Happy Summer!
There will be TWO bunches of Flowers available for sale
this week if you don’t already have a Flower Share (or have one and want more 😊).
If interested, bring $12 cash and see suzanne.
CSA weather report…hot with a slight breeze (don’t
leave your CSA Share in your car for anything but a short period of time…over
40 degrees and they’re not happy)
Important…if you ever 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
- Help make a CSA member’s
dream come true (and it’s not that hard to do 😊)…
- Food safety and
COVID-19…
- A chance to show your
support for…
- What you actually got
last week
- Spring Onions vs.
Scallions
- Click activism – every
vote counts
- And now, for something
completely different…
*Anything in any of our CSA 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)…
Most immediate helpful hints…
- 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. Not sure as to what that is? Just 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 sign-in 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 (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 (Community Solidarity…read more about them in the CSA Events email
under Tuesdays) 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! 😊 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!
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 #6
July 13, 2023
- Squash, Summer
- Onions, Spring – 1 bunch
- Beans, Snap: Green – 1 bag
- Swiss Chard – 1 bunch
- Lettuce – 1 head
Total Items: 6
Flower Shares – Week #4
Snapdragons
Herb Share – July 1A
Mint AND Parsley
2.Help make a CSA member’s dream come true (and it’s not
that hard to do 😊)…
CSA member, Joan Deem, has entered a cooking contest to win
a personal cooking lesson from celebrity chef Carla Hall, be featured in Taste
of Home magazine, AND win $25,000.
She’s in 4th place at the moment and needs to
stay here (or move up) to advance to the next level, and get that much closer
to winning the whole shebang 😊! AND she’s not a
professional chef (she hails from the wonderful world of teaching…but not
teaching cooking 😊) so it’s pretty amazing
she’s gotten this far in the competition.
To help her win and realize a dream, vote here (you can do
it for free thru Facebook, OR enter by donating…even $1.00 makes a
difference…to the James Beard Foundation…also a good cause for those who love
food and appreciate the people who cook for us)…
http://favchef.com/2023/joan-deem
I just voted and if she gets thru this round, we can vote
again next week.
VOTING ENDS 10PM tonight so VOTE NOW! And spread the word if
you think you know of anyone else who’d like to make a dream come true! 😊
To learn more about the James Beard Foundation…
https://www.jamesbeard.org/about
To learn more about Carla Hall (have loved her since she was
on The Chew tv show back in the day and managed to not get to her restaurant in
Brooklyn before it closed)…
3.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…
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
4.A chance to show your support for…
It’s that time of year when YOU get the opportunity to
nominate the businesses, people, groups, etc., that you think are “The Best of
Long Island” (sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union). It’s a yearly thing
and while it’s nice to be nominated, it’s even nicer to be voted The Best of
Long Island in the category you’re listed in. So, the first step is to nominate
those you think deserve the title, and the ones with the most nominations get
to be in the group to be voted as The Best on Long Island.
Nominations are taking place from now till August 1st,
and then the voting for The Best on Long Island begins on October 1st.
I’ve just nominated the following in support of our CSA (and
included all the info you need to do the same if you’d like 😊)…
This is the link to start the nomination process…
https://www.bestoflongisland.com/nominations/
The Cinema Arts Centre has been supportive enough to host
Green Thumb CSA – Huntington for the past number of years, so I think they
deserve to be The Best on Long Island for that reason alone 😊!
Category – Arts & Entertainment
Sub-category - Movie Theater
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
631-423-7610
Just as on FYI – our CSA farm, Green Thumb Organic Farm, had
been voted the best farm stand in NY State by Organic Living magazine (sadly,
no longer published…this was a spinoff of Organic Gardening magazine, also no
longer published). They listed the best farm stands in every state of the 50
states in the USA, and Green Thumb Farm was considered the best in New York
(quite an honor)!
Category – Food
Sub-category – Farm stand
Green Thumb Organic Farm
829 Montauk Hwy
Water Mill
631-726-1900
https://www.greenthumborganicfarm.com/
Bees’ Needs is the raw Honey company owned by Mary Woltz,
the beekeeper at Green Thumb Farm and she is WONDERFUL (and so is her Honey 😊)…
Category – Food
Sub-category – Local Raw Honey
Bees’ Needs
4 Laurel Lane
Sag Harbor
631-702-5657
If you’re a CSA member and you’d like you or your business
to be nominated, let us know and give us all the info we need and will list the
info in an upcoming CSA email.
5.What you actually got last week
Week #5
July 6, 2023
- Beets – 1 bunch - $5.50
- Onions, Spring: Red – 1 bunch - $5.00
- Squash, Summer: Costata Romanesca, Kousa, Zucchini – 3
pc. - $1.50
- Mustard Greens – 1 bunch - $5.25
- Radicchio: Chiogga – 1 head - $4.75
- Lettuce: Romaine – 1 head - $4.25
Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $26.25
We pay our farm $22 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we
get a bit more, some a bit less. This week, it was $4.25 over $22.00. Doesn’t
sound like a whole lot, but it adds up over the course of the CSA season (at
the moment it’s a total of $10.75 more food than 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…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! 😊
Flower Shares – Week #3
Snapdragons
6.Spring Onions vs. Scallions
Inquiring minds want to know 😊…
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/scallion-vs-green-onion
7.Click activism – every vote counts
Get Bee killing pesticides out of Blueberries (which is one
of the reasons why they’re on the EWG’s Dirty Dozen foods this year)…
Sign here: https://bit.ly/3L7aJqv
8.And now, for something completely different…
Yes, Pies can be awesome…
https://www.piesareawesome.com/blogs/jessicaspieoneering/jessica-and-her-pies-greatest-hits
Events…both near and far
*Please keep in mind that any events or services listed do
not indicate a direct endorsement from Green Thumb Farm or Green Thumb CSA -
Huntington
Thursday, July 13th
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, July14th
2pm to 2:30pm
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.
Sunday, July 16th
8am to 12pm
Huntington Village Farmers Market
228 Main St.
Huntington
From now till November.
10am till 11:15am
Virtual Yoga Class – all levels - modifications offered
(Zoom)
$20
For more info…
https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule
To participate text or call..
917-562-5322
Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in an open energy and flow
class with flowing movement, energizing breath, and strengthening and
balancing postures.
12pm to 8pm
Farm to Table to Dance
Long Island Farm Oasis
Old Westbury
$180
For more info and to buy tickets…
Spend a day dancing (movement class), swimming, cooking
(cooking class – plant-based), and eating with Bhavani Jharoff and her daughter
Elena. Kid friendly for 12+.
Tuesday, July 18th
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s
been held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
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
Wednesday, July 19th
7pm to 8pm
Winding Down the Day from Yin to Yang (Zoom class)
$20.00
For more info…
https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule
To participate text or call..
917-562-5322
Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in a bit of active practice
and breathing techniques to prepare for a relaxing night and sound sleep!
Thursday, July 20th
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 21st
2pm to 2:30pm
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.
Sunday, July 23rd
8am to 12pm
Huntington Village Farmers Market
228 Main St.
Huntington
From now till November.
10am till 11:15am
Virtual Yoga Class – all levels - modifications offered
(Zoom)
$20
For more info…
https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule
To participate text or call..
917-562-5322
Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in an open energy and flow
class with flowing movement, energizing breath, and strengthening and
balancing postures.
Monday, July 24th to Saturday, July 29th
49th Annual NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmers
Association) Summer Conference
Online (7/24 to 7/29) AND at Worcester State U, Worcester,
MA (7/28 & 7/29 only)
Sliding scale from $250 to $50
To register and for more info…
https://www.nofamass.org/nofa-summer-conference/
Unfortunately, the website doesn’t have info yet about what
workshops are being offered AND the 1 to 2 person room accommodations at the
college are sold out. This is the NOFA conference that the general public
usually attends. The winter NOFA conferences are more for farmers, who (for the
most part) aren’t working at that point in time.
Tuesday, July 25th
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class (may not be held this week because of holiday)
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s
been held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
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
Wednesday, July 26th
7pm to 8pm
Winding Down the Day from Yin to Yang (Zoom class)
$20.00
For more info…
https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule
To participate text or call..
917-562-5322
Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in a bit of active practice
and breathing techniques to prepare for a relaxing night and sound sleep!
Thursday, July 27h
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 28th
2pm to 2:30pm
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.
Sunday, July 30th
8am to 12pm
Huntington Village Farmers Market
228 Main St.
Huntington
From now till November.
10am till 11:15am
Virtual Yoga Class – all levels - modifications offered
(Zoom)
$20
For more info…
https://www.openenergylearning.com/class-schedule
To participate text or call..
917-562-5322
Join CSA Member Marylou Locker in an open energy and flow
class with flowing movement, energizing breath, and strengthening and
balancing postures.
Sunday, October 1st
11am to 4pm
Fall Season Chinatown Walk with Dr. Z and the Natural Nurse
$55
For more info and to purchase tickets…
https://www.naturalnurse.com/event/2023-fall-season-chinatown-herb-walk-tour-in-nyc/
Lunch not included. Learn about Chinese natural remedies.
The Natural Nurse is Long Island’s own Ellen Kamhi, RN.
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