – Children under 6
For more info:
Long Island’s only Garlic Fest. Crafts, live music, family
fun. Rain or Shine.
10am to 11:30am
Organic Lawn Care
Bridge Gardens
36 Mitchell La
Bridgehampton
$5 General Public/FREE – Members
For more info and to RSVP…
Partnered with the Peconic Land Trust and the Perfect Earth
Project. Rain or shine.
10am to 11:45am
Harvesting and Enjoying Herbs
Agricultural Center at Chanews Farm
3005 Youngs Ave.
Southold, NY
$20 per person plus $10 materials fee
For more info and to RSVP…
3pm to 8pm
Food and Music Festival
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
Tilles Center Plaza
720 Northern Blvd.
Brookville, NY
FREE
For more info:
Edible Long Island and the Tilles Center sponsor a day of
food trucks, battle of the bands at 5pm (winning band opens for Blue Oyster
Cult and Jefferson Starship…your vote counts!), the Long Island Fringe
Festival…bring blankets, chairs, friends and family!
Sunday, September 17th
10am to 6pm
Garlic Festival
Garden of Eve Farm
4558 Sound Ave
Riverhead, NY
$5/FREE children under 6
For more info:
Long Island’s only Garlic Fest. Crafts, live music, family
fun. Rain or Shine.
11:30am to 3:30pm
Wildman Steve Brill foraging tour
Belmont Lake State Park
625 Belmont Ave.
W. Babylon, NY
$20 ($10 for under 12 years old)
To register (at least 24 hours in advance)…
Read all the info about what to bring, etc. before you sign
up and for meet-up directions. He’s awesome…’nuff said. J
Saturday, September 23rd
9am to 2pm
2107 LINPI (Long Island Native Plant Initiative) Fall Native
Plant Sale Benefit
SCC College Eastern Campus Greenhouse
121 Speonk Riverhead Rd.
Riverhead, NY
For more info and a complete list of plants for sale…
Some of the plants for sale are edible, and they’re all Long
Island natives!
11am to 6pm
Queens County Fair
Queens County Farm
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy
Floral Park, NY
Free – Members/$10 Adults/$5 Children 3 to 12/Free Children
up to 2 (extra fees for corn maize and other things mentioned on website)
For more info and to buy tickets:
Fun for the whole family! Beer garden, children’s
entertainment, produce/culinary/livestock blue ribbon judging (you can submit
an entry up to 9/22), environmental workshops, corn maize, arts and crafts and
much more.
Sunday, September 24th
11am to 6pm
Queens County Fair
Queens County Farm
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy
Floral Park, NY
Free – Members/$10 Adults/$5 Children 3 to 12/Free Children
up to 2 (extra fees for corn maize and other things mentioned on website)
For more info and to buy tickets:
Fun for the whole family! Beer garden, children’s
entertainment, produce/culinary/livestock blue ribbon judging (you can submit
an entry up to 9/22), environmental workshops, corn maize, arts and crafts and
much more.
Saturday, September 30th & Sunday,
October 1st
10am to 5pm
Hudson Valley Garlic Fest
Cantine Field
Washington Ave Ext.
Saugerties, NY
$10
For more info and tickets:
This is the big mamajama Garlic festival in our area.
Planning to go, buy about 4 pounds of certified organic Garlic and will last me
till March/April when I can start buying it at the Union Square Greenmarket it
in NYC.
Saturday, October 14th
1pm to 5pm
Wildman Steve Brill foraging tour
Sunken Meadow State Park
1 Sunken Meadow Parkway
Kings Park, NY
$20 ($10 for under 12 years old)
To register (at least 24 hours in advance)…
Read all the info about what to bring, etc. before you sign
up and for meet-up directions. He’s awesome…’nuff said. J
Thursday, October 19th to Sunday, October
22nd
Food Film Fest NYC
AMC Empire 25
234 W 42nd St.
New York, NY
$45 to $125
For more info and to buy tickets…
The 11th year of this film festival that always
includes eating something that you’ve seen on the screen.
Saturday, October 28th
11:30am to 4pm
A Harvest Homecoming 20th Anniversary Celebration
Dominican Village
Helen Butler Hall
565 Albany Ave
Amityville, NY
$60
For more info and to buy tickets…
A fundraiser for Homecoming Farm, a CSA on property owned by
Dominican sisters. Music by Homecoming CSA member Angela Solomon’s band, Steel
Impressions. There will be raffle prizes, wine, and children are encouraged to
come in costume since it’s close to being Halloween. Catered by Iavarone
Brothers (Do they use anything from the farm? Or is anything organic? Don’t
know).
Sunday, October 29th
10am to 5pm
Oktoberfest
Garden of Eve Farm
4558 Sound Ave
Riverhead
FREE
For more info:
Featuring the new Garden of Eve Brewery. Farm tour, live
music, family fun.
11:30am to 3:30pm
Wildman Steve Brill foraging tour
Belmont Lake State Park
625 Belmont Ave.
W. Babylon, NY
$20 ($10 for under 12 years old)
To register (at least 24 hours in advance)…
Read all the info about what to bring, etc. before you sign
up and for meet-up directions. He’s awesome…’nuff said. J
Sunday, November 5th
10am to 6pm
NAVEL Expo
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
For more info:
If you’re interested in alternative/holistic health and
healthy living…this is the event for you! Lectures by many well known holistic
health doctors and practitioners.
Saturday, November 25th
1pm to 5pm
Wildman Steve Brill foraging tour
Sunken Meadow State Park
1 Sunken Meadow Parkway
Kings Park, NY
$20 ($10 for under 12 years old)
To register (at least 24 hours in advance)…
Read all the info about what to bring, etc. before you sign
up and for meet-up directions. He’s awesome…’nuff said. J
February 2nd to February 11th
The Real Truth About Health
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
To register and for more info:
This is a holistic nutrition event filled with top names in
the field…T. Colin Campbell, Joel Fuhrman MD, Caldwell Esselstyn MD, Brian
Clement, Gabriel Cousens MD, Devra Davis, Brenda Davis and much more. FYI…the
focus is on a vegan diet.
3.Kids going back to school? Protect them from
unnecessary pesticide exposure…
Why?
How? Spend some time with this one…
While one person can’t do everything, everyone can do
something! J
4.Click to change the world (or at least try J )…
A.This Trump policy can increase ADHD, autism, and lower IQs
for kids, so tell your Senators to ban this IQ-lowering pesticide for good!
B.Urge Senators to ban Chlorpyrifos…
5.What you actually got last week
Week #13
August 24, 2017
- Lettuce: Leaf, Green – 1 head - $3.25
- Tomatoes: Red – up to but not over 2 lbs. - $5.25
- Leeks – 1 bunch - $4.50
- Squash, Summer: Costata Romanesco, Cousa, Eight Ball, Gold, Patty Pan: Green/Yellow, Yellow, Zucchini – up to but not over 2 lbs. - $4.25
- Purslane – 1 bunch* - $3.00
Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $20.25
(we pay $18.50 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we get
a bit more – this week it was $.75 - and it adds up over the course of the
season and so far that total is $21.50…so we’ve already gotten over one entire
share’s worth of extra produce that our farmer gave us and we didn’t pay
for…and the season isn’t even half over yet…lucky us! J )
*I am personally thrilled we’re getting Purslane as we
haven’t had it at the CSA for a number of years. I asked, and we got!
Purslane is a great fish substitute for vegetarians and
vegans, and is just very healthy to eat (richest and rare vegetarian source of
Omega 3 fatty acids…also antioxidant and antimicrobial…and it’s tasty too! J )…
Raw in a salad, or cook (if you do…cook quick OR simmer and
think Okra…slimy and good thickener for soups and stews)
All about Purslane (do NOT eat anything from your
yard/garden unless you KNOW what it is…Purslane good – looking similar Spotted
Spurge toxic)…
Purslane with Cherries and Feta…
General what to do with Purslane…
45 ideas of what to do with Purslane…
Herb Share – Aug – 2B
Chives AND Dill
6.Lead in baby food!
There was more lead in the baby food version of these items
than the regular ones…go figure!
The items of most concern were…
Fruit juice – under 1 year shouldn’t have at all anyway,
over 1 buy organic, make your own or buy non-baby food versions
Cookies – Arrowroot and teething – buy organic, make your
own
Root vegetables – Sweet Potatoes and Carrots – make your
own, buy organic or get non-baby food versions
How to make all your own baby food on a budget…
7.Tip on how to inspire eating more fruit and vegetables
If they see it, they will come and eat!
As long as there isn’t junk food on display and easy reach
as well J .
8.And now for something completely different…
Apparently Avocado Hand is a real medical thing…
Watch the videos and stay safe! J
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