Happy last day of summer (the autumn equinox is at 9:03pm tonight)!
- What you need to know
- Food safety and
COVID-19…
- Got babies or
grandbabies? Eat organic…live organic!
- Emergency situations at
the CSA (hurricanes/electronic communication glitches/medical emergencies,
etc.)
- Know anyone celebrating
the Jewish holiday Sukkot? Read this!
- What you actually got
last week
- And now, for something
completely different…
- Bring at least TWO bags to the CSA EVERY WEEK
for wet and dry food items (and never the twain should meet)
- When packing up your CSA food, start at the left side
of the long table and work your way to the right and out the garden door.
Why? We set out the food to be packed in that order so the heaviest food
items will be on the bottom of your bag, and your food won’t get squished
(another way to make your food go bad faster), and if you separate the wet
from the dry foods you’re doing pretty good on having your food last
longer! 😊
- When you get your food home, if it’s in a plastic bag
take it OUT of the plastic bag and store elsewhere…even if it’s in another
plastic bag (the original bag will be too wet and your food won’t be happy
there for long)
- Plan on using your food in the order of how long it
will reasonably stay fresh (if stored properly). Any questions regarding
what this would be…ask. 😊
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)
When you arrive at the CSA –
- Check in at the desk with our friendly CSA worker
- Read the CSA 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 (like the story of the 3 bears…not too much, not too
little, but just right 😊)! 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.
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
Week #17
September 22, 2022
- Squash, Winter: Spaghetti* – 1 pc.
- Beets – 1 bunch
- Eggplant – 1 pc.
- Squash, Summer and/or Bitter Melon* – check the CSA
Wall Chart
- Peppers, Sweet – 1 bag
- Radicchio – 1 head
- Tomatoes – check the CSA Wall Chart
Total Items: 7
Dill AND Tarragon
https://www.cuisineathome.com/tips/easy-slicing/
https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_peel_and_cut_a_butternut_squash/
And am loving this gal’s take on making large Winter
Squashes end up in manageable pieces 😊 (personally, I’d need
to use a clean covering of some sort so the pieces wouldn’t get yucky during
this process 😊)…
https://wholefedhomestead.com/how-to-roast-any-whole-squash-including-a-no-cut-method/
OR, how to cook the whole thing without any cutting or
peeling…
https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/easiest-whole-roasted-winter-squash
https://cookeatpaleo.com/how-to-roast-a-whole-squash-or-pumpkin/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvw9lZ3v3I
And read in more detail here…
After keeping the CSA going thru 2020 and 2021 (with
everyone staying healthy using the simple practices of wearing face coverings,
hand washing, and social distancing), this is where we are now at this moment
in time…
- Face coverings are optional
- Hand washing upon entering the theater is STRONGLY
recommended (it’s always a good idea in preventing COVID as well as the
flu and colds)
Why COVID HATES soap (works better than hand sanitizer or
gloves), and we’re talking plain soap, NOT antibacterial soap (the use of which
causes antibiotic resistance which could kill us all ☹)…
https://healthmatters.nyp.org/how-does-handwashing-with-soap-kill-the-coronavirus/
- We will try and keep the CSA area relatively uncrowded
- Enter near the Box Office entrance, and exit thru the
door that leads out to the Cinema garden and upper parking lot stairs
https://www.ewg.org/ewgverified/the-dirt-on-diapers.php
https://www.ewg.org/ewgverified/baby-care.php
Quick tips for safer diapers…
https://www.ewg.org/research/guide-safer-diapers
If you read the details below on what they look for and the
issues even in THESE EWG approved diapers, it makes me angry and outraged (and
I don’t even have any kids) that these companies that make about 70 BILLION
dollars a year (with the average household having to spend between $1800 and
$3300 a year on diapers) haven’t managed to come up with more than one company
(or two?) that would make them NON-TOXIC!
Not sure why the company Seventh Generation isn’t included
on the EWG’s list. I’m a longtime fan of this company due to their health and
environmental concerns, so I’d probably buy these if I had a need to buy
disposable baby diapers…
And there’s always is the option to go old school and use
non-disposable cloth diapers…
https://www.greenmountaindiapers.com/collections/cloth-diapers
Cloth diapering 101: all you need to know! For one thing the
cost for a baby to age 2 ½ is about $734 for cloth as opposed to $2,577 for
disposables. And then there’s the environmental benefits of not putting more
stuff in the garbage that’s not recyclable (estimate is that it will take between
250 and 500 YEARS for ONE disposable to break down in a landfill – jeez! - and
a cloth diaper which one uses over and over – 5 months, AND if it’s made of
100% cotton or wool…preferably organic…you could compost it in your backyard)…
https://www.mamanatural.com/cloth-diapering/
Finally, there are some parents who go even older school and
don’t use diapers at all! Here’s how…
And here’s the book to help get it done!
http://christinegrossloh.com/books/the-diaper-free-baby-book/
If you want to do something to help change this situation,
support the group that’s working on making your baby’s bum (and all the other
baby bits from head to toe 😊) safer and healthier…
Or at the least, get on their email list to stay informed
about keeping your family healthy, and be updated on any online petitions or
letters you can send to make your views known (they DO make a difference)…
https://www.ewg.org/areas-focus/family-health/childrens-health
4.Emergency situations at the CSA (hurricanes/electronic
communication glitches/medical emergencies, etc.)
- It’s hurricane season till November 30th
(our CSA’s last day is December 8th)! Farmers are more hardcore
than postal workers so your food will be at the CSA between 3:30pm and
7:30pm on Thursdays, pretty much no matter what. Hurricane Sandy didn’t
stop our CSA. We were at the Unitarian Fellowship in Huntington, and there
was no power and there were tree limbs around the property BUT I checked
out the building to make sure there was no danger being in the building or
entering the property, and with flashlights brought by me, we had our CSA.
If there’s no emails…show up anyway. If there’s some problem/issue with
the food arriving there should be a note on the door of the Cinema letting
you know what’s up (if we’re not already in there waiting for you). In a
storm situation please bring a flashlight/lantern as it could be helpful
for you and those of us at the CSA. Again…show up, and at 3:30pm and 5:30pm
if there were no emails please offer to work if you’re able and available.
If you feel it’s not safe/wise for you to venture out, know that any food
left at the end of the CSA will be picked up and donated to the gang at
Community Solidarity. They have NEVER missed a food distribution day even
in snow and ice storms (regardless of the weather…hungry people will still
be hungry if there’s no food to eat).
- Electronic communication is FAR from perfect. IF you
get no CSA emails or responses to your emails on any given week…come to
the CSA anyway. It could be a problem with my laptop, etc. Stuff happens.
- Anything else that might come up (these days…who
knows???)…no emails, etc., come anyway and will do our best to keep
everyone informed as best we can (look for notes on front door of Cinema
if nothing else). The CSA has always happened every week during our 20+
seasons…(lifted from the postal worker motto) - Neither snow nor rain nor
heat nor gloom stays these farmers & CSA crew from the swift completion
of their appointed rounds…to get you your CSA Shares! 😊
- If there’s an emergency
situation in progress, consider offering to help out at the CSA whether
you’re asked to or not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukkot
However…if you are planning, or you know of anyone who might
be planning, to use their Etrog for some culinary purpose…DON’T DO IT!
https://www.thejc.com/judaism/all/somebody-please-find-me-an-organic-etrog-1.18348
6.What you actually got last week
Week #16
September 15, 2022
- Squash, Winter: Butternut* – 1 pc. - $2.50
- Squash, Summer: Crookneck/Patty Pan – Green, White,
Yellow – 2 pc. $.50
- Eggplant: Purple Rain AND White – 1 of each variety -
$3.25
- Peppers, Sweet: Mixed varieties – 1 bag - $3.25
- Scallions – 1 bunch - $5.00
- Lettuce: Loose Leaf, Green – 1 head - $4.00
- Tomatoes: Beefsteak - Orange, Red, Yellow – 2 lbs. -
$6.25
Total Amount: $24.50
We pay $20 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we get a
bit more, some a bit less. This week, it was $4.50 over $20.00. Doesn’t sound
like a whole lot, but it adds up over the course of the CSA season (so far the
total is up to $35.50 over what we paid). We seem to always get at least one
CSA share’s worth of food every year that we didn’t pay for (which we got 😊)…some
years two, and last year it was almost four weeks worth extra so we’re talking
almost $80 worth of food we got gratis…it’s all good! 😊
Flowers – Week #9
Gomphrena (everlast)
*Tips for cutting up Winter Squashes…
https://www.cuisineathome.com/tips/easy-slicing/
https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_peel_and_cut_a_butternut_squash/
And am loving this gal’s take on making large Winter
Squashes ending up in manageable pieces 😊 (personally, would need
to use a clean covering of some sort so the pieces wouldn’t get yucky during
this process)…
https://wholefedhomestead.com/how-to-roast-any-whole-squash-including-a-no-cut-method/
OR, how to cook the whole thing without any cutting or
peeling…
https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/easiest-whole-roasted-winter-squash
https://cookeatpaleo.com/how-to-roast-a-whole-squash-or-pumpkin/
7.And now, for
something completely different…
Ranges from the appealing (I’d eat Shoeshi 😊),
to the amusing (#8 made me smile…any knitters out there?), to the absurd (#21
is a bit surreal…but creative! 😊), to the downright
disgusting (#30…yuck 😊)!
Friday, September 23rd to Sunday, September 25th
Friday 6pm to 9pm
Saturday – noon to 9pm
Sunday – noon to 6pm
Egyptian Festival ‘22
St. Abraam Church
90 Woodbury Rd.
Woodbury
FREE Admission
For more info…
http://stabraam.org/index.php?view=article&id=794:egyptian-festival-2022&catid=2
Authentic Egyptian food, live Egyptian music, Egyptian
bazaar, pharaonic show (?), games, guided tour of the Coptic church, raffles
and more!
Saturday, September 24th
11am to 11pm
Farm Aid
Raleigh, NC
$75 to $315 (or free if you watch online or listen on
Sirius)
To sign up for info, updates and tickets…
https://www.farmaid.org/festival/
This is Willie Nelson’s annual fundraiser for American
farmers (along with fellow organizers Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Margo Price
& Dave Matthews). Attend in person, or watch online, and make a donation
(or buy some merch) if you so choose. 😊
Sunday, September 25th
7:30am to 12pm
Huntington Village Farmers Market
228 Main St.
Huntington
From now till November.
11am to 4pm
Fall Season Chinatown Herb Walk with the Natural Nurse
NYC
$50/$25 – student fee
For more info and to register…
https://www.naturalnurse.com/event/2022-fall-season-chinatown-herb-walk-tour-in-nyc/
Join naturopath Dr. Z (Zamperion) and Ellen Kamhi, the
Natural Nurse (before she heads off to Florida for the winter) on one of their
twice yearly Chinatown walks (lunch not included). The visit will include a visit
to the Chinese Cultural Museum, a visit to a Chinese traditional medical doctor
for tongue and pulse diagnosis, a Chi Kung lesson in a park, and visiting
apothecaries where you can purchase various herbs/remedies, and also includes
handouts.
Tuesday, September 27th
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
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs)
is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles,
Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the
mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the
house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys
and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to
Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see
the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on
Community Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_stepanian_community_solidarity_hunger_relief
Saturday, October 1st
1:30pm to 4:30pm
Wildman Steve Brill
Belmont Lake State Park
625 Belmont Ave.
West Babylon
Adults - $20/Under 12 years old - $10
For more info and to register…
https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/tour-calendar
Or call 914-835-2153
If you’ve never gone, do you self a favor and check this
out. A great event for the whole family. If you’ve gone before, you know Steve
is the biggest cornball on the planet 😊 but he’s BRILLIANT when
it comes to knowing his foraged foods. A goal I have is to take at least four
of his tours in one year for each of the seasons. If I get to one this year
I’ll be thrilled. 😊 And if you’re
going…read all his directions and follow all his recommendations! You’ll be
glad you did. 😊
Sunday, October 2nd
7:30am to 12pm
Huntington Village Farmers Market
228 Main St.
Huntington
From now till November.
Tuesday, October 4th
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
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs)
is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles,
Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the
mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the
house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys
and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to
Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see
the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on
Community Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_stepanian_community_solidarity_hunger_relief
Saturday, October 15th
10am/11am/12pm (times to be confirmed closer to event)
Green Thumb Farm CSA Pumpkin Picking Farm Tour
Green Thumb Farm
829 Montauk Hwy.
Water Mill
FREE
RSVP (watch for details closer to this event)
Pick your tour time, and let’s go! 😊This
is one of the two times we CSA Members get invited to tour our farm and get to
take something home to eat…for FREE! 😊 This is a tractor
pulled wagon farm tour for CSA members and immediate family only! Rain or shine
(unless we’re talking torrential rain/thunder storms).
There will be a 10% discount to all CSA Members who take the
tour on all purchases made at the Green Thumb Farm farm stand after your tour.
Sweet! 😊
Dress appropriately for walking on dirt roads and in the
fields (sandals/high heels not recommended), and for being in the sun during
peak sun exposure hours (sunglasses/hat/sunscreen, etc.). I’ve never gotten
ticks on one of these tours yet, but I’d do a thorough tick check once you got
back home (they have a roving band of marauding Guinea Hens that take care of
eating most of them I believe 😊).
Planning on going to lunch after the last tour at Barrow
Food House in Riverhead (farm-to-table and reasonably priced for the area), and
everyone’s invited (they have indoor and outdoor dining options).
Sunday, October 16th to Wednesday, October
19th
Regenerative Healthcare Conference
Rodale Institute
Kutztown, PA
$2,500 (there’s only 50 spots left and there MAY be
scholarships available but not sure if it’s too late to apply or not)
For more info and to register…
https://rodaleinstitute.org/Regenerative-Healthcare-Conference/
This is an invitation to doctors, nurses, medical students,
nutritionists, health coaches and anyone in the healthcare field, to attend the
first conference of its kind, and first in the world, to connect soil health,
farming and health, bridging the disconnect between farming practices and
health. Some of the speakers that I’m familiar with are Dr. Mark Hyman
(functional medicine MD), and Dr. T. Colin Campbell (vegan superstar known for
his China Study). You will get your hands dirty! 😊
Sunday, October 16th
1pm to 4pm
Wildman Steve Brill
Sunken Meadow State Park
Rt. 908K
Kings Park
Adults - $20/Under 12 years old - $10
For more info and to register…
https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/tour-calendar
Or call 914-835-2153
If you’ve never gone, do you self a favor and check this
out. A great event for the whole family. If you’ve gone before, you know Steve
is the biggest cornball on the planet 😊 but he’s BRILLIANT when
it comes to knowing his foraged foods. A goal I have is to take at least four
of his tours in one year for each of the seasons. If I get to one this year
I’ll be thrilled. 😊 And if you’re
going…read all his directions and follow all his recommendations! You’ll be
glad you did. 😊
Saturday, October 29th
9am to 1pm
Fig Sale & Swap
Restoration Farm
140 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Rd.
Old Bethpage
FREE
Have gig cuttings to sell or swap? Want to try growing Figs
in your yard/garden? Then this is the event for you!
Sunday, November 6th
11:30am to 2:30pm
Wildman Steve Brill
Belmont Lake State Park
625 Belmont Ave.
West Babylon
Adults - $20/Under 12 years old - $10
For more info and to register…
https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/tour-calendar
Or call 914-835-2153
If you’ve never gone, do you self a favor and check this
out. A great event for the whole family. If you’ve gone before, you know Steve
is the biggest cornball on the planet 😊 but he’s BRILLIANT when
it comes to knowing his foraged foods. A goal I have is to take at least four
of his tours in one year for each of the seasons. If I get to one this year
I’ll be thrilled. 😊 And if you’re
going…read all his directions and follow all his recommendations! You’ll be
glad you did. 😊
Saturday, November 19th
12:30pm to 3:30pm
Wildman Steve Brill
Sunken Meadow State Park
Rt. 908K
Kings Park
Adults - $20/Under 12 years old - $10
For more info and to register…
https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/tour-calendar
Or call 914-835-2153
If you’ve never gone, do you self a favor and check this
out. A great event for the whole family. If you’ve gone before, you know Steve
is the biggest cornball on the planet 😊 but he’s BRILLIANT when
it comes to knowing his foraged foods. A goal I have is to take at least four
of his tours in one year for each of the seasons. If I get to one this year
I’ll be thrilled. 😊 And if you’re
going…read all his directions and follow all his recommendations! You’ll be
glad you did. 😊
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