Happy Autumn!
Thanks to everyone that responded to this week’s call to
work at the CSA (especially since the weather isn’t ideal for being outdoors
for 2 hours J ).
CSA weather report as of Wednesday evening….mild but windy.
CSA Alerts!
- This week – the CSA will be outside, under the overhang by the building entrance near the stairs to the upper parking lot
- 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 NOT to 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.
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)…
Week #25
November 16, 2017
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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 #25
November 16, 2017
- Squash, Winter*: Pharsi (cook like Butternut) - 1
- Lettuce – 1 head
- Ginger**
- Broccoli Raab/Rape/Rabe*** – 1 bunch
- Cabbage**** – 1 head
*
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…
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Broccoli Raab Smoothie!
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Cabbage Pad Thai
This week’s email…
- You can still purchase our organic Herb Shares (you could do a half share with someone…I did J )!
- Events – near and far
- Free online documentary about a Louisiana seed saver (saw the trailer and it looked good)…
- Click to change the world (or at least try J )
- Another reason to eat organic (and suggestions on washing produce)…
- Contest!
- What you actually got last week
- Monsanto’s at it again (well…they’re never really NOT at it J )…
- Got any Celeriac still hanging around?
- Eat rice? Read this!
- 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 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 $10.
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 November 22nd (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, November 16th
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.
Sunday, November 19th
2pm to 6:30pm
Healthy Planet’s 24th Annual Thanksgiving:
Healthy, Green & Turkey-free!
Molloy College
The Sustainability Institute
1780 Republic Airport
Farmingdale, NY
$10 – Members/$15 – General Public…add $10 if eating food
and not bringing a dish to share/FREE – under 12 years old
For more info:
Come for all or part of this yearly event (I often skip the
potluck and come for the lecture at 4:30pm)…
2pm – soup and live music
3pm – potluck begins
4:30pm – members forum and guest lecturer (TBA)
5:30pm – raffles (one of which is a gift basket from Green
Thumb Huntington – CSA) and more!
Tuesday, November 23rd
7pm
Community Solidarity’s Huntington Thanksgiving Food Share
E. 6th St. & Fairground Ave.
Huntington Station
FREE
If you have any questions about participating in this event,
please email…
Volunteer to help distribute food to those in need and if
you have toys/clothes/books/school supplies to donate they would be welcome as
well. BTW…this is the group that gets any food leftover at the end of the night
from our CSA.
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.
3. Free online documentary about a Louisiana seed saver
(saw the trailer and it looked good)…
Till Saturday, November 25th, you can watch the
movie Deeply Rooted online for free!
It’s the story of a seed saver, John Coykendall, in
Louisiana…
4.Click to change the world (or at least try J )
I just signed an important petition demanding the Senate
reject Trump's nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White to lead the Council on
Environmental Quality. She's a dangerous right-wing climate change denier who
holds extreme, anti-science views.
I think you should sign the petition, too: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/reject_hartnett_white?referring_akid=a294963891.380222.uMJA-g&source=conf_email&aktmid=tm53836404.bbtsS8&akid=a294963891.380222.uMJA-g&t=2
I think you should sign the petition, too: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/reject_hartnett_white?referring_akid=a294963891.380222.uMJA-g&source=conf_email&aktmid=tm53836404.bbtsS8&akid=a294963891.380222.uMJA-g&t=2
5. Another reason to eat organic (and suggestions on
washing produce)…
When talking to people who think buying organic food is a
waste of money, or don’t think there’s any science behind why one would choose
organic foods over non-organic, it’s not a bad thing to have a bundle of
reasons/talking points as to why they might want to think differently.
Here’s another one…
And if you want to read the original NY Times article…
With a few tips on properly washing produce (it’s a common
source of food poisoning if you don’t)…
And if you’re washing non-organic produce, you might want to
try this…
6.Contest!
Win Maple Syrup from New York State, and more!
7.What you actually got last week
Week #24
November 9, 2017
- Squash, Winter: Acorn – 1 - $2.00
- Lettuce: Leaf, Red – 1 head - $3.25
- Peppers, Sweet: Bell, Green – 2 lb. bag - $6.50
- Broccoli – 1 head - $3.25
- Sweet Potatoes – 2 lb. bag - $5.25
Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $20.25
(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 $28.25…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 )
Herb Share – November 1A
Parsley AND Sage
8. Monsanto’s at it again (well…they’re never
really NOT at it J )…
This is a good example of a downward spiral…
To reverse it, buy certified organic foods in general, and
anything that uses Soy (or at least have it be organic Soy if it’s an
ingredient).
9.Got any Celeriac still hanging around?
Here’s a great way to put Celeriac to use! A very cool
vegetable bouillon recipe…
10. Eat Rice? Read this!
This is the world we live in…jeez!
This explains where the Arsenic in Rice comes from (for the
most part toxic farming chemicals left in soil from non-organic Cotton
farming…that’s why it’s a good thing to buy organic cotton clothing, etc.)…and
to not eat Hijiki EVER unless you buy it from Maine Coast Seaweed…
11.And now for something completely different…
Pretty pictures of food both natural, and not so much J …
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