Friday, December 13, 2019

Huntington CSA - Rutabaga Fries recipe and more!


Greetings!

What does one do with a ginormous Rutabaga, and how do you cut it up without resorting to an axe or chainsaw? 😊

How to cut it up

https://www.wikihow.com/Peel-and-Cut-a-Rutabaga
Thoughts on cutting up food

  1. Do you have a sharp knife? If not, a dull knife is always more dangerous than a sharp one so consider getting it/them professionally sharpened. If I needed to get mine sharpened I might check this guy out unless, any of you folks can recommend someone locally that you love

http://knifesharpeninglongisland.com/about-us/
  1. Do you keep your knife sharpened on a regular basis (using a honing steel
looks like a long rod
ideally every time you use it)?
  2. Flat surfaces are safe surfaces so always best to create flat, and not have rounded, surfaces when cutting up vegetables
  3. Do you have a cut resistant glove(s)? Not a bad investment. Mine have Kevlar and these don’t but if they work, they work. Check these out (you don’t have to only use them when you’re working with a mandoline)

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/nocry-cut-resistant-gloves
https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/if-you-use-a-mandoline-you-need-these-cut-resistant-gloves-article

The above piece about cutting up Rutabaga recommends peeling it. I can’t be bothered (I refer to myself as a lazy gourmet 😊 ), the peels of many foods (as long as they’re certified organic) can be more nutritious than the food, and there’s mostly no need to do it. Organic Rutabagas don’t have ucky wax on them, so don’t need to be peeled to get any off. Apparently, I’m not the only who thinks this is a good idea

https://www.thekitchn.com/to-peel-or-not-to-peel-or-does-it-depend-on-the-situation-199242
https://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/to-peel-or-not-to-peel/


What to do with a ginormous Rutabaga
start with some Rutabaga Fries!

Recipes for Rutabaga Fries with slight variations in flavoring (both recommend peeling
I’d try half with the peel, and half without, and then decide which I prefer)

https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/oven-baked-rutabaga-fries/
https://www.thespruceeats.com/baked-rutabaga-fries-recipe-4154918
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/230404/rutabaga-oven-fries/

AND
check out these other cool ideas and recipes
from roodles (Rutabaga noodles) and a raw salad, to cake and a gratin

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a20706455/rutabaga-recipes/

Happy cooking! 😊

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

**LAST 'Regular' PICKUP for 2019** Huntington CSA Thursday, December 12, 2019 Week #27 Watch your email for more!!


Happy Autumn!

CSA weather report
COLD – maybe icy roads? Maybe cleared up? Watch out for black ice?

The last day of CSA our regular CSA season is this week, Thursday, December 12th. Stay tuned (check your emails) for winter restaurant outings and meetings, and info about the 2010 CSA season!

Important
if you call the Box Office to have a bag packed for a late CSA pickup (by 10pm), do NOT leave messages at the Box Office and expect the CSA to get them. It doesn’t always happen. You MUST speak directly to someone from the CSA. The call can easily be transferred to the Sky Room CafĂ© where someone from the CSA can take the phone call (or if the CSA is outside or in another location, they can still get a CSA member to come to the Box Office to take the call).

Also important
if you send anyone to the CSA to pick up food, please tell them to BRING BAGS!

This email includes


  1. What you need to know
  2. Exchange Table this week!!!
  3. Jerusalem Artichoke recipe – Salad with Grapefruit, Orange and Black Chick Peas
  4. Interested in climate change (it’s certainly affecting our food supply)? Check this out

  5. The problem with Lettuce (but not our CSA Lettuce 😊 )

  6. Click activism – you don’t have to do much, or spend any money, to help make a positive change in the world
  7. What you actually got last week
  8. Prizes!
  9. Eat your greens
or you just might forget why you should eat your greens!
  10. And now, for something completely different 😊

Anything in these emails not directly related to the functioning of the CSA feel free to take or leave at your discretion, and anything related to health issues always consult with your physician(s) before taking any action.


1.What you need to know (will be either new info to first time CSA members, or reminders/old hat to returning CSA members)


Before you leave the house
BRING BAGS to pack up your food (CSA members are responsible for packing up their own shares) – canvas/plastic/paper
bring whatever suits your fancy. The CSA does NOT provide bags for CSA members.
Time – 3:30pm to 7:30pm
IF you need to pick up later than 7:30pm, call the Cinema Arts Center Box Office between 3pm to 7:30pm at 631-423-7610 xt 0 and ask to speak to someone from the CSA. We can pack a bag for you and leave it at the Box Office but it MUST be picked up before the Box Office closes (call the Box Office to check the time
lately it’s been 9:30pm). If not, it won’t be there on Friday. And do not leave a message at the Box Office
YOU MUST SPEAK TO SOMEONE FROM THE CSA (otherwise the CSA will not be responsible if your food doesn’t get packed and left for you).
Place – Sky Room CafĂ© in the Cinema Arts Centre at 423 Park Ave, Huntington
Parking – park in the all the way around at the back of the building by the day care center (you’ll see a fenced in playground area with a sandbox)
When you arrive at the CSA –
  1. Check in at the desk with our friendly CSA worker
  2. Read the Wall Chart that tells us every week what we’re getting, how much we’re getting, and what the farm charged us for it
some weeks it’s take one of everything but SOME WEEKS IT’S NOT!!! So you have to make sure you read the Wall Chart every week, and not assume anything. You can also ask your fellow CSA members that are working that day what the story is for the day (they should have name tags on).
Before you leave the CSA – Make sure you have everything on the list! If you get to talking with people, have kids with you, etc., it can be easy to be distracted and if you get home and find out you don’t have everything that was on the list, you’re out of luck because at 7:31pm the food is donated to a local food organization that’s waiting to pick it up and get on their way.


Veggie info sheets added as needed. This is the link to the: 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, and feel free to ask for suggestion/info/recommendations!

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

http://www.nourishingmeals.com/2012/03/detox-with-spring-greens.html
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
December 5, 2019

  1. Winter Squash: Acorn* – 1
  2. Kale** – 1 bunch
  3. Pak Choi OR Tat Soi*** – 1 bunch (wasn’t clear whether we’re getting a choice, or the farm isn’t sure which one we’re getting)
  4. Carrots**** – ? – check CSA Wall Chart for details
  5. Rutabaga – ? - check CSA Wall Chart for details
  6. Radishes - ? - check CSA Wall Chart for details

Total Items: 6

Herb Share – December 1A
Parsley, Italian***** AND Thyme******


*Winter Squash is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=63

**Kale is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=38

***Bok Choi (and Pak Choi and Tatsoi are in the same family
so will have similar health benefits) is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=152

****Carrots are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=21

*****Parsley is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=100

******Thyme is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=77




2.Exchange Table this week!!!

What’s this???

A CSA share is placed on the Exchange Table (will have a sign on it) and then CSA members can exchange one ENTIRE CSA food item from their CSA share for one ENTIRE food item on the Exchange Table.

Why did I put “entire” in capitals? We’ve had CSA members over the years (for example) leave ONE Tomato (out of 2 lbs.) and take ONE head of Lettuce.

Why don’t we have an Exchange Table every week? We don’t have A) enough CSA members, and B) enough CSA members working 12 hours. The CSA has been staffed at the bare minimum this year and even that has been a challenge. So, if you’d like to have a CSA Exchange Table every week (which we’ve had in the past), start recruiting members for next year (I’ll do the same 😊 ) and we’ll see what happens!



3. Jerusalem Artichoke recipe – Salad with Grapefruit, Orange and Black Chick Peas

If you still have any around (I do 😊 ), this is from Dr. Rupy Aujla’s website, The Doctor’s Kitchen (the recipe does need to be translated as he’s British and is using metric and centigrade measurements). He improved a health condition of his through diet, so he’s now spreading the word to other doctors and medical students in England, and around the world thru his website and books

https://thedoctorskitchen.com/recipes/jerusalem-artichoke-salad-with-grapefruit-orange-and-black-chickpeas#



4.Interested in climate change (it’s certainly affecting our food supply)? Check this out


You can participate in a National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) phone call update on their national, state and local activities, and over 100 lawsuits against the Trump administration’s environmental assaults. After the briefing, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions. Click here to RSVP and learn how you can participate in this special event

https://act.nrdc.org/sign/december-teleconf-rsvp-19120919?source=EMOCLITEL&tkd=184882&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=text1&utm_campaign=email&t=2&akid=7932%2E184882%2EXQ9PMi



5. The problem with Lettuce (but not our CSA Lettuce 😊 )


Lettuce has become an ongoing source of illness BUT not when it’s grown organically and locally (for accountability), so our CSA Lettuce is as good as it gets

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2019/12/09/foodborne-illness-from-lettuce.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1HL&cid=20191209Z1&et_cid=DM408121&et_rid=766364009



6.Click activism – you don’t have to do much, or spend any money, to help make a positive change in the world

Help make NY the first state to ban Monsanto’s cancer causing herbicide glyphosate (Roundup). A bill has been submitted but it hasn’t been passed yet. Let’s do this people! 😊
https://advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/15280/action/1



7.What you actually got last week

Week #26
December 5, 2019

  1. Winter Squash: Acorn* – 1 - $2.75
  2. Kale: Lacinato/Cavolo Nero/Dinosaur Kale (different names for same thing)** – 1 bunch - $4.50
  3. Mei Quing Choi*** – 1 bunch - $3.75
  4. Jerusalem Artichokes – 1 lb. bag – $4.50
  5. Sweet Potatoes**** – 2 lb. bag - $5.75

Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $21.25
(We pay $20 per week for our CSA share
some weeks we get a bit more, and it adds up over the course of the season. This week it was $1, and so far it’s a grand total of $43.00 which is a tad over two CSA shares! We seem to always get at least one CSA share’s worth of food every year that we didn’t pay for
some years two, and some between one and two
it’s all good! 😊)

*Winter Squash is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=63

**Kale is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=38

***Bok Choi (and Mei Quing Choi are in the same family
Brassica rapa
so will have similar health benefits) is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=152

****Sweet Potatoes are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=64



8.Prizes!

Win a Seed + Mill gift pack (woman-owned artisanal food business established in Chelsea Market in 2016 making delicious things from Sesame Seeds like Organic Tahini and Halva)

https://www.ediblemanhattan.com/giveaway/?utm_source=Edible+Master+List&utm_campaign=81798e49c8-Emails_Giveaway_10_10__2017_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4b19f02541-81798e49c8-273657537



9.Eat your greens
or you just might forget why you should eat your greens!

Vitamin K is the new “it” vitamin and it’s important for a bunch of things like memory, heart health, and bone/cartilage health. Greens are a good source and over the years our CSA has provided us with all the ones mentioned in the article and a bunch more (a healthy diet is a diverse diet)

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/lack-vitamin-k-cognitive-decline-plant-based/



10.And now, for something completely different 😊

Only in NYC

https://twitter.com/hashtag/coffeerat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1202342086651129861&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fny.eater.com%2F2019%2F12%2F5%2F20996857%2Fdi-fara-pizza-delivery-nationwide

Greetings!


Events
both near and far

Wednesday, December 11th to Monday, December 16th

Radical Well-being with Deepak Chopra
FREE
To register

https://experience.hayhouseu.com/radicalwellbeing-freecourse/?utm_source=9988982_hh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=chopra_rwb_course_2019_email_freecourse&utm_content=8841&spMailingID=61693875&spUserID=NTU3OTQ4MTI0NjgS1&spJobID=1780332486&spReportId=MTc4MDMzMjQ4NgS2

This is a re-broadcast of a lecture series given at Hay House in Australia about mind/body health and genetics.


Thursday, December 12th

10am to 11pm

IEatGreen radio show
To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived programs)

http://prn.fm/

Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff. Older shows can be accessed in archives.


Friday, December 13th to Sunday, December 15th

12pm to 6pm

Deck the Stalls
Essex Market
Essex St. & Delancy St.
NYC
FREE (workshops $5 to $75)
For more info

https://fultonstallmarket.org/events/2019/12/13/deck-the-stalls-holiday-market

Local food
NY craft wine & beverages
tastings and workshops
holiday gifts
tours
live music


Friday, December 13th

6pm to 7pm

Green Inside and Out
WUSB-FM/90.1 FM

Long Islander Beth Fiteni us the host. Rotates with Healthy Planet radio with Huntington resident Bob DiBenedetto.

7pm to 10pm

Happy Healthy Thyroid workshop with Andrea Beamon
The Open Center
22 E. 30th St.
NYC
$45 – Members/$55 - Public
For more info and to register

https://www.opencenter.org/healthy-thyroid

If you have, or had, anything wrong with your thyroid gland (or have a concern about it), this is the woman to talk to. Andrea (a down to earth gal from Queens) cured herself from an incurable thyroid condition, became a chef and health coach, and been spreading the word about how she did it, and how others might be able to as well, ever since (and generally promoting healthy eating and living). She will be cooking and there will be snackage!


Saturday, December 14th

12pm to 1pm

Food Chain Radio
https://metrofarm.com/food-chain-radio-3/

Host Michael Olsen always has interesting guests on the issues of food, food politics, health, and related topics. Check out the archives.

12pm to 5pm

Vegan Shop-up
Pine Box Rock Shop
12 Grattan St. (Morgan Ave. & Bogart St.)
Brooklyn (Bushwick)
For more info

https://veganshopup.wordpress.com/

Vegan food and stuff to buy. Ages 21+ only.


Monday, December 16th

6pm to 8:30pm

11th Annual Latke Festival
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn
$75 - Regular/$128 - VIP
For more info

https://www.latkefestival.com/
and to buy tickets

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annual-latke-festival-tickets-55945999992?utm_campaign=latke-festival-2019&utm_source=eventbrite

Have gone 2x when it was at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in the early days when it was cheaper and did have a swell time! This is a benefit for The Sylvia Center (non-profit dealing with kids and cooking and farming) and put on by the folks at Great Performances Catering (tend to be green and farm-to-table). Music, booze, latkes
what’s not to like? đŸ˜Š


Tuesday, December 17th

11:30am to 2:30pm

Taco Tuesdays (ongoing)
South Fork Kitchens Cafe
East End Food Institute
39 Tuckahoe Rd.
Southampton
For more info

https://squareup.com/store/south-fork-kitchens-cafe?utm_source=EEFI+Contact+List&utm_campaign=23e40b253a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_08_22_08_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02437b7fc2-23e40b253a-80723437

Authentic local Mexican food by Chef Esther priced under $10.

7pm - Volunteers/8pm – Food Distribution

Community Solidarity Food Share Distribution AND drop off new and used toys for Xmas donations!
Fairground Ave & E. 6th St.
Huntington Station
For more info and to sign up to be a volunteer (though you can also just stop by)

https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
And for more info about the Toy Drive and to volunteer for the 12/24 Toy Drive distribution

http://communitysolidarity.org/toy-drive-2019?utm_source=Community+Solidarity+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0f7da5968d-Holiday_Toy_Drive_12_09_2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_775a503f33-0f7da5968d-118908453&mc_cid=0f7da5968d&mc_eid=f41b0ad66c


This is the group that Green Thumb CSA – Huntington has partnered with for the last number of years to donate produce remaining at the end of the night from our CSA.


Wednesday, December 18th

12 to 2:30pm

Holidays in Harmony Lunch Event
VFW Hall
32 Edwards St.
Patchogue
Donation
what you are able to, or feel inspired to, pay
To RSVP

info@harmonycafeli.org
Or sign up on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/events/405720403665559/
For more info about Harmony Café 
https://www.facebook.com/HarmonyCafecommunitycafe/?eid=ARDiTXIR3Gx5EjipSG8pcNwVqkueMaKLf5w9Gz3qlpYDvpY4jTVHfoCmk4P5CboXnAZGu1h24RERZFkq

The goal of this group is to be Long Island’s first “pay-what-you-can” cafĂ©. Live music by Danny Kean ( http://www.dannykeanmusic.com/index.html ) , ugly sweater contest with prizes, and more (there will be a few vegetarian food options)! This is also a toy (new toys only), clothing (winter clothes
coats/hats/gloves), and food drive.

7 to 9pm

Citizens for 5G Awareness
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
For more info contact Debbie:
dtpevansara@optonline.net

Join a group of people that are active regarding educating the public about the health concerns around 5G wireless technology.


Tuesday, December 24th

11:30am to 2:30pm

Taco Tuesdays (ongoing)
South Fork Kitchens Cafe
East End Food Institute
39 Tuckahoe Rd.
Southampton
For more info

https://squareup.com/store/south-fork-kitchens-cafe?utm_source=EEFI+Contact+List&utm_campaign=23e40b253a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_08_22_08_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02437b7fc2-23e40b253a-80723437

Authentic local Mexican food by Chef Esther priced under $10.

7pm - Volunteers/8pm – Food and Toy Distribution

Community Solidarity Food Share Distribution AND drop off new and used toys for Xmas donations!
Fairground Ave & E. 6th St.
Huntington Station
For more info and to sign up to be a volunteer (though you can also just stop by)

https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
And for more info about the Toy Drive and to volunteer for the 12/24 Toy Drive distribution

http://communitysolidarity.org/toy-drive-2019?utm_source=Community+Solidarity+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0f7da5968d-Holiday_Toy_Drive_12_09_2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_775a503f33-0f7da5968d-118908453&mc_cid=0f7da5968d&mc_eid=f41b0ad66c

This is the group that Green Thumb CSA – Huntington has partnered with for the last number of years to donate produce remaining at the end of the night from our CSA.


Wednesday, January 8th

7pm to 9pm

The Read Truth about Health Conference planning meeting
Hilton Hotel
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more into about the conference

http://www.therealtruthabouthealthconference.com/

Vegan food will be provided.


Saturday, January 11th

9am to 5pm

Own Your Wellness Women’s Conference
Radisson Hotel Hauppauge – Long Island
110 Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy.
Hauppauge
FREE/$25 (includes swag bag)
For more info and to get tickets

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/own-your-wellness-womens-conference-tickets-69249145057

Connect with, get support, and learn from wellness experts about self-care, and pamper yourself with products and services from the vendors. As of 12/2/29 they’re still looking for speakers and vendors.


Friday, January 17th to Sunday, January 19th

NOFA-NY’s 38th Annual Organic Farming and Gardening Conference
Oncenter
Syracuse
For more info and to register

https://www.nofany.org/our-events/2020-winter-conference


Friday, January 24th to Sunday, February, 2nd

9am to 9:30pm

The Truth About Health
Hilton Long Island
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more info and to register

http://www.therealtruthabouthealthconference.com/
If you’re interested in being a sponsor of this event (if you have a business or service you’d like to promote)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YKZ-sPgWTe0Muhkt26-HH8kBGCuEFqku/view

Vegan meals/snacks are provided. Lots of speakers on lots of topics regarding health and the environment.


Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd

Science of Human Optimization Conference
Hyatt Regency
1717 Motor Pkwy.
Hauppauge
For more info and to get tickets (TBA as the event date gets closer)

https://www.navelexpo.com/

Formerly known as the NAVEL Expo, this is a great source of alternative health info/lectures.


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Thursday, December 5, 2019

Huntington CSA Thursday, December 5, 2019 Week #26


Happy Autumn!

CSA weather report
chilly and windy

Someone asked me about this so guess it’s time to let y’all know that the last day of CSA our regular CSA season is Thursday, December 12th.

Important
if you call the Box Office to have a bag packed for a late CSA pickup (by 10pm), do NOT leave messages at the Box Office and expect the CSA to get them. It doesn’t always happen. You MUST speak directly to someone from the CSA. The call can easily be transferred to the Sky Room CafĂ© where someone from the CSA can take the phone call (or if the CSA is outside or in another location, they can still get a CSA member to come to the Box Office to take the call).

Also important
if you send anyone to the CSA to pick up food, please tell them to BRING BAGS!

This email includes


  1. What you need to know
  2. Exchange Table this week!!!
  3. Jerusalem Artichokes – more info
  4. Poisonous plants we all eat!
  5. What you actually got last week
  6. Gluten-free in NYC!
  7. Recipe swap list from Mark Bittman
  8. And now, for something completely different 😊

Anything in these emails not directly related to the functioning of the CSA feel free to take or leave at your discretion, and anything related to health issues always consult with your physician(s) before taking any action.


1.What you need to know (will be either new info to first time CSA members, or reminders/old hat to returning CSA members)


Before you leave the house
BRING BAGS to pack up your food (CSA members are responsible for packing up their own shares) – canvas/plastic/paper
bring whatever suits your fancy. The CSA does NOT provide bags for CSA members.
Time – 3:30pm to 7:30pm
IF you need to pick up later than 7:30pm, call the Cinema Arts Center Box Office between 3pm to 7:30pm at 631-423-7610 xt 0 and ask to speak to someone from the CSA. We can pack a bag for you and leave it at the Box Office but it MUST be picked up before the Box Office closes (call the Box Office to check the time
lately it’s been 9:30pm). If not, it won’t be there on Friday. And do not leave a message at the Box Office
YOU MUST SPEAK TO SOMEONE FROM THE CSA (otherwise the CSA will not be responsible if your food doesn’t get packed and left for you).
Place – Sky Room CafĂ© in the Cinema Arts Centre at 423 Park Ave, Huntington
Parking – park in the all the way around at the back of the building by the day care center (you’ll see a fenced in playground area with a sandbox)
When you arrive at the CSA –
  1. Check in at the desk with our friendly CSA worker
  2. Read the Wall Chart that tells us every week what we’re getting, how much we’re getting, and what the farm charged us for it
some weeks it’s take one of everything but SOME WEEKS IT’S NOT!!! So you have to make sure you read the Wall Chart every week, and not assume anything. You can also ask your fellow CSA members that are working that day what the story is for the day (they should have name tags on).
Before you leave the CSA – Make sure you have everything on the list! If you get to talking with people, have kids with you, etc., it can be easy to be distracted and if you get home and find out you don’t have everything that was on the list, you’re out of luck because at 7:31pm the food is donated to a local food organization that’s waiting to pick it up and get on their way.

Veggie info sheets added as needed. This is the link to the: 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, and feel free to ask for suggestion/info/recommendations!

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

http://www.nourishingmeals.com/2012/03/detox-with-spring-greens.html
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
December 5, 2019

  1. Winter Squash: Acorn* – 1
  2. Kale** – 1 bunch
  3. Mei Quing Choi*** – 1 bunch
  4. Jerusalem Artichokes – ? – check CSA Wall Chart for details
  5. Sweet Potatoes**** – ? - check CSA Wall Chart for details

Total Items: 5


*Winter Squash is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=63

**Kale is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=38

***Bok Choi (and Mei Quing Choi are in the same family
Brassica rapa
so will have similar health benefits) is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=152

****Sweet Potatoes are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=64




2.Exchange Table this week!!!

What’s this???

A CSA share is placed on the Exchange Table (will have a sign on it) and then CSA members can exchange one ENTIRE CSA food item from their CSA share for one ENTIRE food item on the Exchange Table.

Why did I put “entire” in capitals? We’ve had CSA members over the years (for example) leave ONE Tomato (out of 2 lbs.) and take ONE head of Lettuce.

Why don’t we have an Exchange Table every week? We don’t have A) enough CSA members, and B) enough CSA members working 12 hours. The CSA has been staffed at the bare minimum this year and even that has been a challenge. So, if you’d like to have a CSA Exchange Table every week (which we’ve had in the past), start recruiting members for next year (I’ll do the same 😊 ) and we’ll see what happens!



3.Jerusalem Artichokes (also called Sunchokes) – more info

Tip
if you’re not used to eating them
eat a SMALL portion for starters and see how it goes (they’re also known as Jerusalem Fartichokes 😊 )

Health benefits

https://www.healwithfood.org/health-benefits/jerusalem-artichokes.php

They’re a prebiotic

https://observer.com/2017/07/top-prebiotic-foods-for-gut-health/

What’s a prebiotic?
https://draxe.com/nutrition/prebiotics/

Health benefits and easy recipes
salad and roasted (though this guy is TOTALLY wrong in this post saying you can roast them for 4 or 5 hours
what was he thinking? 😊 the other recipes look ok)

https://www.donnieyance.com/sunchokes-a-humble-food-with-many-health-benefits/

Health benefits and recipe
Hazelnut Goat Cheese tart
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/feb/02/jerusalem-artichokes-good-for-you

More health benefits and recipe
Venison/Beef stew recipe

https://www.chatelaine.com/health/diet/five-health-benefits-of-jerusalem-artichokes-sunchokes/

With Rosemary and Balsamic Vinegar

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/crispy-jerusalem-artichokes-with-aged-balsamic

How to turn the “Fartichoke” back into just an “Artichoke” 😊 

https://modernfarmer.com/2018/02/jerusalem-artichoke-sunchoke-recipe-prevents-gas/

Another post similar to above with a pickle recipe

https://agardenerstable.com/2014/02/24/taking-the-wind-out-of-jerusalem-artichokes/



4.Poisonous plants we all eat!

And our CSA provides us with 3 out of 6 of them!

We didn’t get one of them this year but next year or the year after we’ll probably be getting it again (spoiler alert
Asparagus 😊)

http://modernfarmer.com/2015/08/secretly-poisonous-plants/?utm_source=Modern+Farmer+Newsletter&utm_campaign=668374b7e1-Newsletter_June_29_Thurs_6_29_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8a89c7e43-668374b7e1-56034161&mc_cid=668374b7e1&mc_eid=226402f698



5.What you actually got last week

Week #25
November 27, 2019

  1. Winter Squash: Acorn* – 1 - $2.75
  2. Thyme** – 1 bunch - $3.50
  3. Scallions*** – 1 bunch - $4.00
  4. Radicchio: Chiogga – 1 head - $4.00
  5. Lettuce: Leaf, Green – 1 head - $3.50
  6. Rutabaga – 2 lb. bag - $4.25

Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $22.00
(We pay $20 per week for our CSA share
some weeks we get a bit more, and it adds up over the course of the season. This week it was $1, and so far it’s a grand total of $41.75 which is a tad over two CSA shares! We seem to always get at least one CSA share’s worth of food every year that we didn’t pay for
some years two, and some between one and two
it’s all good! 😊)


Herb Share – November 2B
Sage**** AND Hot Peppers: Orange OR Thai: Red*****


*Winter Squash are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=63

**Thyme is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=77

***Onions (and Scallions are in the same botanical family
Alliums) are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=45

****Sage is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=76

*****Hot Peppers are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=29



6.Gluten-free in NYC!

Here’s a list of places to check out if you’re looking for gluten-free options while in Brooklyn, Queens or Manhattan

https://ny.eater.com/maps/nyc-best-gluten-free-restaurants

There’s a Little Beet at the Roosevelt Field Mall in the food court. Have been to Tacombi and liked it. Tried Bone Broth to-go at Hearth and would go back. Have eaten at the original Dirt Candy and want to go to the new location (and Chef/owner Amanda Cohen’s new veggie burger place Lekka
don’t know if it’s gluten-free or not). Been to Toad Style, liked it and would go back (funky and skews young/hipster).



7.Recipe swap list from Mark Bittman

If you don’t have this
use THIS! 😊

Nothing like a good recipe swap list, and this one has a LOT of CSA produce options in it, and hopefully will get your brain pondering about some delicious recipe options

https://www.markbittman.com/recipes-1/interchangeable-ingredients-list?rq=interchangeable



8.And now, for something completely different 😊

Don’t remember American beauty pageants ever having outfits this playful or interesting (unless things have changed a lot since I last watched one)

https://twitter.com/vietnamnewsvns/status/1197800649435447297

Events
both near and far


Tuesday, December 3rd to Wednesday, December 11th

Fatty Liver online Docu Class
FREE
To register

https://stopfattyliver.com/?cookieUUID=89d652f1-7ffb-4c8a-bb65-38a811e4866c

My prediction is that Fatty Liver Disease is going to be the new Type 2 Diabetes for adults (and probably younger people the way things are going these days regarding obesity and what they’re eating). However, you can make your liver healthier. This series also has info on the heart/liver connection, as well as gall bladder info. Doesn’t sound very sexy but our livers are a major toxin filter of the human body
a VERY important job. So it’s worth it to keep your liver happy and healthy. 😊 And sure you know that eating organic local seasonal produce will most likely be part of the plan.


Wednesday, December 4th to Friday, December 6th

12 Annual Young Farmer’s Conference
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
Pocantico Hills, NY
To watch live online

https://www.stonebarnscenter.org/engage/for-farmers/yfc/?utm_source=New+Food+Economy+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0459f438ce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_03_05_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_75a28a0eaf-0459f438ce-511561977

Check out the new generation of farmers, and the educators, farmers and influencers helping build environmentally conscious farmers for our future.


Thursday, December 5th

10am to 11pm

IEatGreen radio show
To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived programs)

http://prn.fm/

Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff. Older shows can be accessed in archives.


Friday, December 6th

6pm to 7pm

Green Inside and Out
WUSB-FM/90.1 FM

Long Islander Beth Fiteni us the host. Rotates with Healthy Planet radio with Huntington resident Bob DiBenedetto.


Saturday, December 7th and Sunday, December 8th

Noon to 4pm

Shellabration
Greenport Harbor Brewing Company
234 Carpenter St.
Greenport
$20 to $2,500
For more info and to buy tickets

http://www.shellabration.li/

This is a restaurant crawl featuring the best food, beer & wine in Greenport. The event is limited to 1,000 participants and sells out every year. Proceeds benefit the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk Counties Marine programs (our local waters and baymen seriously need help).


Saturday, December 7th

12pm to 1pm

Food Chain Radio
https://metrofarm.com/food-chain-radio-3/

Host Michael Olsen always has interesting guests on the issues of food, food politics, health, and related topics. Check out the archives.

12pm to 5pm

Vegan Shop-up
Pine Box Rock Shop
12 Grattan St. (Morgan Ave. & Bogart St.)
Brooklyn (Bushwick)
For more info

https://veganshopup.wordpress.com/

Vegan food and stuff to buy. Ages 21+ only.


Sunday, December 8th

11am to 5pm

Deck the Stalls
Fulton Stall Market
Fulton St. & Water St.
NYC
FREE
For more info

https://fultonstallmarket.org/deck-the-stalls

Local food
NY craft wine & beverages
tastings and workshops
holiday gifts
tours
live music

1pm

Vegan Meetup
Jandi’s Natural Market
3000 Long Beach Rd.
Oceanside
http://www.jandis.com/


Tuesday, December 10th

11:30am to 2:30pm

Taco Tuesdays (ongoing)
South Fork Kitchens Cafe
East End Food Institute
39 Tuckahoe Rd.
Southampton
For more info

https://squareup.com/store/south-fork-kitchens-cafe?utm_source=EEFI+Contact+List&utm_campaign=23e40b253a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_08_22_08_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02437b7fc2-23e40b253a-80723437

Authentic local Mexican food by Chef Esther priced under $10.

7pm - Volunteers/8pm – Food Distribution

Community Solidarity Food Share Distribution
Fairground Ave & E. 6th St.
Huntington Station
For more info and to sign up to be a volunteer (though you can also just stop by)

https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington

This is the group that Green Thumb CSA – Huntington has partnered with for the last number of years to donate produce remaining at the end of the night from our CSA.


Wednesday, December 11th to Monday, December 16th

Radical Well-being with Deepak Chopra
FREE
To register

https://experience.hayhouseu.com/radicalwellbeing-freecourse/?utm_source=9988982_hh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=chopra_rwb_course_2019_email_freecourse&utm_content=8841&spMailingID=61693875&spUserID=NTU3OTQ4MTI0NjgS1&spJobID=1780332486&spReportId=MTc4MDMzMjQ4NgS2

This is a re-broadcast of a lecture series given at Hay House in Australia about mind/body health and genetics.


Wednesday, December 11th

7pm to 8:30pm

Green New Meal: the food climate connection
Brooklyn’s Central Library
Info Common Lab
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn
FREE
For more info

https://350brooklyn.org/green-new-meal/

Long Island chef, radio host and food activist Bhavani Jharoff hosts this panel on food and climate change.


Friday, December 13th to Sunday, December 15th

12pm to 6pm

Deck the Stalls
Essex Market
Essex St. & Delancy St.
NYC
FREE (workshops $5 to $75)
For more info

https://fultonstallmarket.org/events/2019/12/13/deck-the-stalls-holiday-market

Local food
NY craft wine & beverages
tastings and workshops
holiday gifts
tours
live music


Saturday, December 14th

12pm to 5pm

Vegan Shop-up
Pine Box Rock Shop
12 Grattan St. (Morgan Ave. & Bogart St.)
Brooklyn (Bushwick)
For more info

https://veganshopup.wordpress.com/

Vegan food and stuff to buy. Ages 21+ only.


Monday, December 16th

6pm to 8:30pm

11th Annual Latke Festival
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn
$75 - Regular/$128 - VIP
For more info

https://www.latkefestival.com/
and to buy tickets

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annual-latke-festival-tickets-55945999992?utm_campaign=latke-festival-2019&utm_source=eventbrite

Have gone 2x when it was at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in the early days when it was cheaper and did have a swell time! This is a benefit for The Sylvia Center (non-profit dealing with kids and cooking and farming) and put on by the folks at Great Performances Catering (tend to be green and farm-to-table). Music, booze, latkes
what’s not to like? 😊


Wednesday, December 18th

7 to 9pm

Citizens for 5G Awareness
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
For more info contact Debbie:
dtpevansara@optonline.net

Join a group of people that are active regarding educating the public about the health concerns around 5G wireless technology.


Wednesday, January 8th

7pm to 9pm

The Read Truth about Health Conference planning meeting
Hilton Hotel
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more into about the conference

http://www.therealtruthabouthealthconference.com/

Vegan food will be provided.


Saturday, January 11th

9am to 5pm

Own Your Wellness Women’s Conference
Radisson Hotel Hauppauge – Long Island
110 Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy.
Hauppauge
FREE/$25 (includes swag bag)
For more info and to get tickets

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/own-your-wellness-womens-conference-tickets-69249145057

Connect with, get support, and learn from wellness experts about self-care, and pamper yourself with products and services from the vendors. As of 12/2/29 they’re still looking for speakers and vendors.


Friday, January 17th to Sunday, January 19th

NOFA-NY’s 38th Annual Organic Farming and Gardening Conference
Oncenter
Syracuse
For more info and to register

https://www.nofany.org/our-events/2020-winter-conference


Friday, January 24th to Sunday, February, 2nd

9am to 9:30pm

The Truth About Health
Hilton Long Island
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more info and to register

http://www.therealtruthabouthealthconference.com/
If you’re interested in being a sponsor of this event (if you have a business or service you’d like to promote)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YKZ-sPgWTe0Muhkt26-HH8kBGCuEFqku/view

Vegan meals/snacks are provided. Lots of speakers on lots of topics regarding health and the environment.


Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd

Science of Human Optimization Conference
Hyatt Regency
1717 Motor Pkwy.
Hauppauge
For more info and to get tickets (TBA as the event date gets closer)

https://www.navelexpo.com/

Formerly known as the NAVEL Expo, this is a great source of alternative health info/lectures.


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