Happy Autumn!
FYI…the last week of our CSA is Thursday, December 14th.
Does anyone know someone named Valerie Valerous?
They picked up for someone last week and whoever was sitting at the desk didn’t
mark it on the sign-in sheet. If so, please get in touch with me and give me
her email address. I was supposed to sent her the Veg Info Sheet and I tried
with the email she gave me but it bounced back (tried another variation and
that didn’t work either).
CSA weather report…cool
Don’t leave your CSA Share in your car - over 40 degrees in
your car and it’s not happy (and inside your car with closed windows it’s
probably hotter than you’d think… and it is) – check this out…
And if it’s below 40 and closes to freezing vegetables
aren’t happy either. The closer to freezing their cells will not be happy and
break down and turn mushy.
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
- The Cinema Arts Centre’s
50th Anniversary Celebration…you coming? 😊
- Food safety and
COVID-19…
- How to get in touch with
the CSA/suzanne and why you might want to
- Let the games begin…it’s
time to vote for the Best of Long Island!
- Many delicious Sweet
Potato Recipes (and how to store them)…
- Emergency situations at
the CSA (hurricanes/electronic communication glitches/medical emergencies,
etc.)
- What you actually got
last week
- 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 РSky Room Caf̩ 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.
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 #26
November 30, 2023
- Sweet Potatoes – 1 bag
- Radishes, Winter (assorted) – 1 bag
- Fennel – 1 bunch
- Kale – 1 bunch
- Mizuna – 1 bunch
Total Items: 5
2.The Cinema Arts Centre’s 50th Anniversary
Celebration…you coming? 😊
The Cinema Arts Centre’s 50th Anniversary
Celebration is taking place on Friday, December 1st, and of course
you’re all invited to attend. It’s going to be a fun fundraiser, featuring
three different movies playing at the same time from various decades of the
Cinema’s history, and then there’ll be an after party with live music by the
Second Chance Jazz Band!
The ticket prices are $30 for Cinema Members and $40 for the
General Public. To purchase tickets, click on the link of the movie you’d like
to attend…
#1 The ever popular classic directed by Long Island native
Francis Ford Coppola (he spent his childhood in Woodside, Queens and went to
college at Hofstra University), The Godfather…
#2 Director Robert Altman’s Nashville (Robert
Altman was a guest at the Cinema many years ago…and the film features the
lovely song “I’m Easy” sung by Keith Carradine)…
#3 AND the first two films that was ever shown at the Cinema
Arts Centre (then known as the New Community Cinema), Lilith (starring
Warren Beatty and Jean Seberg) along with a short featuring Alan Arkin…
Each ticket holder will receive one of a limited number of copies of the Cinema Arts Centre's 50th
Anniversary Keepsake Journal, including historic information, images, and
messages/ads from the Cinema community. To have your message/ad included in the
Keepsake Journal, click here…
https://cinemaartscentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Book-reply-Form.pdf
Here’s hoping you can attend if you’d like to share your
appreciation of this world class cultural institution that’s pretty much right
in your back yard, and support the place that’s the home of Green Thumb CSA –
Huntington 😊.
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.How to get in touch with the CSA/suzanne (and why you
might want to )…
This is information you might not care about at all…until
you do, So, for the one time you might need this, please keep this contact info
in a place where you’d find it if you wanted it.
Why might you want to get in touch with suzanne and/or the
CSA?
- You’re running late getting to the CSA and can’t get
there by 7:30pm (you have the option of getting your CSA Share packed up
for you and picking it up before the Box Office closes which changes from
week to week depending on the movies being shown, but would usually be at
least 9pm)
- You can’t get to the CSA at all and would like it if
someone could hold your food till Friday, or Monday if you’re going away
for the weekend (if you know in advance, don’t wait till the last minute
as the more time we have, the better chance we’ll be able to find someone
to help out)
- You’re scheduled to work at the CSA and need to cancel
- Some other reason I’m not coming up with at the moment 😊
Options for getting in touch (the short story is that I’m
not available 24/7, nor am I plugged in to any electronic communication thingy
24/7, and so these are the parameters)…
- Email - gtcsahuntington@gmail.com
(can email me 24/7 HOWEVER, will not see ANY emails on Thursdays from noon
to 11pm)
- Phone
- 631-421-4864 – my home
landline (can call 24/7 and only leave voice messages, BUT will not hear
ANY messages or respond on Thursdays from noon till Friday afternoon)
- 631-423-7611 xt. 0 –
Cinema Arts Centre Box Office and DO NOT leave messages with the Box
Office as we may not get these messages in a timely manner or at all, and
ask to (or insist if you need to) speak to someone at the CSA They will
transfer the call to the Café and someone from the Café will get someone
from the CSA (can ONLY call this number for the CSA on Thursdays from
3:30pm to 8pm)
5.Let the games begin…it’s time to vote for the Best of
Long Island!
I’ve just voted for Green Thumb Farm for best Farm Stand
under the “Food” category (come to the farm tour this weekend and find out why 😊),
and for the Cinema Arts Centre for best Movie Theater under “Arts &
Entertainment”…
https://www.bestoflongisland.com/voting/#//
And I also voted for Bee’s Needs for Best Raw Honey under
“Food” because that’s the woman (Mary Woltz) who’s the beekeeper at our farm,
Green Thumb Farm (and she’s truly awesome). And for Organic Eatery I voted for
True Food Kitchen because of the places nominated I think this is the place
that uses the most organic foods (and they’re really tasty), for best Veggie
Burger I voted for Blind Bat Brewery because it’s an organic whole food plant
based burger (and very tasty), and for the Vegan Burger I voted for True Food
Kitchen again because it’s tasty and a whole food plant based organic burger.
Under “Restaurants” I voted for Thai USA (hosts of our Bitter Melon dinner 😊)
under Thai (the fact that they didn’t have Sripraphai in Williston Park
nominated is insane but maybe it’s just me 😊).
You can vote once a day, every day from now till December 15th,
and check out the other categories and maybe there’s someone else you’d like to
support and vote for.
But it is odd that some of the places you can vote for no
longer exist like Mara’s Southern Kitchen (which I meant to go to but never got
there), and MP Taverna which moved from Roslyn to Irvington upstate (weird…).
I just saw that our CSA Member Danielle Tarantola is
nominated for Best Yoga Teacher under the “Health, Wellness & Beauty”
category as well as her Yoga Studio, Yoga Foundation (which they spelled
incorrectly 😊)…so I voted for her.
Are you nominated for anything? If so, let me know and we
can support you!
6.Many delicious Sweet Potato Recipes (and how to store
them)…
These are to reduce inflammation but in addition, they look
delicious!
https://www.eatingwell.com/sweet-potato-recipes-to-help-reduce-inflammation-8407464
Sweet Potatoes, if stored properly, can last at a minimum of
two weeks, easily for four weeks, and if you’re really good at storing
vegetables they could last up to 6 MONTHS! 😊 Most common was is in a
paper bag or cardboard box in a cool, dark place with some air circulation
(basement, garage, closet?), and not near Potatoes or Garlic, and they should
last between two and four weeks…
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-store-sweet-potatoes
https://www.southernliving.com/food/veggies/potatoes/sweet-potato/how-to-store-sweet-potatoes
7.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 14th)! 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’ve been asked to or not.
8.What you actually got last week
Week #25
November 22, 2023
- Sweet Potatoes – 1 bag (2 ½ lbs.) - $5.50
- Turnips – 1 bag (2 ½ lbs.) - $5.50
- Garlic – 1 bag (1/3 lb.) - $5.00
- Kale: Vates, Blue Curled – 1 bunch - $5.50
- Sage – 1 bunch - $4.50
Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $26.00
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 $4.00 over $22.00 (my
compulsive self is keeping track of all this 😊). Doesn’t sound like a
whole lot whether it’s over or under, but it adds up over the course of the CSA
season (at the moment it’s a total of $67 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 (which we’ve just gotten), 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! 😊
Herb Share – November 2B
Dill AND Rosemary
9.And now, for something completely different…
A spoof of a British cooking show called Posh Nosh, starring
the brilliant British actor Richard E. Grant (narrated by the lovely Joanna
Lumley who played Patsy in the British comedy classic Absolutely Fabulous). I
wish they did more episodes than they have…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWTy9fE48og
The line I love most is when they say…if you don’t have an
Aga…and then there’s dead silence since they clearly can’t conceive of not
having one, or what to do if you don’t. In case you don’t know, this is what an
Aga like they have costs (and this one is a bargain at 20% off)…
Apparently Appliance World in Huntington is an Aga dealer!
Who knew???
The greening of the Aga…
https://www.blakeandbull.co.uk/pages/can-an-aga-range-cooker-really-be-eco-friendly
More about Posh Nosh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posh_Nosh
*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, November 30th
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, December 1st
7pm
Cinema Art Centre’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
$30 – Members/$40 General Public
For more info and to buy tickets…
The Godfather
Nashville
Lilith
This is going to be a fun fundraiser to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of this Long Island cultural institution. Pick a movie, stay for
the after party with live music from the Second Chance Jazz Band, and take home
a limited edition keepsake journal.
Saturday, December 2nd
9am to 1pm
Fall Makers Market
HOG Farm
319 Beaverdam Rd.
Brookhaven
Music, food, vendors. Farm stand closing for the year so veg
are 20% off and fridge/freezer items are 10% off.
Sunday, December 3rd
9am to 1pm
Long Island Winter Farmers Market
Spirit of Huntington Art Center
2 Melville Rd. N.
Huntington Station
From now till March 31st
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.
Tuesday, December 5th
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, December 6th
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, December 7th
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.
Sunday, December 10th
9am to 1pm
Long Island Winter Farmers Market
Spirit of Huntington Art Center
2 Melville Rd. N.
Huntington Station
From now till March 31st
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.
Tuesday, December 12th
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, December 13th
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, December 14th
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.
Sunday, December 17th
9am to 1pm
Long Island Winter Farmers Market
Spirit of Huntington Art Center
2 Melville Rd. N.
Huntington Station
From now till March 31st
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.
Tuesday, December 19th
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, December 20th
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, December 21st
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.
Sunday, December 24th
9am to 1pm
Long Island Winter Farmers Market
Spirit of Huntington Art Center
2 Melville Rd. N.
Huntington Station
From now till March 31st
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.
Tuesday, December 26th
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, December 27th
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, December28th
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.
Sunday, December 31st
9am to 1pm
Long Island Winter Farmers Market
Spirit of Huntington Art Center
2 Melville Rd. N.
Huntington Station
From now till March 31st
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.
Tuesday, January 2nd
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, January 3rd
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, January 4th
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.
Sunday, January 7th
9am to 1pm
Long Island Winter Farmers Market
Spirit of Huntington Art Center
2 Melville Rd. N.
Huntington Station
From now till March 31st
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.
Wednesday, January 10th and Thursday
January 11th
8am to 4:30pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County’s 43rd
Annual Long Island Agricultural Forum
Suffolk County Community College
Riverhead
$55 (before January 3rd)/$70 (after January 3rd)
For more info and to register…
https://ccesuffolk.org/events/2015/01/08/long-island-agricultural-forum
While this is geared to folks in the industry, the general
public is welcome to attend (think I’ll be going as they have some CSA related
workshops this year). There will be sessions on…Ag Labor, Agricultural
Stewardship, Aquaculture, Beginning Farmers, Certified Organic Agriculture,
Floriculture, Fruit trees, Greenhouse growing, Livestock, Nurseries, Small
Fruit, Sustainable Agriculture, Vegetables, Viticulture. In addition to the
workshops there’s a Trade Show and you can purchase lunch (or else you need to
bring your own or go off-campus to purchase food as the school’s cafeteria will
not be open).
Saturday, January 20th and Sunday, January
21st
8am to ??? – Saturday
7am to 3pm - Sunday
NOFA-NY (Northeast Organic Farming Association NY Chapter)
Winter Conference: Cultivating Community
Marriott Syracuse Downtown
100 E Onondaga St.
Syracuse, NY
Ticket prices range from $100 to $260 (includes meals but
not lodging) – early bird pricing till 12/15
For more info and to register…
https://nofany.org/2024conference/
There’s a photo contest to win a free registration and be
featured on the cover of the conference brochure and the deadline is December 8th.
There’s also scholarships available. The food will be good, and if you’re
interested in food politics, organic food, organic gardening and the
environment, this might be a place you’d like to be. And there will be a Trade
Show.
Saturday, January 27th
8am to 6pm
NOFA-NJ (Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ) Winter
Conference
Rutgers University
Douglass Student Center
100 George St.
New Brunswick, NY
$100 NOFA-NJ members/$125 General Public
For more info and to register…
https://nofanj.org/event/nofa-nj-34th-annual-winter-conference/
Our Long Island farmers sometimes find it easier to drive to Rutgers than to risk life and limb and travel to the NOFA-NY Winter Conference upstate NY (depending on the weather). Full and partial scholarships are available. If you’re interested in organic food, gardening, farming, cooking, this might be something you’d like to attend.
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