Huntington CSA Thursday, August 27, 2020 Week #13

 

Happy Summer!

 Last week at the CSA went well, so much thanks to all for being mindful 😊 !

 CSA Weather Report…probable thunderstorms from 5pm, and possible strong winds, hail and tornadoes (bring flashlight in case we lose power).

 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…

 

1. What you need to know
2. Did you lose food during the last hurricane (or concerned about the next one)? Here’s info about food (and medicine) reimbursement from PSE & G plus a hurricane/poweroutage food safety video…
3. If you haven’t watched this yet, it’s really worth checking out…Food safety and COVID-19
4. Click here to help make a difference
5. North Fork Foodie Tour is virtual this year and FREE!
6. Bulk Tomato Share started…you can still get in on it!
7. 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 –

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).
3. 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.

  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! 😊 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 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…

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 #13

August 27, 2020

 

1. Lettuce – 1 head
2. Scallions – 1 bunch
3. Melon: Cantaloupe* – 1
4. Peppers: Shishito – 1 bag
5. Tomatoes** – check CSA Wall Chart for details
6. Squash, Summer*** - check CSA Wall Chart for details

 

Total Items: 6

 

Flower Share Week #10???

 

Herb Share – August 2B

Sage**** AND Summer Savory

 

SHISHITO PEPPER WARNING!!!

Most Shishito Peppers are mild BUT about ONE out of every TEN to TWENTY are HOT! How can you tell beforehand? Cut off a little piece on the end and touch it to your lip and you should be able to feel (or not) the heat…or eat it. OR,  prepare to be surprised…or not (sometimes you don’t get any that are hot).

https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/205461/what-is-the-difference-between-hot-peppers-and-sweet-peppers/

http://earthydelightsblog.com/shishito-peppers/

 

*Cantaloupe is one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!

http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=17

 

**Tomatoes are one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!

http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=44

 

***Summer Squash is one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!

http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=62

 

****Sage is one of the world’s 100 healthiest foods (good info and recipes)!

http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=76

 

2.Did you lose food during the last hurricane (or concerned about the next one)? Here’s info about food (and medicine) reimbursement from PSE & G plus a hurricane/poweroutage food safety video…

 

You can get reimbursement of $250 for food and $300 for medication…though they don’t make it easy (but this info could help you be prepared for the next time it happens…and it probably will because storms are getting stronger and happening more often)…

https://www.psegliny.com/myaccount/customersupport/claims

 Nice food safety video from The Weather Channel about what to do before and after a storm/power outage…

https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2020-05-28-hurricane-frequently-asked-questions-answered

 

 3.If you haven’t watched this yes, it’s really worth checking out…Food safety and COVID-19

 One of our CSA members told me that after watching this, it made them feel better about going grocery shopping.

 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…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvw9lZ3v3I

 And read in more detail here…

https://www.seriouseats.com/2020/03/food-safety-and-coronavirus-a-comprehensive-guide.html#covid-on-food

 

 4.Click here to help make a difference

 A.Eat Almonds or Pistachios (or care about the health and safety of farm workers)? Read, and you might want to sign this…

https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/primex-workers-fired-for-exposing-company-s-deadly-covid-19-practices?akid=271900.620103.GMlyMa&rd=1&source=mo&t=7

 

B/Reach out to your U.S. Senators, Member of the House of Representatives, and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue to tell them to restore organic funding that has been taken away by USDA…

https://secure.everyaction.com/fQqMzm-NdkieEyH2VDs6AA2

 

 5.North Fork Foodie Tour is virtual this year and FREE!

 The 14^th Annual North Fork Foodie Tour put on by the North Fork Reform Synagogue should be a “must” on anyone’s list of things to do if you A) like food, B) like local food, C) like seasonal food, and D) like to have a lovely day spent out in nature (this part you’ll have to wait till next year to experience). This year it’s a virtual event and it’s also free (check out the event email for details) BUT you need to register to attend the webinars offered. A number of our CSA members have gone over the years and mostly all had a good time (except one mom with two young’uns who weren’t down with the program 😊 ) and either went again or want to.

 

Here’s the “trailer” for the event…

https://vimeo.com/439775811/5ce9b1e468

  

6.Bulk Tomato Share started…you can still get in on it!

 

Starting this week for the next few weeks, our farmer will be bringing in Bulk Tomato Shares for those who’ve already ordered BUT there’s still time to get in on it (last delivery date is September 10^th).

 

The cost is $45 for 20 lbs. of certified organic Roma/Paste Tomatoes from our farm, Green Thumb Organic Farm.

 What are you going to do with all those Tomatoes? You’ll appreciate them all winter long after you’ve canned (as Tomato sauce or whole), frozen or dehydrated them, rather than buying tasteless Tomatoes out of season all winter long (or not eating any till they’re in season again).

 

The easiest thing in the universe (the sort of recipe I say that dead people can make 😊 ) is to freeze them whole. Here’s the instructions…

https://food.unl.edu/freezing-raw-tomatoes-or-without-their-skins

And here’s articles about freezing food in glass jars if you want to avoid freezing in plastic bags/containers…

https://www.smarticular.net/en/how-to-freeze-food-in-glass-jars-and-without-plastic/

https://www.treehugger.com/how-freeze-food-glass-jars-4858453

  

7.And now, for something completely different…

 Designer makes impressive mini clay food to deal with her pandemic anxiety…

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/opinion/sunday/food-covid-quarantine-clay.html

 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.

  

Tuesday, August 18^th to Wednesday, August 26^th

 Exhausted (online event)

FREE

For more info and to register:

https://exhaustedseries.com/trailer/?uuid=32075230a5f14f658717d6771688c664&afid=60&oid=1&source=&sub1=&sub2=&sub3=&sub4=&sub5=

 Want to get from overwhelmed to at least “whelmed”? 😊 This might be what you’re looking for if you’re feeling physically, mentally, emotionally and/or spiritually exhausted. Watched the trailer and so far I’ve seen Dr. Mark Hyman (functional medical doctor), Dr. David Perlmutter (holistic neurologist), Dr. Kellyann Petrucci (naturopath), and Michael Breus (sleep expert), and many others.

  

Thursday, August 27th

 10am to 11am

 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, August 28th

 6pm to 7pm

 Green Inside and Out

WUSB-FM/90.1 FM

https://www.wusb.fm/

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

  

Saturday, August 29th 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

https://longislandfarmersmarkets.com/?fbclid=IwAR31PYOhmUD2BrIW7JUEQ8DNRt1HNZcslXt1eoLRLs2VTg4tDR1_EWGwqKQ

 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/

 The one certified organic farm here is Sang Lee Farms.

  

Saturday, August 29th

 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.

 

 Tuesday, September 1st

 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. 6^th 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, September 9^th to Sunday, September 20^th

 Alzheimer’s -The Science of Prevention (online event)

FREE

For more info and to register…

https://scienceofprevention.com/?inf_contact_key=a416eb195c96f399b190f1818b0c7496680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1&cookieUUID=62deaf59-ebb4-46e0-8a82-a2bc7a20e3e8

 Hosted by neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter (author of Brain Maker and Brain Wash: Detox your mind), this series explores the simple things we can do to keep our brains healthy, and includes such speakers as Dr. Dale Bredesen (author of The End of Alzheimer’s), Michael Breus (sleep expert), Dr. Mark Hyman (author of Food: What the heck should I eat?), Michael Merzenich (author of Soft Wired…about brain plasticity) and many others.

 

 Sunday, September 13^th

 10am

 14^th Annual North Fork Foodie Tour

FREE

For more info and to register for the webinars…

TBA but for now, here’s the trailer for the event…

https://vimeo.com/439775811/5ce9b1e468

 Behind the scenes tours with north fork chefs and farmers, and webinars on pickling, making challah (it IS put on by the North Fork Reform Synagogue 😊 ), backyard vineyards, and more!

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