Happy Summer (till September 22nd)!
The CSA is OUTSIDE this week (Folk Music
Society of Huntington has an event that’s bumping us out of the Sky Room Café
at the Cinema Arts Centre which also means the Sky Room Café will be closing
around 4pm…though there will be popcorn and snacky things still available at
the alternate concession stand next to the Box Office). So, the weather looks
nice enough for us to be outside the Café in the garden. While the Café won’t
be available for phone calls, if need be you can still call the Cinema Box
Office and have someone come outside to get a CSA member to take your message.
CSA weather report…cool to chilly.
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 (it didn’t last
week…not good). You MUST speak directly to someone from the CSA. The call can
easily be transferred to the Sky Room Café 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!
It’s
time to weigh our CSA food!
- Please be aware that it may
take a little more time for you to collect your CSA share when weighing is
part of the experience, so plan accordingly.
- Check the CSA Wall Chart that
our farmer brings in every week before taking any food so you know what
you’re taking and how much to take…assume nothing and please feel free to
ask questions!
- Bring your reading glasses, or
ask someone to help if you can’t see the numbers on the scale clearly.
- PLEASE DO
NOT GO OVER THE AMOUNT STATED on the Wall Chart.
Please
err on the under side of the weight posted…NEVER over. It may not seem like
much to you, but we have 35 CSA members this week, and if every person is over
by ONE OUNCE (for crying out loud! It’s only an ounce!!!) …that means we’ll be
short over 2 POUNDS of produce and 1 or 2 CSA members (and one of them could be
you) won’t get the food they paid for.
- IF you are asked to weigh more
than one food item at the same time (and you probably will at some point
in the CSA season)…please follow the directions given to you, and weigh in
the order you are asked (you might not think there’s any good reason to be
doing this but our farmer does, and that should be enough of a reason
right there but if you want a further explanation – ask someone working at
the CSA or contact suzanne…there is always a method to the madness)
This email includes…
- What you need to know
- Fall superfoods for an
immune system boost!
- Vary your veggies and
eat the rainbow!
😊
- Click activism – you
don’t have to do much, or spend any money, to help make a positive change
in the world
- What you actually got
last week
- Our tax dollars NOT at
work…
- 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 physicians 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 Café 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 –
- Check in at the desk with our friendly CSA worker
- 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.
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…
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 #15
September 19, 2019
- Broccoli* – ? – read CSA Wall Chart for details
- Kale** – 1 bunch
- Peppers, Sweet*** – ? - read CSA Wall Chart for details
- Tomatoes, Mini**** – 1 pt.
- Lettuce – 1 head
Total Items: 5
Flower Share - #11
The End!!!
*Broccoli is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info
and recipes)!
**Kale is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info and
recipes)!
***Shishito Peppers – they’re both Sweet and Hot (1 out of
every 10…maybe…are spicy/hot but you can’t tell before unless you rub a cut
part against your finger and give a taste…I’d only bother checking after
cooking the whole batch since most won’t be hot at all…and then again – I don’t
mind the heat 😊)…
Basic recipes…
More ambitious…
Sweet Peppers are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
And so are Hot Peppers…
****Tomatoes are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
2.Fall superfoods for an immune system boost!
Out of this list of 29 fall superfoods, over the years our
CSA has provided us with 18 out of 29 (however Green Peas are NOT a fall food
in this neck of the woods…it’s a spring thing). The 11 that we don’t get are
fruits (4 locally grown, 4 not grown in this neck of the woods), nuts (don’t
know of anyone selling locally grown nuts), mushrooms (we used to have a
Mushroom Share and if our membership climbs high enough again, it could be
looking into as a possible option), and the last one (Ginger) they’re growing
at our farm and MAYBE we’ll get it at our CSA this year…
3.Vary your veggies and eat the rainbow! 😊
A varied diet is a healthier diet and eating the rainbow is
part of that concept (been saying this for decades 😊
), and here’s someone else talking about some of the WHYs…
Here’s some tips on HOW to get more vegetables (and more
varieties) on your plate…
I may be prejudiced but they should have mentioned joining a
CSA! 😊
4.Click activism – you don’t have to do much, or spend
any money, to help make a positive change in the world
Tell our government officials to top the use of Highly
Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs)…
5.What you actually got last week
Week #14
September 12, 2019
- Broccoli* – 1 head – $3.00
- Beans, Snap (same as Green Beans): Dragon Tongue** – ¾
lb. – $3.50
- Peppers, Sweet: Bell, Purple/Cubanelle/Romanian Wax***
– 1 lb. bag - $4.25
- Tomatoes, Mini: Sungold**** – 1 pt. - $5.50
- Lettuce: Crisp, Green – 1 head - $3.50
- Eggplant***** - 1 - $2.25
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 $2.50,
and so far it’s a grand total of $20 which is an extra CSA share! 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! 😊)
Flower Share - #10
Sunflowers
Herb Share – September 1A
Cilantro****** AND Sage*******
*Broccoli is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info
and recipes)!
**Snap Beans (Green Beans) are one of the world’s healthiest
foods (good info and recipes)!
***Sweet Peppers are one of the world’s healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
****Tomatoes are one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
*****Eggplant is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
******Cilantro is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
*******Sage is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
6.Our tax dollars NOT at work…
The FDA knew back in 2017 that the pesticide glyphosate
(linked to causing cancer) has been in our food supply. If the FDA isn’t
telling us, how can we avoid carcinogenic chemicals in our food? Buy certified
organic everything…or as much as you’re comfortably able to…it’s not a perfect
solution BUT it’s the best option to avoid carcinogens other than growing ALL
your own food (after you’ve had your soil extensively tested…you might be
unpleasantly surprised what’s already in your soil that can make its way into
food grown in your garden/yard)…
7.And now, for something completely different 😊
While not a fan of monocropping (planting nothing but one
crop in a large swath of land), this does look pretty amazing (photoshop was
involved)…
Events…both near and far
Monday, September 16th to Sunday, September
22nd
Love is Medicine Project (online documentary series)
FREE
To register and for more info…
Recommended by doctor of functional medicine, Dr. Mark
Hyman…publisher of naturopathic medicine journals, Razi Berry, gathers experts
in the field of wellness to take us on a journey to discover the power of
healing that’s within each of us.
Monday, September 16th to Sunday, October
6th
Unleash Your Inner Healer
This was recommended to me by Dr. Joel Kahn, one of my fave
holistic cardiologists (a vegan but omnivore friendly 😊
), and he’ll be one of the speakers. Tools for optimal healing, vitality and
stress reduction, while living a happier life.
Thursday, September 19th to Wednesday,
October 2nd
Healthy Aging Workshop with Deepak Chopra
FREE
For more info and to register…
In this 4 part workshop (hosted by Deepak Chopra and Dr.
Sheila Patel), you’ll be empowered to take control of your health, regain joy
and energy, and learn about the ancient healing method of Ayurveda.
Thursday, September 19th
10am to 11pm
IEatGreen radio show
To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived
programs)…
Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff. Older shows can be
accessed in archives.
6pm to 8:30pm
The End of Mental Illness
109 E. 50th St., 3rd Floor
NYC
FREE
To register:
Join holistic psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Amen, in his
discussion about a new paradigm of dealing with mental health issues based on a
brain-based whole person program rooted in neuroscience and hope. Knowing a bit
about Dr. Amen, diet will be a significant part of the program (and he will be
talking about eating organic).
6pm to 9pm
VIP Jambon de Bayonne Tasting Event
Salt Drift Farm Street Food by Hamptons Aristocrat
203 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Tpke.
Bridgehampton
FREE
To RSVP…
Tasting of a hand-crafted dry cured French ham (used in the
hors d’oeuvres) along with cocktails, beer & wine.
Friday, September 20th
Noon to 5pm
NYC Climate Strike w/Greta Thunberg
Noon – assemble and march - Foley Square, 1 Federal Plaza
2:30pm to 5pm – rally - Battery Park
For more info and to RSVP…
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, September 21st to Wednesday,
October 2nd
Regain Your Brain (online docuseries)
FREE
To register…
Speakers include holistic psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen, Dr.
Dale Bredesen (author of The End of Alzheimer’s), Micheal Breus (sleep expert),
neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter and many others. You know eating organic
produce is going to be part of this protocol.
Saturday, September 21st and Sunday,
September 22nd
11am to 6pm
37th Annual Queens County Fair
73-50 Little Neck Parkway
Floral Park, NY
$10 (advance)/$15 (door) - $5 (advance)/$8 (door) 12 and
under *additional fees for hayrides/corn maze and other attractions
For more info and tickets…
Traditional agricultural fair. Music, food, farm stuff and
fun!
Saturday, September 21st
Noon to ???
Farm Aid
Alpine Valley Music Theater
East Troy, WI
To get tickets and for more info…
If you can’t attend, you can usually watch the concert live
online! And if you want to donate, go to the website and contribute, OR support
Farm Aid by buying stuff from their store. Think I’ll treat myself to an
organic cotton bandana! 😊
Monday, September 23rd to October 28th
6:30pm to 10pm
Chefs Against Hunger
Tellers
605 Main St.
Islip
$175
For more info and to buy tickets:
This is a dinner series (5 course meal plus wine/spirit)
featuring some of Long Islands top chefs as a benefit for Long Island Cares.
The dates are 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28.
Monday, September 23rd to Wednesday,
October 2nd
Hacking Your Healthcare with Dr. Mark Hyman (online course)
FREE
To sign up…
Learn top strategies to work with your doctors to get the
healthcare you need. Find out which tests matter and why the results are
critical to improving your health. Topics covered…what is functional medicine,
nutrition, hormones, diabetes, inflammation, heart health, metabolism,
detoxification, and digestion.
Tuesday, September 24th
11:30am to 2:30pm
Taco Tuesdays (ongoing)
South Fork Kitchens Cafe
East End Food Institute
39 Tuckahoe Rd.
Southampton
For more info…
Authentic local Mexican food by Chef Esther priced under
$10.
3pm
Lawncare Tuesdays (thru October)
Bridge Gardens
36 Mitchell La.
Bridgehampton
FREE
Get free sustainable lawn and landscape management (rain or
shine) from Paul Wagner of Greener Pastures Organics! This is in partnership
with The Perfect Earth project
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)…
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.
8pm to 9pm
Green Street Radio
WBAI – FM/99.5 – FM
For more info and to listen online…
Listen to Nassau County residents, Patti & Doug Wood
(founders of the only all organic greenmarket in NY…Port Washington), talk
about environmental issues effecting us all. Shows are archived on WBAI and
available as a podcast here… http://www.greenstreetradio.com/
. The last show was about getting glyphosate (Round-Up) out of NYC Parks. They
alternate with a show called Eco-Logic.
Wednesday, September 25th
7 to 9pm
Citizens for 5G Awareness
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
For more info contact Debbie:
Join a group of people that are active regarding educating
the public about the health concerns around 5G wireless technology.
Thursday, September 26th
6pm to 8:30pm
Cocktails in the Cloister
Rosary Hall Chapel at the Cloister
555 Albany Ave.
Amityville
$200
To register and buy tickets…
A benefit for Homecoming Farm (a project of the Sisters of
St. Dominic), the evening is a farm-to-table dinner created by the chefs of
Besito/The Shed with live music, raffles and wine.
Saturday, September 28th and Sunday,
September 29th
10am to 5pm
Hudson Garlic Festival
Cantine Field
Washington Ave. Extension
Saugerties, NY
$10 (cash only)
For more info…
If you like Garlic, this is the mamajama Garlic Festival in
New York. The years I’ve gone, bought 3 to 4 lbs. of Garlic (certified
organic…not all of it is), stored it properly, and had it last till March!
Saturday, September 28th
11am to 7pm
Chili Pepper Festival
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
455 Flatbush Ave
990 Washington Ave
Brooklyn
$30 – General/$25 – Seniors (65 and over) & Students (12
and over with student ID)/FREE – BBG Members & children under 12
For more info and to buy tickets…
Music, food, kid friendly, demos. Rain or shine.
Wednesday, October 2nd
7pm to 9pm
The Read Truth about Health Conference planning meeting
Hilton Hotel
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more into about the conference…
Vegan food will be provided.
Sunday, October 6th
12:30pm to 7pm (fireworks at 7pm)
AIA’s (Association of Indians in America) 32nd
Deepavali
Southstreet Seaport
200 Water St.
NYC
FREE
For more info…
There will be a booth by World Vegan Vision so there should
be vegan food available (and some Indian food is vegan anyhoo).
Wednesday, October 9th to Sunday, October
20th
Alzheimer’s – The Science of Prevention (online docuseries)
FREE
Dr. David Perlmutter (neurologist) brings over 20 experts in
the field of brain health (including Dr. Dale Bredesen author of The End of
Alzheimer’s).
Thursday, October 10th
6:30pm to 9:30pm
Dinner with Dr. Andrew Weil, author of The Anti-Inflammatory
Diet
The Bouley Test Kitchen
31 W. 21st St.
NYC
$179
For more info and to buy tickets…
This is a five course meal created by Chef David Bouley
based on Dr. Weil’s “inflammation diet” with wine. Includes a lecture
with a Q & A.
Wednesday, October 16th
7 to 9pm
Citizens for 5G Awareness
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
For more info contact Debbie:
Join a group of people that are active regarding educating
the public about the health concerns around 5G wireless technology.
Saturday, October 19th
10:30am, 11:30am & 12:30pm (times from last year and
will confirm)
Annual CSA Pumpkin Picking Farm Tour
Green Thumb Farm
Montauk Hwy.
Water Mill
FREE
Call to RSVP:
631-726-1900 (M to Su 9:30am to 4:30pm)
This tour is for CSA members and immediate family only
(sorry, but if you share a CSA share with someone, only the person listed on
the contract is a CSA member…however, if the CSA member isn’t coming, you can
show up and use their name to RSVP). Last time to get a behind the scenes tour
of our farm and talk to our farmers (Got a garden? Got questions? These are the
guys to ask 😊 ).
This is a hayride tour of a different section of the farm
than we toured in June during our Strawberry picking farm tour.
Also, there’s usually a discount at the farm stand for those
attending the farm tour (will check on that).
Saturday, October 25th
10am to 5pm
Long Island Vegan Extravaganza
Sisters of St. Joseph
1725 Brentwood Rd.
Brentwood
For more info…
Food, kids activities, music and fun stuff!
Wednesday, November 6th
7pm to 9pm
The Read Truth about Health Conference planning meeting
Hilton Hotel
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more into about the conference…
Vegan food will be provided.
Wednesday, November 20th
7 to 9pm
Citizens for 5G Awareness
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
For more info contact Debbie:
Join a group of people that are active regarding educating
the public about the health concerns around 5G wireless technology.
Saturday, November 16th
9am to 5pm
Beekeeping for the Future
The Pfeiffer Center
260 Hungry Hollow Rd.
Chestnut Ridge, NY
$95
For more info and to register…
If you’re thinking of getting Honeybees next spring, now is
the time to prepare. If you’ve been beekeeping for a year or two, this is a
good place to ask questions and learn new things. This is where I’m going to
take classes if I ever get around to being able to have Bees in my backyard.
Wednesday, November 20th to Sunday, November
24th
2019 Biodynamic Conference
Sagamore Resort
Lake George, NY
For more info and to register…
The theme of the conference this year is Cultivating
Relationships: Earth, Cosmos, Community. There’s a children’s program, and they
also offer scholarships and give discounts to volunteers.
Wednesday, December 4th
7pm to 9pm
The Read Truth about Health Conference planning meeting
Hilton Hotel
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more into about the conference…
Vegan food will be provided.
Wednesday, December 18th
7 to 9pm
Citizens for 5G Awareness
Huntington Hilton
598 Broadhollow Rd
Melville
For more info contact Debbie:
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…
Vegan food will be provided.
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…
Friday, January 24th to Sunday, February, 2nd
The Truth About Health
Hilton Long Island
598 Broadhollow Rd.
Melville
FREE
For more info and to register (though registration for 2020
isn’t posted yet)…
If you’re interested in being a sponsor of this event (if
you have a business or service you’d like to promote)…
Vegan meals/snacks are provided. More info as it gets closer
to the event. Lots of speakers on lots of topics regarding health and the
environment.
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