Happy Autumn!
CSA weather report as of Tuesday evening….mild but windy.
CSA Alerts!
- Thanksgiving – during the week of Thanksgiving, the CSA will be held on Wednesday, November 22nd, starting at 2:30pm, so plan accordingly, AND if you’re not coming and no one is picking up for you, PLEASE let us know so we don’t have to wait for you to not show up (hoping to get to leave early if possible but if not…that’s ok too…just don’t want to wait for people who aren’t coming).
- Feel free to call the box office regarding late pickups, but please do not leave messages with the box office staff…ask to speak to someone with the CSA directly. If you don’t talk directly to a CSA member, the CSA will not be responsible if your food isn’t packed up, etc. The other week the box office person forgot the name of the CSA member by the time they walked over to the CSA.
- Regarding late night pickups…if your food isn’t picked up by the end of the night it will be donated. There isn’t a refrigerator for us to store the food in and it can’t be left overnight in the box office because it could attract bugs.
- December 7th – last day of the CSA!
- December 14th – first week of our CSA Winter Share – more info to follow!
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.
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 #26
November 22, 2017
- Squash, Winter*: Butternut - 1
- Lettuce – 1 head
- Sweet Potatoes – 2 lbs. (1 bag)
- Kale: Curly, Green – 1 bunch
- Turnips – 2 lbs.
Total Items: 5
Herb Share – November 2B
Rosemary AND Savory, Winter
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Knife Skills – How to Prepare Butternut Squash
A Guide to Winter Squash: How to Choose, Store and Cook Your
Gourds
Butternut Squash Smoothie! I’m sure you can substitute any
Vanilla flavored protein powder…
This week’s email…
- HELP! Can you help out at the CSA this week?
- You can still purchase our organic Herb Shares (you could do a half share with someone…I did J )!
- Sprout/Microgreen tasting at the CSA this week!!!
- Events – near and far
- Click to change the world (or at least try J )
- What you actually got last week
- 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.HELP! Can you help out at the CSA this week?
The CSA will be open from 2:30pm to 7:30pm on Wednesday this
week so we’re more flexible and are looking for people to work…
2:30pm to 4:30pm
3:30pm to 5:30pm
4:30pm to 6:30pm
5:30pm to 7:30pm
If you can help out…
Please respond to this email ASAP…from now to noon,
Wednesday, November 22nd or…
- call 631-421-4864 anytime from now till noon, Wednesday, November 22nd or…
- call 631-423-7610 xt. 0 on Wednesday, November 22nd, after 2pm and ask to speak to someone from the CSA
- just stop by the CSA before 2:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm or 5:30pm, and ask if we still need any help
2.You can still purchase our organic Herb Shares (and you
could do a half share with someone…I did J
)!
Like the Herbs in the Herb Shares you’re seeing? So
far we’ve gotten Basil, Chives, Cilantro, Dill, Lemon Basil, Mint, Oregano,
Parsley, Purple Sage, Rosemary and a bunch more!
If you’d like to get in on the rest of the Herb Share for
the season, the cost is $5.
Say yes to this email, and bring cash or a check made out to
Halseys Green Thumb Farm to the next CSA.
The last one will be delivered on December 7th (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…
3.Sprout/Microgreen tasting at the CSA this week!!!
If you like Sprouts/Microgreens and want to taste and buy
some, we’re having a visit this week from local Sprout/Microgreen grower Don
DiLillo.
His food isn’t certified organic but is non-GMO and
pesticide free.
We might be doing a Living Foods Share as part of our CSA
Winter Share this year. So, check it out and let us know what you think!
Met him at the Navel Expo the other week, liked what I
heard, bought some of what he sells, and am liking it.
Check out Don’s Facebook page…
And website…
4.Events – near and far
Thursday, November 23rd
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.
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
Monday, November 24th
7pm
Dumpster Scavenger Hunt
Huntington Station
Location given when you RSVP (they didn’t really give info
or a link on the website for this event but I’d hope this would work)…
Community Solidarity is holding this event. Thanksgiving is
the most wasteful day of the year so to see how bad the wastefulness is, teams
will form and scour Long Island to see what hidden treasures they come across.
Expect a night of adventure, meeting new friends, and down and dirty fun (dress
to dumpster dive)!
Sunday, December 10th
2pm to 4:30pm
How to Survive the Holidays as a Vegan
Cold Spring Harbor Public Library, Large Meeting Room
95 Harbor Rd.
Cold Spring Harbor
FREE
Friday, January 19th to Sunday, January 21st
NOFA-NY Winter Conference
Saratoga, NY
$77 to $500 (depending on how long you stay, where you stay
and dining plans)
For more info and to register:
This is the organic conference where farmers show up because
they’re not working (or at least most of them aren’t). Good info, good food,
good parties, good time had by all that attend. Tricky part can be getting
there and back depending on the weather (can take Amtrak or Grayhound).
Includes a children’s conference for ages 6 to 12.
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.
5.Click to change the world (or at least try J )
A.Oppose legislation that weakens endangered species from
being protected from pesticides…
B.Oppose the merger between Monsanto and Bayer…it’s bad for
farmers and consumers…
6.What you actually got last week
Week #25
November 16, 2017
- Squash, Winter*: Pharsi (cook like Butternut) – 1 - $4.00
- Lettuce: Leaf, Green – 1 head - $3.25
- Ginger** - ½ lb. - $6.25
- Broccoli Raab/Rape/Rabe*** – 1 bunch - $3.50
- Cabbage: Savoy**** – 1 head - $3.75
Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $20.75
(We pay $18.50 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we get
a bit more ($.75 this week) and it adds up over the course of the season. So
far that total is $30.50…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…lucky us! J )
*
A Guide to Winter Squash: How to Choose, Store and Cook Your
Gourds
Butternut Squash Smoothie! I’m sure you can substitute any
Vanilla flavored protein powder…
**
Good info about Ginger including health info, storage,
preparation, and some cooking suggestions…
How to store it…
How to freeze it…
Whole…
sliced…
or grated…
***
Broccoli Raab Smoothie!
****
Cabbage Pad Thai
7.And now for something completely different…
Artisanal Ice! Really? Really…
It may be cool, but not so much for the environment!
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