Happy Summer (still summer till September 22nd) AND Happy National Organic Month (see below)!
Quick notes…
- If
you’re going to be showing up at the CSA ANY later than 7:30pm (even a
minute…we try to finish up on time and want to go home)…please call the Cinema
Box Office (631-423-7611 xt. 0) BEFORE 7:30pm and let them know you’re
running late and what time you’ll be there so we can pack a bag for you
and leave it at the Box Office
- Are
you getting all the CSA emails? There’s 3 basic ones every week 1) basic info, news,
etc., 2) events, 3) CSA Share details for the week. If not, please let me
know. Last week someone didn’t get the first one and it was strange
because I usually get an email telling me something didn’t get thru or
bounced back but for some reason…but I didn’t. Go figure! 😊
If you signed up to work at the CSA this week but didn’t get
an email asking for your confirmation, you’re not working at the CSA this week.
Farm update – our CSA Farm has stopped
accepting new CSA Members for this season, so at this point if there’s anyone
who’d like to join our CSA this year we have a Wait List and will be in touch
if/when CSA Membership opens up again.
CSA weather report…warm
Do NOT leave your CSA Shares in your car! They will
not be happy, and neither will you when your food doesn’t last as long as it
could. Over 40 degrees in your car and your CSA Share’s not happy (and inside
your car with closed windows it’s probably hotter than you’d think… and it is –
check this out… https://abc7news.com/how-hot-can-it-get-inside-a-car-baby-in-gets/2266627/#:~:text=Here's%20a%20look%20at%20just%20how%20hot%20it%20can%20get%3A&text=When%20it's%2080%20degrees%20outside,and%20119%20after%2030%20minutes
)
Important…if you ever send anyone to the CSA
to pick up food for you, please tell them to BRING BAGS (and make
sure at least one of them is plastic for the wet foods so you don’t get the dry
ones wet which would not be a good thing…will make the foods that don’t want to
be wet rot faster)!
This email includes…
- What you need to know
- It’s Tomato Time…ONE
WEEK LEFT!
- Happy Organic Month!
- Win a VIP Experience
Trip to Farm Aid worth $5,000 with Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Willie
Nelson, and Neil Young
- Food safety and
COVID-19…
- Tired of chopping up
vegetables and the amount of time it takes? Check this out…
- What you actually got
last week
- There’s a new enemy to
local farmers and gardeners In town, and you can help
- FREE CSA Cooking Classes
on Zoom – if you missed any of the three of them you can watch now
- Emergency situations at
the CSA (hurricanes/electronic communication glitches/medical emergencies,
etc.)
- 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.
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.
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 #13
September 5, 2024
- Leeks – 1 bunch
- Beans, Snap – 1 bag
- Okra* – 1 bag
- Sorrel – 1 bunch
- Tomatoes, Mini – 1 pt.
Total Items: 5
Flower Shares – Week #8
Sunflowers
*Article on Okra and eating it raw (which is what I’ll be
doing and it’s not slimy…I put them in salads and it’s something I only
recently discovered and tried doing), plus a Jambalaya recipe…
For those who think they don’t like Okra because of the
“slime” (mucilaginous in more scientific terms 😊) factor, here’s a
recipe to (hopefully 😊) change your tune…
Roasted (slime free 😊) Okra…
https://www.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/roasted-okra/
2.It’s
Tomato Time…ONE WEEK LEFT!
Till next week, you have the option of ordering a Tomato
Share, which is a 20 lb. box of Tomatoes. The cost is $45. If you’re
interested, let me know by email/phone/at the CSA.
What do you do with 20 lbs. of Tomatoes? Make Tomato Sauce
and freeze or can it. OR, the easiest thing to do is to freeze the Tomatoes
(wash, dry, core, put in freezer bag in amounts that you’re going to use, pop
in freezer, and when ready, leave in fridge to defrost and start cooking.
If 20 lbs. seems too daunting, or you don’t have room in
your freezer, let me know if you want to split a box and will see about hooking
you up 😊!
3.Happy National Organic Month!
And since you’re a member of this CSA, you’re celebrating
already 😊…
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/national-organic-month/
4.Win a VIP Experience Trip to Farm Aid worth $5,000 with
Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, and Neil Young
Farm Aid is coming up on Saturday, September 21st
and will be in Saratoga Springs, NY, this year.
You don’t have to donate to Farm Aid to enter, but I’m sure
Willie Nelson and the gang would like it if you did. If you donate at the $100
level they’ll send you a Farm Aid t-shirt.
For more info and to enter (you can enter till Monday,
September 9th)…
If you want to donate directly to Farm Aid, donate here (the
above website does take a cut of your donation to fund their endeavors…and you
don’t have to donate to enter the contest) and if you donate $100 here, you’ll
get a t-shirt…
5.Food safety and COVID-19…
Even though it’s been a while since the word “pandemic” has
been bandied about, people are still getting COVID and other illness. And the
lessons we learned during the past few years can still come in handy today to
avoid basic things like colds and the flu.
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 while the
Cinema Arts Centre was closed (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 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
6. Tired of chopping up vegetables and the amount
of time it takes? Check this out…
CSA member Katelyn expressed her frustration with the amount
of time it takes to cut up vegetables to make a salad or whatever. Being the
problem solver I am (or attempt to be 😊), I came up with these
ideas for her, and for you!
The first two articles below rave about the TikToK
sensation, the Fullstar Veg Chopper, and the next three review a bunch of them.
https://www.foodandwine.com/fullstar-vegetable-chopper-tiktok-review-6409215
https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/fullstar-vegetable-chopper
The testers seem to recommend the small food processors over
the above, but I figure you could read all of this over and decide what might
work for you! 😊
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-manual-vegetable-choppers/
https://www.thespruceeats.com/best-food-choppers-to-buy-4136828
https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/kitchen/best-vegetable-choppers
7.What you actually got last week
Week #12
August 29, 2024
- Tomatillos: Green and/or Purple* – 1 bag (1 ¼ lb.) -
$6.00
- Okra: Green and/or Red ** – 1 bag (1/2 lb.) - $5.25
- Scallions – 1 bunch - $5.25
- Pepper, Hot: Cayenne, Green*** - 1 pc. - $.50
- Escarole – 1 head - $4.50
- Cilantro**** - 1 bunch - $4.25
Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $25.75
We pay our farm $22 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we
get a bit more, some a bit less. This week (and last week), it was $3.75 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 $36 more food than what we paid…which
is now a little more than ONE CSA Share’s worth of food). 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! 😊
*Good article on eating Tomatillos raw, nutrition info, and
what to do with them in general…
https://www.livestrong.com/article/440428-can-you-eat-raw-tomatillos/
While raw Tomatillos are my lazy gourmet way to go (they
have a tart flavor), the classic way to prepare them is cook them and make
Salsa Verde (green salsa ) which is SO GOOD! Here’s a recipe (if you don’t like
spicy foods, just don’t include any Hot Peppers)…
https://www.loveandlemons.com/tomatillo-salsa-verde/
**Article on Okra and eating it raw (which is what I’ll be
doing and it’s not slimy…I put them in salads and it’s something I only
recently discovered and tried doing), plus a Jambalaya recipe…
For those who think they don’t like Okra because of the
“slime” (mucilaginous in more scientific terms 😊) factor, here’s a
recipe to (hopefully 😊) change your tune…
Roasted (slime free 😊) Okra…
https://www.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/roasted-okra/
***Why Hot Peppers (and spicy foods) can be good for your
health (and some contraindications for those with certain health conditions,
etc.)…
Most Americans basically respond to two flavors…sweet and
salty. The other ones are either non-existent in people’s diets, or are
challenging BUT they’re really good for us and flavor preferences aren’t
written in stone despite how someone might feel (aren’t there foods you didn’t
like as a child that you like now? Coffee? Beer? 😊). So, spicy is one of
those flavors (unless you grew up in a household that wasn’t spicy averse) that
many Americans haven’t learned to appreciate (though it’s never too late 😊).
If you’re not used to spicy foods or would like to eat more of them, start with
a small amount (1/4” of a medium spiced Hot Pepper in a large portion of…fill
in the blank…and you might not even notice it’s there), and work your way up to
being able to eat more.
https://draxe.com/nutrition/is-spicy-food-good-for-you/
https://draxe.com/nutrition/chili-pepper/
There have been reports of eating spicy food and increases
of cancer (a meta-analysis of multiple studies) BUT the latest info concludes
that the evidence is 1) inconclusive, and 2) seemed to be people who were
eating a large quantity of highly spicy foods, and not normal amounts of food
with not crazy levels of being spicy (moderation in all things?😊).
Plus, there were other factors that could have been involved with the
development of the cancers (alcohol, H. pylori infection, obesity, smoking and
other things besides the spicy foods).
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/does-eating-spicy-food-cause-stomach-cancer
And in fact, more studies find eating spicy foods to be
positive rather than not…
And here they found that if you DIDN’T smoke or drink
alcohol, you had a LOWER rate of stomach cancer…
https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/50/1/199/6114704
Personally, I’m on team spicy, but not crazy spicy, and not
stuffing myself with lots of spicy food. When I go out and eat spicy foods, I
make sure to have a mix of spicy and non-spicy foods on the table. The general
Asian food philosophy is for each meal to have a mix of sweet, salty, spicy,
bitter, sour and umami flavors, and not extreme amounts of any one of them.
It’s all about balance.
****Does Cilantro taste like soap to you? Here’s why and how
to eat it anyway (it’s incredibly good for you)…
Basically, you can use a VERY SMALL amount of it in a VERY
LARGE dish so you won’t know it’s there (it can be done)…
Here’s a list of reasons why you might want to give it a try
if you’re not a fan of Cilantro already…
https://draxe.com/nutrition/cilantro-benefits/
Just the fact that it leaches heavy metals out of the body
is enough for me to be eating it (plus I like it anyway 😊).
The fact that I eat fish, and most fish has heavy metals in them to a greater
or lesser degree (mostly mercury is the problem), makes eating Cilantro a good
thing as it will help get those heavy metals out of my body (and yours too 😊).
8.There’s a new enemy to local farmers and gardeners In
town, and you can help
The dreaded Spotted Lanternfly has come to Huntington. My
fella, Dylan, spotted (NO pun intended 😊) one on a plant in our
driveway. It’s an invasive insect that doesn’t belong in this part of the world
and could be devastating to local agriculture, and to your garden and even your
home, car, and more.
If they get onto your property and into your trees…THEY ARE
DISGUSTING!!! They can damage your car, kill plants, ruin outdoor furniture and
property, and the goop they exude can be near impossible to get off of
anything.
If you don’t know what they look like and want to identify
these insects and their egg masses, and want to know what to do if you see one,
or its egg masses, check this out…
DO NOT SPRAY anything for them. The DEC (Department of
Environmental Conservation in NY State) wants you to KILL them by squishing or
stomping or by any physical means necessary…that and getting rid of any egg
masses you might find. And, I imagine they don’t want them to build up a
tolerance for anything you might spray on them.
They LOVE the plant called The Tree of Heaven so if you have
one on your property…get rid of it! It’s considered one of the worst invasive
plants in North America anyway. If you don’t know what it looks like…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_altissima
https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/terrestrial/plants/tree-heaven
Lots of good images…
https://www.invasive.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3003&start=1
HOWEVER, there are native plants that LOOK like the Tree of
Heaven so before you pull out or destroy something in your yard/garden, watch
this…
The agricultural crops that this non-native insect can harm
and possibly wipe out are…Apples, Grapes (wine), Hops (Beer), Maple Trees
(Maple Syrup and wood), Walnut Trees (Walnuts, wood) and more. This is bad.
We didn’t do what was asked this time because we didn’t
know, but we’re ready if/when we see one again.
Keep on the lookout because you can help!!!
9.FREE CSA Cooking classes on Zoom – if you missed any of
the three of them you can watch now!
The title of this is…So, you’ve joined a CSA! Now what? 😊
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOmk6t_rsS4
The 2nd episode is…Keep on Cooking – Sustaining
Momentum as a CSA Member…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK9F0NdlMns
The 3rd episode – Let’s Cook! Watch as recipe
creator Frances as she checks out her CSA Share, figures out what to do with
everything (to feed herself, her partner, two children and dog 😊),
and gets cooking…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Gk64b0rc8
10.Emergency situations at the CSA (hurricanes/electronic
communication glitches/medical emergencies…on my part, etc.)
- It’s hurricane season till November 30th
(our CSA’s last day is December 12th)! 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
for us 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.
11.And now, for something completely different…
Oh these crazy kids 😊…
https://weather.com/health/skin-health/video/can-garlic-cure-acne-experts-say-theres-a-catch
But maybe NOT so crazy 😊…
https://www.healthline.com/health/garlic-for-acne#summary
In either case, to use Garlic either internally or
externally for any health reason (or for any reason IMHO 😊),
NEVER microwave it. Why? It takes only ONE MINUTE of microwaving to turn Garlic
from an antibacterial, anti-cancer, and all around health powerhouse, to none
of the above (as opposed to 45 minutes of conventional cooking to do the same).
Here’s the study that illustrates this outcome (and while it’s true if you chop
it up and let it sit for 10 minutes before microwaving you’ll get “some” of
those health properties but not all of them as you do when you don’t microwave
it in the first place)…
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11238815/
*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
Tuesday, September 3rd
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, September 6th to Sunday September 8th
PLaY Catskills Yoga Retreat: stillness in nature
Roxbury, NY
$400 – weekend/$200 – Saturday only
For more info and to register…
https://playcatskills.com/#events
Join CSA Member Debbie Fratello, and other yoga instructors,
in a weekend yoga retreat for every body. Price does NOT include housing but
does include meals, snacks, beverages, yoga, meditation, sauna, cold plunge,
pranayama and hikes.
Tuesday, September 10th to Thursday,
September 19th
Healing Kitchen: Let Food Be Thy Medicine (online seminars)
FREE
To register…
https://healingkitchen.thesacredscience.com/register/?a_aid=tld&a_bid=99099c87
This 9 day series of seminars will cover the foods and herbs
that can be used in simple recipes for conditions ranging from sleep, digestive
disorders and stress, to cancer and heart disease. The person in this series
that got me to sign up is Tieroana Low Dog, MD. She’s a holistic doctor and
herbalist who’s been working with Dr. Andrew Weil for decades. And in October,
the next Culinary Extravaganza will be at True Food Kitchen, Dr. Weil’s ONLY
restaurant in the NY metro area which happens to be on Long Island, and the
menu is based on his anti-inflammatory diet, and deliciousness 😊.
I don’t know any of the other people involved in this series, but if Dr. Low
Dog is a part of it I imagine it will be worth watching. It features
herbalists, farmers, nutritionists, doctors and farm-to-table chefs.
Tuesday, September 10th
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, September 13th to Sunday, September 15th
10am to 5pm (last admission at 3:30pm)
The 182nd Long Island Fair
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
1303 Round Swamp Road
Old Bethpage
$10 (in advance till August 31st)/$20 –
Adults/$15 – Seniors and Children 5 to 12 years old/FREE – under 5 years old
For more info, to buy tickets and get on their email list…
If you want to enter and see if you’ll get a Blue Ribbon
(categories to enter are from baked goods and flower arrangements to crafts and
poetry and a WHOLE lot in between…entrants can be from children…there’s even a
coloring contest…to adults), or just attend, this is quite an event to behold.
There will be activities and entertainment for the whole family.
To see all the amazing categories one could enter (and the
age groups), check this out (and page 4 goes over the history of this 182 year
old event)…
https://www.lifair.org/_files/ugd/2de4ab_8a1a8900df2d4ba7aa8327db3b38f751.pdf
Saturday, September 14th
22nd Annual Long Island Garlic Festival
Waterdrinker North Fork
4560 Sound Ave.
Riverhead
$20 Admission (not on the website but this is their
admission price for pretty much all their events)/FREE – under 2 years old
For more info and to get on their email list…
https://www.water-drinker.com/event-details/garlic-festival-2024-09-14-09-00
There will be Garlic to buy and eat, food trucks, live
music, activities for the whole family.
Tuesday, September 17th
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, September 21st
Noon to 11pm
Farm Aid
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saratoga Springs, NY
$107 (only tickets left are for lawn seating)
For more info and to buy tickets…
https://www.farmaid.org/festival/tickets/
The tickets will surely sell out soon, and I imagine there
will be a live feed for the concert on FaceBook or YouTube or on the Farm Aid
website.
Sunday, September 22nd
12pm to 3pm
Foraging Tour with Wildman Steve Brill
Sunken Meadow 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 attending 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 and
delicious local seasonal foods to eat.
Tuesday, September 24th
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, September 28th and Sunday,
September 29th
10am to 5pm
Hudson Valley Garlic Festival
Saugerties, NY
Tickets per day…
Adults - $10 in advance ($15 at the gate)/Seniors (65+) - $8
in advance ($15 at the gate)/Children under 12 – FREE
Parking is FREE
For more info and to buy tickets…
This is the biggest and the best Garlic festival NY has to
offer. Come rain or shine, there will be music, crafts, food (with Garlic and
without 😊), Garlic to buy, cooking and gardening demos
and children’s activities.
Tuesday, October 1st
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, October 5th
10am to noon
Foraging Tour with Wildman Steve Brill
Far Rockaway Seashore
Far Rockaway
FREE
For directions of where to meet up…
https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/travel
For more info about attending 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 and
delicious local seasonal foods to eat.
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