Happy Spring!
CSA Weather Report…pleasant!
Important…if you send anyone to the CSA to
pick up food for you, please tell them to BRING BAGS!
This email includes…
- What you need to know
- Sign up for the 30 Day
Eat More Vegetables Challenge…
- Celebrity CSA!
- Food safety and
COVID-19…
- What you actually got
last week
- Goop your way thru a CSA
😊
- 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
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)…*except when it’s raining (read the CSA Weather
Report above)
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.
CSA words to live by…when trying any new food 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!
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.
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 Curly Cress/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 #3
June 18, 2020
- Garlic Scapes* – 1 bunch
- Radishes – 1 bunch
- Lettuce: Romaine** – 1 head
- Strawberries*** – 1 pt
- Cress, Curly**** – 1 bunch
Total Items: 5
Flower Share – Week #2
Maybe yes…maybe no…
*Garlic is one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods (good
info and recipes) and if Garlic is…the Scapes are too!
**Romaine Lettuce is one of the world’s healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
***Strawberries are one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
****Curly Cress (has no Veg Info Sheet…but I will NEVER
leave you hanging 😊)…
It’s speecy spicy, very good for you, and goes well in SMALL
amounts (unless you like it spicy, then you’ll figure out what level of spice
works for you) in any salad, sandwich, wrap for starters…read on…
Pepper Cress – tangy/spicy herb that can be used raw in
salads, on sandwiches or wraps and you can toss a small amount in at the end of
a stir-fry or cooked recipe to give things a bit of a culinary punch
Peppercress Aioli…
more Peppercress recipes…the Smoothie/Juice and Hummus
recipes look pretty good (weights need to be translated as this is from the
UK)…
more recipes from a place that does Peppercress Sprouts more
than growing them in soil outdoors…
Web MD on “garden cress” (basically same as Pepper/Curly
Cress)…
2.Sign up for the 30 Day Eat More Vegetables Challenge…
Well, how timely and appropriate this is (and as CSA members
we’ve certainly got the resources)!
Join Eating Well magazine’s…
annual Eat More Vegetable Challenge…
Past versions have been all about the fresh produce, but
these days depending on what’s going on in one’s life it’s a matter of getting
them into your kitchen by any means necessary (fresh, frozen, canned, jarred,
stored in a root cellar 😊 ). I’m sure they’ll
have useful suggestions for us CSA members to make use of all season long! 😊
3.Celebrity CSA!
Who knew Marisa Tomei is a CSA member (in her home base of
Los Angeles)?
4.Food safety and COVID-19…
Watch writer J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (son of a Harvard University
geneticist and immunologist, grandson of a chemist, and author of Food Lab:
Better Home Cooking Through Science), talk about COVID-19 and food safety…
And read in more detail here…
5.What you actually got last week
Week #2
June 11, 2020
- Beets: Gold OR Red * – 1 bunch total - $4.50
- Asparagus** – ½ lb. bag - $4.00
- Lettuce: Leaf, Green AND Oak Leaf, Red – 2 heads
total (1 of each variety) - $4.75
- Strawberries*** – 1 quart - $7.25
Total Items: 4
Total Amount: $20.50
(We pay $20 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we get a
bit more, some a bit less. This week, it’s $.50 extra. Doesn’t sound like a
lot, but it adds up over the course of the CSA season. Our total amount extra
that our farmers have given us so far is $2.25. 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 – Week #1
Sweet Williams
Herb Share – June 1A
Oregano**** AND Thyme
*Beets are one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
And if we get the Beet Greens, they are too!
**Asparagus is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
***Strawberries are one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
****Oregano is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
*****Thyme is one of the world’s healthiest foods (good info
and recipes)!
6.Goop your way thru a CSA 😊
The Goop gang has some tips and tricks on how to make the
most and best of a CSA Share…
Gwyneth Paltrow (founder of Goop) meets Stephen Colbert in a
Goop spoof…
7.And now, for something completely different…
You really can’t make this stuff up…
While you’d think this isn’t food related…it kinda is…they
tried to eat these…
Events…both near and far
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.
Monday, June 15th to Sunday, June 21st
The Mind, Body & Vagus Nerve Connection (online event)
FREE
For more info and to register…
Join holistic health practitioners/advocates for daily talks
on how to rebalance your nervous system, boost your immune system and improve
overall health. At the end of these online events they usually have a bonus
day/weekend where you can catch up on any of the lectures you may have missed
since odds are you won’t have time to view them all (which is why there will
also be a sales pitch to own/access the series to be able to view on your own
schedule).
Monday, June 15th to Wednesday, June 24th
10 Day Green Smoothie Challenge (online)
FREE
For more into and to sign up…
Join Jen Hansard (cookbook author, mother of 2 young ‘uns,
and founder of Simple Green Smoothies) for a 10 day green smoothie adventure.
Includes free shopping list, recipes and private online chat group.
Thursday, June 18th
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.
Friday, June 19th
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, June 20th to Saturday, November
21st
7:30am to 12:30pm
Huntington Farmer’s Market – G & G Long Island Farmer’s
Market
228 Main St. (Elm Street parking lot)
Huntington
Not the same organizer who’s been at this location for the
past ??? years, but the organizer that’s been hosting the Winter Market in
Huntington since Huntington first had a Winter Market. Possible there might be
up two certified organic farms…Golden Earthworm and Natural Earth Farm.
8am to 12:30pm
Northport Farmer’s Market
Main Street (Cow Harbor Parking lot)
Northport
The one certified organic farm here is Sang Lee Farms.
Saturday, June 20th to Sunday, June 28th
Cider Week Hudson Valley 2020 (virtual events)
FREE (mostly)
For more info and to register…
This is the 10th year of this event but this year
it’s virtual. However, it does make it easier to attend a number of Cider tours
without travelling. Will include tours, recipes, panels, tastings (purchase
Ciders online before event and participate in online tastings) and more!
Saturday, June 20th
12pm to 1pm
Food Chain Radio
Host Michael Olsen always has interesting guests on the
issues of food, food politics, health, and related topics. Check out the
archives.
Monday, June 22nd to Friday, June 26th
Gut Health with Dr. Mary Pardee (online event)
FREE
For more info and to register…
Dr. Pardee is a functional medical practitioner and
naturopathic medical doctor specializing in integrative gastroenterology,
gut-brain health, hormones and thyroid optimization. The focus of these
workshops is to be your owner’s manual for having an optimal digestive system.
Tuesday, June 23rd
10am to 11am
Green Street Radio
WBAI-FM/99.5FM
To listen live or check out the archives…
Join Long Islanders Doug & Patti Wood (founders of the
Port Washington Farmer’s Market…the only all organic greenmarket in New York
State), in their weekly show featuring conversations on health and sustainable
living.
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.
Tuesday, June 30th
2pm to 3:30pm
Health Immunity & Food: Mitigating the Effects of
COVID-19
Online Facebook Viewing Party
FREE
To register…
This talk (public premiere of a private event from May 19th)
features Dr. William Li, author of Eat to Beat Disease (one of the few
researchers actively doing work on food and the prevention of diseases like
cancer, etc.), and Chef Amanda Cohen (owner of what was generally considered
the best vegetarian restaurant in NYC…Dirty Candy - which I’ve been to and was
swell, and Lekka Burger – which had just opened so never got to go, but may reopen
soon for takeout/delivery and will get over there ASAP as long as there’s a
bathroom I can use in the area 😊 …otherwise I could take
it home to eat if Chef Amanda thinks the burgers are good cold or reheated).
Even though this is a prerecorded broadcast, you’ll be able to ask questions
live of Dr. Li & Amanda Cohen, there will be cooking demos and recipes
featuring immune boosting foods, AND guests will be receiving a list of immune
building foods.
Sunday, July 12th
11am to 3pm
Herb Identification Walk (medicinal) & Medicine Making
Workshop
Restoration Farm
140 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd.
Old Bethpage
$45 (till July 10th)/$50 (at the door)
For more info and to register…
On this 2 part event, part 1 will be spent walking and
identifying herbs with Ellen Kamhi, RN (the Natural Nurse), and Dr. Eugene
Zampieron, ND, and part 2 will be learning to make simple tinctures, salves, and
smudge sticks.
Monday, July 13th to Friday, July
17th
8:30am to 3:30pm
Organic Field Day (online only for 2020)
Rodale Institute
611 Siegfriedale Rd.
Kutztown, PA.
$25 (all week access) – Veterans may be able to participate
for free (contact veterans@rodaleinstitute.org
)
To register…
Join researchers at the Rodale Institute and learn about the
latest research and projects being done using regenerative organic agriculture
(not sure how different it actually is from conventional certified organic
agriculture), by online viewing of the 11 different demonstration stations at
the farm.
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