Happy Summer!
Thanks to the folks who volunteered to take care of the CSA
member’s shares that needed shelter till said members returned from their
travels! 😊
Also much thanks to everyone who responded to the shout out
for help this week! 😊 If not this week, your
help will certainly be needed between now and December 10th (last
day of the regular CSA season).
CSA Weather Report…hot (heat advisory from
noon to 8pm), humid, and rain/thunderstorms!
IF it’s raining/thundering and we need to line up
outside (hasn’t happened yet but it could)…the deal is 3 people units
(individuals/couples/families) in the CSA at a time, 3 people units in the
theater lined up and socially distanced in the lobby, and everyone else lined
up in their cars (will have a car parked where y’all should be parking behind).
If you poke your head in the theater, our CSA “hall monitor” 😊
will let you know what’s what.
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
- CSA Safety Protocol
Update/Reminder
- Click activism – you
don’t have to do much, or spend any money, to help make a positive change
in the world
- If you haven’t watched
this yet, it’s really worth checking out…Food safety and COVID-19
- Got kids or grandkids?
This could be fun, tasty AND educational!
- What you actually got
last week
- Spring Onion tops –
don’t throw them out! They’re good eats! 😊
- 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).
- When you enter the CSA area, start at Table #1 at the
left side of the table and work your way to the right, then to Table #2,
Table #3, Herb Share table (if you have one), Flower Share table (if you
have one), and then out the back door to the Cinema garden by the upper
parking lot stairs. We’re arranging the food so if you only have one bag
with you and you follow this, the heaviest things are on the bottom of the
bag, the lightest are on the top, and the wettest things aren’t going to
get the things that need to stay dry the most very wet. Plus, it makes
social distancing easier, and we have only one entrance and one exit being
used.
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.
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.
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…
http://www.nourishingmeals.com/2012/03/detox-with-spring-greens.html
July 23, 2020
- Beans, Snap* – check CSA Wall Chart for details
- Onions** – 1 bunch
- Lettuce – 1 head
- Squash, Summer***– check CSA Wall Chart for details
- Mint – 1 bunch
- Radicchio – 1 head
- Cucumbers**** - check CSA Wall Chart for details
Shiso AND Thyme, Lemon*****
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=134
**Onions are one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=45
***Summer Squash are one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=62
****Cucumbers are one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=42
*****Thyme is one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=77
- Doors to the Cinema Arts Centre are now being kept closed because it’s
hot out! There are health risks to heat exposure… https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/phys_agents/heat_health.html
When temps become milder, they will again be kept open. We’re washing our
hands upon entry (which takes care of having touched the door handle), and upon
leaving the exit door can be pushed open with other body parts besides one’s
hands 😊.
- Please wear a mask/face
covering when entering the Cinema Arts Centre to pick up your CSA share
Covid-19 face coverings frequently asked questions
and info…
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-19-face-covering-faq.pdf
- Please limit your time
at the CSA to a minimum amount (wash hands, check in , get your CSA Share,
and skedaddle), unless you are scheduled to work. If you wish to socialize
please do so outside, or exchange contact info and continue the
conversation by text, email, Skype, Zoom, etc. 😊. It’s a useful thing to
have at least two CSA member’s contact info in case you need someone to
pick up your CSA share, or pick it up and stash it if you’re away for a
bit.
3.Click activism – you don’t have to do much, or spend
any money, to help make a positive change in the world
B.Join up with EWG (Environmental
Working Group…same folks that do the “dirty dozen” list every year that lists
foods with the highest levels of pesticides…non-organic Strawberries have been
#1 for the past number of years) and urge your senator to pass meaningful PFAS
(nasty toxic chemicals in non-stick cookware, drinking water, and a LOT more
places) regulation reform. Sign here: https://act.ewg.org/a/stop-pfas-contamination
B.Join up with EWG (see above) to protect
schools from COVID-19 by asking Secretary Betsy DeVos to listen to CDC
guidelines. Sign here: https://act.ewg.org/a/protect-schools-from-covid-19
4.If you haven’t watched this yes, it’s really worth
checking out…Food safety and COVID-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvw9lZ3v3I
5. Got kids or grandkids looking for things to do this
summer? This could be fun, tasty AND educational!
A.This is an online cooking school for children from K to middle school recommended by Dr. Mark Hyman (author of Food Fix: How to save our Health, our Economy, our Communities and our Planet…one bite at a time). AND they have a virtual summer camp program for cooking and another one for other activities…
https://www.icookafterschool.com/
B.The NY based Coalition for
Healthy School Food (great group founded by Long Islander Amie Hamlin) is also
doing online summer classes (vegan cooking, animal rights, food politics, yoga
and more) for kids from elementary school to high school… https://healthyschoolfood.org/summerclasses/
C.And starting July 13th
there’s two hands-on farming programs at Crossroads Farm (certified organic
farm by NOFA-NY) in Malverne for children aged to 4 to 6 & 7 to 11. For
more info and to register… Ages 4 to 6… https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crossroads-farm-sunshine-days-summer-2020-tickets-112660745322
Ages 7 to 11… https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crossroads-farm-young-farmers-program-summer-2020-tickets-112495326550
Week #7
July 16, 2020
- Peas: Snow – 2/3 lb. bag - $4.50
- Onions: Red* – 1 bunch - $4.25
- Lettuce: Oak Leaf, Green – 1 head - $3.75
- Squash, Summer: Cousa, Costata Romanesco, Eight Ball,
Gold, Yellow, Zucchini** – 2 pieces total - $1.50
- Parsley: Italian*** – 1 bunch - $3.50
- Beets: Chiogga**** – 1 bunch - $4.50
Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $22.00
(We pay $20 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we get a
bit more, some a bit less. This week, it’s $2.00 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 $6.50. 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 #5
Strawflowers (everlast…can be dried)
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=45
**Summer Squash are one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods
(good info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=62
***Parsley is one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=23
****Beets are one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods (good
info and recipes)!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=49
Beet Greens are too!
http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=151
https://food52.com/blog/17073-how-to-use-spring-onion-tops
https://www.seriouseats.com/talk/2011/06/what-to-do-with-onion-greens.html#comments-409354
Spring onion tops are mentioned here too and this person
talks about eating them raw. I’d cut them up into a ¼ inch pieces because I
think they’re going to be a bit tough and the small size will work better (IMHO
😊)…at
our CSA we get 6 out of the 8 things to eat, and 1 out of the 2 to toss (though
we didn’t get any Rhubarb this year…hopefully, we will next year 😊)…
http://www.eatingwell.com/article/137865/8-edible-items-youre-throwing-away-and-2-to-toss/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/pennsylvania-pretzel-art
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.
FREE
For more info and to register…
https://holisticoralhealthsummit.com/?idev_id=22215
$100 – Members/$125 – General Public
For more info and to register…
https://nofasummerconference.org/
And to become a member (worthy organization and very reasonable
for the membership benefits you get…I just renewed my membership 😊)…
https://nofany.org/support/become-a-member/
NOFA is the group that certifies our farm (Green Thumb Farm)
organic, and they’ve been doing it long before the federal government got
involved. It’s a great organization. Normally , the conference is held in
Massachusetts and all the NOFA member state members (NY, NJ, CT, MA, VT, NH,
RI) all get together at the summer conference (average attendance is between
1,000 and 2,000 people). In the winter, each state has its own winter
conference. The food is great (local/organic/everything from vegan to paleo), the
parties are fun (organic booze and live music), and there’s something for
everyone from kids and families to singles and seniors, and everyone in
between. This year it’s online for the first time and so am sure it will still
be worth attending.
Just looked over the speakers and there’s a lot of new
names, and a number of people I’m familiar with. One person I’m always happy to
hear is Elizabeth Henderson, founder of one of the first CSA farms in the
United States and author of the CSA “bible”, Sharing the Harvest. Another is
Lee Reich (who I’ve taken workshops with and visited his “farmden” upstate NY).
If you’re interested in growing fruit in your yard/garden…he is the
man…seriously. There’s more people I’m familiar with but will stop here. Those
two are enough for me to attend, and I’m sure there’ll be lots of other great
workshops to attend.
10am to 11am
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, July 24th
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.
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
https://northportfarmersmarket.org/
12pm to 1pm
Food Chain Radio
https://metrofarm.com/food-chain-radio-3/
Holistic Holiday at Home (online event)
For more info and to register…
http://virtual.holisticholidayatsea.com/?oprid=113&ref=3482
10am to 11am
Green Street Radio
WBAI-FM/99.5FM
To listen live or check out the archives…
https://www.wbai.org/program.php?program=365
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)…
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.
Monday, August 10th to Sunday, August 16th
Healing Chronic Stress and Disease (online event)
FREE
For more info and to register…
The people I’m familiar with here are Kelly Brogan, MD
(holistic psychiatrist), Roger Jahnke, OMD (does workshops at the Open Center
in NYC about Qigong), Sonia Choquette (an often Open Center instructor), Joan
Borysenko (author of Fried: Why You Burn Out and How to Revive), and Tara Brach
(psychologist, meditation teacher and author of Radical Compassion: How to Love
Yourself & Your World).
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