Happy Spring!
Wednesday, June 19th – CSA Culinary Extravaganza (local edition)…tentative date
Saturday, June 22nd – CSA Spring Harvest Farm Tour
- What you need to know
- Wonderful resource for
CSA Members
- TENTATIVE date for June
CSA Culinary Extravaganza!
- Food safety and
COVID-19…
- FREE CSA Cooking Classes
on Zoom!
- 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.
Time – 3:30pm to 7:30pm
Place – Sky Room Café in the Cinema Arts
Centre at 423 Park Ave, Huntington
Parking – Please park in the back of the building by the daycare 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!!! Please read the Wall Chart every week, and not assume anything.
You can also ask your fellow CSA members, who 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.
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
June 6, 2024
- Leeks – 1 bunch
- Asparagus – 1 bunch
- Radishes – 1 bunch
- Sorrel – 1 bunch
- Lettuce – 1 head
https://seasonalfoodguide.org/
It’s tentative because I haven’t heard back yet from the eatery’s owners BUT that doesn’t mean this date won’t work out for them and I’d rather have you guys have some notice to see if this date works on your calendar. Hope to get a definite answer this weekend. This won’t go in our CSA Events email till the date is set, or changed and set. Will let y’all know as soon as I do 😊.
CSA Culinary Extravaganza! – June edition
Blind Bat Brewery Bistro (BBBB)
Centerport
For more info about BBBB and to check out their menu (if
things are crossed out most of the food will probably be available for us)…
To RSVP…
Respond to this email or leave a voice message on
631-421-4864
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvw9lZ3v3I
- Hand washing upon
entering the theater is 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/
- Will try and keep the
CSA area relatively uncrowded if any future outbreaks of any infectious
diseases occur
- Enter near the Box Office entrance, and exit thru the door that leads out to the Cinema garden and upper parking lot stairs.
4.FREE CSA Cooking classes on Zoom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M-7OONy2us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ0PenRQpm0
*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
.
Sunday, June 9th
Noon to 3pm
Foraging tour with Wildman Steve Brill
Sunken Meadow State Park
Kings Park
For directions of where to meet up…
https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/travel
Adults - $20/Children under 12 - $10 and bring exact change
(suggested donations…his knowledge and experience is worth at least twice this
amount 😊)
For more info about scheduling a tour…
https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/sign-up
To register…
Call 914-835-2153 at least 24 hours in advance of the tour
and if you need to cancel, call 24 hours in advance (if you do not cancel 24
hours in advance, you will be charged $25 prior to being allowed to schedule
another tour)
If you’ve never gone on a foraging tour with Wildman Steve
Brill, do yourself a favor and go. He knows his stuff and he’s entertaining
(silly and corny and sweet), and you’ll go home with some interesting local
seasonal foods to eat.
Tuesday, June 11th
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
Friday, June 14th
1:30pm to 2:30pm
So You’ve Joined a CSA! Now What?
Zoom event
FREE
To register…
https://www.csainnovationnetwork.org/event-details/so-youve-joined-a-csa-now-what
How do we make sense of the
ingredients to plan meals that reduce food waste & help us cook deliciously
seasonal meals? In this session, CSA member & recipe creator, Frances
Kellar, will share tips for success. Even if you can’t attend the live Zoom
event, sign up because that will usually give you access to the event
afterward for a set time period.
Tuesday, June 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
Saturday, June 22nd
10am/11am/12pm
CSA Spring Harvest Tour
Green Thumb Farm
Montauk Hwy.
Water Mill
To register:
Reply to this email or leave a voice message at
631-421-4864, and either way leave your name and the number of people in your
party
Want to see where your CSA food is coming from? Have any
questions about our CSA farm or about your own home gardens? This tour is for
CSA members and their immediate family only (Green Thumb Farm does not do tours
for the general public). It’s one of two times we get invited to visit our farm
each year (the other one is in October). If you are sharing a CSA Share with
someone, the tour is technically for the CSA Member only BUT usually what will
work is the CSA Member goes on one tour and the CSA Share Partner goes on the
other tour using the CSA Member’s name (because as far as the farm is
concerned…you don’t exist!). The tour will be a walking tour lasting
approximately 1 hour. Dress appropriately (closed shoes, sun protection, etc.).
It will be rain or shine (barring torrential downpours and thunderstorms). CSA
members receive a 10% discount off of all purchases at the Green Thumb Farm
farm stand (including vegetable, herb and other plants for your garden 😊).
NORMALLY, I’d suggest meeting up at Barrow Food House in
Aquebogue for lunch after the 12pm CSA tour but this year, I’ll be headed to
the event below (since two of our farmer’s will be giving a talk there), and
eating lunch at the food truck at the event, and maybe hit Barrow Food House
for dinner after that event (too soon to tell but it sounds like a serious
possibility 😊).
Noon to 6pm
NOFA-NY’s Farm Fest ‘24
Farrm Wine
156 Youngs Ave
Calverton
FREE (but donations appreciated and accepted)
For more info about NOFA-NY (and to join)…
For more info about Farrm Wine…
https://farrmwine.com/vineyard/
For more info about Green Street Food Truck…
https://www.greenstreetfoodtruck.com/
For more info about Frank & I…
https://www.instagram.com/frank__and__i/
To register for this event…
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/q2mr4am
Tour the vineyard (their tasting room is open from noon to
5pm) and the vendor marketplace, hear from a variety of organic advocates
(including our own Green Thumb Farm’s farmers Bill and Larry Halsey!) including
the Cornucopia Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, East
End Food Institute, and the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers. The Green Street Food
Truck (plant-based, gluten-free and vegan) will be there all day for eating,
and there will be live music by Frank & I starting at 3pm.
Tuesday, June 25th
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
Friday, June 28th
1:30pm to 2:30pm
Keep on Cooking: Sustaining Momentum as a CSA Member
Zoom event
FREE
To register…
Whether we're going on weeks of
kale bunches or tons of cucumbers, sometimes cooking with a CSA can mean we’re
eating a lot of the same ingredients over & over again. How do we sustain
our momentum? How can we keep on cooking & feel the joyful energy of
preparing seasonal foods? Tune in for tips! Even if you can’t attend the live
Zoom event, sign up because that will usually give you access to the event
afterwards for a set time period.
Tuesday, July 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
Tuesday, July 9th
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.
2:30pm to 3:30pm
Book Chat: The CSA’s Role in the Future of Farming
Communities
Zoom event
FREE
To register:
Farmer & author Jerry Apps
joins the CSA Ideas Lab to share learnings from his new book "On Farms and
Rural Communities," with specific focus given to CSA farmers, CSA members,
and anyone who strives to support local food and farming. You could win a copy
of Jerry's book by attending this event!
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
Sunday, July 28th
5pm to 6:30pm
Cooking with our CSA: Let’s Cook!
Zoom event
FREE
To register:
https://www.csainnovationnetwork.org/event-details/cooking-with-our-csa-lets-cook/form
Cook along with CSA member (not
our CSA…this gal belongs to Sage Mountain Farm CSA in Anza, California) &
recipe creator, Frances Kellar, as she unpacks her weekly CSA box live &
prepares a tasty seasonal recipe using ingredients from the CSA! Let’s join
together in community to chat about CSAs, cooking seasonal meals, & how to
make CSA-friendly adaptations for recipes. Keep in mind she’s in California so
there may be things she’ll be getting that we’d never get in New York because
it doesn’t grow here (like citrus fruits, etc.). Even if you can’t attend the
live Zoom event, sign up because that will usually give you access to the event
afterwards for a set time period.
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