Thursday, July 3, 2025

Huntington CSA **2025 Season** Thursday, July 3, 2025 Week #5

 Happy Summer!

 

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.

 

CSA weather report…hot and possible thunderstorm(s) popping up around 5pm to 10pm

DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CSA SHARE IN YOUR CAR FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME (it’s too hot and it will not be happy, and won’t last as long as it would if it were happy…which happens at about 40 degrees 😊).

 

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…

 

  1. What you need to know
  2. CSA Culinary Extravaganza – July edition!
  3. Food safety and COVID-19…
  4. Cooking contest
  5. Click activism
  6. How to not miss any CSA pickups AND getting in touch with your CSA (you’ll want this info in your “back pocket” for the one time it might come in hand
  7. What you actually got last week
  8. 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

 

  1. Bring at least TWO bags to the CSA EVERY WEEK for wet and dry food items (and never the twain should meet)
  2. When packing up your CSA food, start at the left side of the long table and work your way to the right and go 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! 😊
  3. 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)
  4. Plan on using your food in the order of how long it will reasonably stay fresh.

 

Before you leave the houseBRING 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 CafΓ© 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

  1. Check in at the sign-in desk with our friendly CSA worker
  2. 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.

 Veggie info sheets are added as needed. This is the link to the: Veggie Info Sheets. Print them out, put them in a notebook and you end up with a cookbook at the end of the CSA season. Also, there are good tips on storage, prep, and nutrition. 

 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! πŸ˜Š 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 #5

July 3, 2025 

  1. Carrots – 1 bunch
  2. Radishes – 1 bunch
  3. Kale – 1 bunch
  4. Lettuce
  5. Sage – 1 bunch

 Total Items: 5

 Flower Share -Week #3

Maybe…maybe not 😊

 

 2.CSA Culinary Extravaganza – July edition

 Sunday, July 20th

 

2pm

CSA Culinary Extravaganza – July Edition

Organic Krush

108 Woodbury Rd.

Woodbury

RSVP – respond to this email or leave a voice message at 631-421-4864 (leave your name and the number of people in your party)

For more info about Organic Krush…

https://organickrush.com/

And to see the menu for the Woodbury location (though you won’t be able to see the brunch specials till Saturday)…

https://order.toasttab.com/online/organickrush-woodbury

 

Why Organic Krush? The food is organic, it’s their 10th anniversary so we get to spin a wheel to possibly win discounts or prizes, and on Sunday their special brunch items get a discount of 20% (plus if you pay in cash the cost is even lower)! Check out their website to look over the menu (you can ask me about most any dish though I haven’t eaten everything on the menu…but I do have my favorites 😊). Also, the menu can accommodate most dietary lifestyles…gluten-free (though not certified gluten-free), omnivore, vegan. Any further dietary questions, give Organic Krush a call.

 

Coming so far

suzanne j. zoubeck (+2 – Dylan Skolnick and Charlotte Sky)

 

Hope to see you there!

 

 3.Food safety and COVID-19, flu, etc.…

 

Even though it’s been a while since the word “pandemic” has been bandied about, people are still getting COVID (there’s new variant going around) 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…

https://www.seriouseats.com/2020/03/food-safety-and-coronavirus-a-comprehensive-guide.html#covid-on-food

 

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…

 

  1. Face coverings are optional
  2. 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/

  1. Will try and keep the CSA area relatively uncrowded if any future outbreaks of any infectious diseases occur
  2. Enter near the Box Office entrance, and exit thru the door that leads out to the Cinema garden and upper parking lot stairs

 

 4.Cooking Contest! 😊

 

Chef Adam Sobel (formerly of the award-winning The Cinnamon Snail food truck in NYC…sadly, it is no more) has a cooking contest for the month of July. The prize is a pack of his online cooking classes valued at $180. I took a live class of his that was about the basics of cooking with Tofu, and I’m now a fan and have no hesitation recommending any of his cooking classes.

 

I happen to LOVE Chef Adam, and if I were to turn vegan (I’m an omnivore who eats so many vegetables people think I’m a vegan/vegetarian 😊), he’d be the one to help make it happen. His recipes are pretty great (except for the Seitan ones which I’m not a fan of as it’s the only food sensitivity I have that I’m aware of, and not a fan of any recipes that aren’t WFPB…whole food plant-based…that use ultra-processed vegan ingredients…which aren’t a majority of them AND he often has links how to make those ultra-processed ingredients yourself so they’re not). He’s smart, eccentric, and I find him most amusing (two qualities in humans I find attractive…intelligence and a sense of humor… and that make him a good teacher in my book 😊).

 

If you’d like to read more about Chef Adam…

https://cinnamonsnail.com/about/

 

So, what’s involved in the contest?

 

  1. Make his Scrambled Eggs (Soft Vegan Scrambled Eggs) recipe*…

https://cinnamonsnail.com/tofu-scramble-vegan-scrambled-eggs/?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=%E2%AD%90%EF%B8%8FNEW%3A+June+Vegan+Cooking+Challenge+-+18152318

  1. Leave a comment on his blog post using the hashtag #cooking challenge, along with a star rating

https://cinnamonsnail.com/tofu-scramble-vegan-scrambled-eggs/?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=%E2%AD%90%EF%B8%8FNEW%3A+June+Vegan+Cooking+Challenge+-+18152318#commentform

  1. Complete this task before Thursday, July 31st, and the winner will be notified via the email address they used to leave the recipe review. Winner will be given 5 days to respond to claim their prize

 

*While Chef Adam has a link to Earth’s Balance for vegan Butter (which is owned by big ag company ConAgra), I prefer the certified organic foods from Miyoko’s (be aware not all of the foods from this company are certified organic…but the vegan Butter is)…

https://www.miyokos.com/collections/vegan-butter?srsltid=AfmBOop7WKxlrKkL_FtWh-POKUcO75vvuNRrbeWtFBu5SkmxEg-Y146k

ConAgra is a company I’m not a fan of…

https://www.corp-research.org/conagra#:~:text=In%201998%20ConAgra%20pleaded%20guilty,and%20also%20bribed%20federal%20inspectors.

 

 

 

5.Click activism

 

A.Stop companies like Bayer-Monsanto from having total legal immunity, so they can’t be sued if people are injured due to pesticide poisoning. For more info and to let your local politicians know how you feel about this…

https://toxinfreeusa.org/take-action/stop-the-monsanto-protection-act/

 

B.Help stop this pesticide before it’s too late! For more info and to sign the petition…

https://nation.centerforfoodsafety.org/trex25?recruiter_id=659644

C.Join me in telling Congress To Say No to the “Big Beautiful Bill” and Reauthorize the Farm Bill!

Federal farm politics have never been worse. Earlier this year, Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) stopped payments on more than $20 billion appropriated by Congress for regenerative agriculture and local food purchasing programs. Now, instead of passing a real Farm Bill, the Republican-controlled Congress is moving Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which makes huge cuts to hunger programs to shovel even more money to the wealthiest landowners with the most polluting factory farms producing the unhealthiest junk food ingredients. 

https://advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/85072/action/1?chain

 

 

6. How to not miss any CSA pickups AND getting in touch with your CSA (you’ll want this info in your “back pocket” for the one time it might come in handy)

 

Let me give you all the details on your options regarding how not to miss CSA pickups going forward.  I know this is a lot of info but I want to give y’ass every possible option I can think of to not miss out on any of our CSA Shares.

 

1. If you're running late and it's something you didn't know in advance and can get to the Cinema Arts Centre by 9pm or 10pm, call the Cinema Box Office (631-423-7611 xt. 0 - I'd put this number in my phone under "CSA contacts" or however you think you'll remember to find this number and have easy access) between CSA hours (after 3:30pm but before 7:30pm), ask to speak to someone at the CSA and you'll be transferred, let us know you'll be running late, and we can pack a bag for you that will have your last name on it (when you pick up your CSA Share, make sure it's your last name on the bag because, for example, if you get an Herb Share and someone else doesn't, you don't want to miss out on your Herb Share and vice versa), and get there before the Box Office closes for the night. That time depends on the length of the movies playing (which change every week) so when you call to ask us at the CSA to pack your CSA Share I'd ask the Box Office person what time they'll be closing AND I'd give a call when I was on my way to let them know so they wouldn't lock the front door (just in case 😊).

 

2. If you know in advance that you might be running late, you can contact me (will put below the parameters of when I'm available as I'm not a 24/7 person in terms of how to get in touch with me), and let me know and I'll (as in the above), pack up your CSA Share so you can pick it up at the Box Office before it closes. HOWEVER, if you don't get there by the time they're going to close, they will have our donating organization come over to take it as we can't store any CSA food at the Cinema overnight.

 

3. If you know in advance that you can't pick up at all on a Thursday, there are options...

 

A. Have someone you know pick up for you so you can get it from them the next day OR, if you're going away for the weekend, when you get back. The only thing they need when they stop by our CSA is knowing where to go (the Cinema's Sky Room Cafe), what time to show up (3:30pm to 7:30pm), your name (you'd be surprised at how that's not as obvious as one would think 😊) AND, to bring at least two bags to pack up the CSA Share to separate wet and dry foods (and one being plastic or some other material that won't leak water).

 

B. Have another CSA member take your CSA Share home with them and...see above. If you don't know any of our CSA members and you'd like, I will send out an email asking for help, and 9 times out of 10 there will be a CSA member who'd be glad to hold on to your CSA Share till you're able to pick it up at that person's home (or another location agreed upon by both people). They understand not wanting to miss a week of the CSA Season so they're happy to help. 😊

 

All this might sound complicated BUT last night I had to pack up CSA Shares for TWO of our long time CSA members. One woman works for the Suffolk County Department of Health in the Infectious Disease Department and has 3 small children so she's always running, and the other woman has a job where her daily commute is in Westchester (administrator for a group related to teacher's union contracts for all of New York State) so....traffic (she'll call from her car OR she knows in advance that she'll be working late).

 

Have to tell you though, missing at least one CSA pickup per season is almost like a rite of passage for every CSA member (new and not new 😊). People miss them for any number of reasons. From life's unexpected events (like getting caught up at work 😊, to completely forgetting, to late planning that's not working out as one wanted. At one point a number of years ago I was a member of our CSA AND another one (wanted to compare the two CSA Shares 😊), and I FORGOT to pick up my 2nd CSA Share one week (and was so annoyed at myself that I never forgot again 😊). If I can completely forget to pick up my CSA Share (of a CSA site that I'm not managing 😊), it can happen to anyone 😊.

 

How to get in touch with suzanne...

 

1. email  gtcsahuntington@gmail.com  - 24/7 HOWEVER there are times when I won't see them. On Thursdays, odds are I won't see emails from noon till the next day (Friday) after noon.

 

2. personal phone ( 631-421-4864  )- for the purposes of the CSA I use my home phone which is a land line. I want to separate my home and "work" life so I don't use my mobile phone and even if it's someone I know, I won't respond to anything connected to the CSA from my mobile phone. HOWEVER, I won't see any phone messages left on this number during the same times as the above (won't see voice messages left after noon on Thursdays and won't check them till Friday after noon...and I don't check them remotely)

 

3. Cinema phone ( 631-423-7611 xt. 0 ) - I'd keep this number in your mobile phone too under "CSA" or any other place you'll remember where it is. Unlike the above, you can ONLY use this number during CSA hours (Thursday 3:30pm to 7:30pm) for the purpose of letting us know you're running late and want your CSA Share packed and left at the Box Office, OR a last minute plea to try and find someone to take your CSA Share home with them so you can pick it up the next day (I wouldn't count on this since the pool of people who will be asked is small BUT I also would still give it a try because it has worked from time to time).

 

Lastly, for the past several years, our CSA farm, Green Thumb Farm, has been VERY generous with us and over the course of our season, they've given us around $80.00 worth of food that we didn't pay for (so far in the past two weeks, we've gotten $3.25 more than we've paid for...if you look at the CSA Wall Chart every week, you'll see that the total amount of money is usually more than the $23 we pay the farm). SO, that means as far as losing money, you can "afford" to miss at least one or two CSA pickups (and possibly 3 or 4) and not lose money BUT, I understand we still want our weekly veg (and Flowers and Herbs 😊), and miss it if we don't pick it up or arrange to have our CSA Share held for us.

 

 7.What you actually got last week

  Week #4

June 26, 2025 

  1. Garlic: Green* – 1 bunch - $4.75
  2. Peas: Snow – 1 bag - $4.75
  3. Swiss Chard: Green OR Rainbow OR Red – 1 bunch - $4.75
  4. Lettuce: Salad Bowl, Green – 1 head - $4.50
  5. Mint – 1 bunch - $4.75

 Total Items: 5

Total Amount: $23.25

We pay our farm $23 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we get a bit more, some a bit less. This week, it was $.25 over $23.00. 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 $4.00 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! 😊

 Herb Share – June B

Chives AND Dill

 

*Green Garlic…

Green Garlic is NOT the same as Garlic Scapes, but is sort of the same as Garlic Greens since you have and do use the green part of this Garlic plant.

Read on 😊

https://www.thekitchn.com/why-spring-garlic-is-the-best-garlic-229770

https://www.thekitchn.com/jump-into-spring-with-green-garlic-lets-try-something-new-218135

https://food52.com/blog/6458-green-garlic-the-adolescent-allium?srsltid=AfmBOookcd0PCm6elyx3bGAms45MQfEl14QPSjZ2QZykr1oppVoFg1N-

https://www.forksoverknives.com/how-tos/green-garlic-garlic-scapes-ramps-whats-the-difference/

 

 8.And now, for something completely different

 

Not totally devoted to food silliness, but even if it was only for #6 I would have included this (jeez! 😊), and there are more food/edible things as you go along…

https://www.boredpanda.com/ridiculous-old-school-pics/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_Bored_Panda_Weekly_Automation&utm_term=2025-06-27&lctg=6cd6f6f3-344e-4278-9d78-9a12c7114e60


 Events…both near and far

 *Please keep in mind that any events or services listed do not indicate a direct endorsement from Green Thumb Organic Farm or Green Thumb CSA – Huntington

 

Monday, June 30th to Wednesday, July 9th

 

7pm

The Human Longevity Project (online series)

FREE (though you will be asked to pay $67 to have permanent access to all the episodes because 1) you might want to refer to them again, and 2) it’s challenging to have/make the time to watch them all in the allotted time given, even though you have 24 hours to watch each one HOWEVER, you don’t have to pay anything to watch 😊)

To register and get more info…

https://humanlongevityfilm.com/trailer2-25/?uid=41&oid=6&affid=93&am_id=93

 

In this 9 part series, find out why Americans are sicker than their parents, and what the world’s longest-living people do differently. Discover the secrets to healthy aging, and the reasons for chronic diseases in the modern world. You can pretty much be assured that eating certified organic foods are going to be part of the suggestions made (and by being a member of Green Thumb CSA - Huntington you’re already doing that 😊). Each new episode premieres at 7pm and is available to watch for 24 hours.

 

The people that I’m familiar with who are making me interested enough to sign up for this are (out of the 96 + doctors, researchers, elders, and others)…

Jeffrey Bland – known as the father of functional medicine and co-founder of The Institute for Functional Medicine

Laird Hamilton – American superstar big wave surfer and owner of a “wellness” food company…though I wish his foods were all certified organic (though to his credit, some of the ingredients in his foods, etc., ARE certified organic)

Dr. Mark Hyman – functional medicine MD, and author of Young Forever, Food: What the Heck Should I Cook?, and many more

Max Lugavere – has spent many years researching brain health after his mother developed dementia, and author of The Genius Life and The Genius Kitchen

Jeffrey Smith – long time activist on the topic of GMO foods, and author of Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette

Chris Wark – author of Chris Beat Cancer (had stage 4 pancreatic cancer)

 

 

Friday, July 4th to Sunday, July 6th

 

Plant-based Cancer Solutions Summit Replay

FREE (though to have unlimited time to view all the lectures the cost is $97)

For more info and to register…

https://drtalks.com/summit/plant-based-cancer-solutions/?uid=879&oid=98&ref=2299&_kx=u2As1eC8XTdpD51yUi13bzWq9ggQDFnBT3j3zQyujQs.UJRVZS

 

Hosted by Dr. Joel Fuhrman (author of Eat to Live and The End of Diabetes), this is a vegan-based lecture series featuring such speakers as Ocean Robbins (founder of the Food Revolution Network), Dr. Dean Ornish (author of Reversing Heart Disease), Dr. Michael Greger (author of How Not to Die), and many others. In this series there are discussions about how to lower the risk for cancer and prevent recurrences, how to support immune function and improve treatment outcomes, and inspire hope with success stories.

 

 

Monday, July 7th

 

The Wise Woman Healing Circle with Dr. Tieraona Low Dog (online)

Early Bird Discount - $297

For more info and to register…

https://wisewoman.thesacredscience.com/wise-woman-workshop/?mc_cid=972e200e6f&mc_eid=94b14127e0

 

This is a 7 week course with Dr. Low Dog for women to learn how to heal and nourish your body. Dr. Low Dog is a gifted teacher, herbalist, physician and humanitarian. She’s known for working with Dr. Andrew Weil (founder of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and the restaurant chain True Food Kitchen…which we may visit as part of our CSA Culinary Extravaganza events this year)..

 

 

Tuesday, July 8th

 

10am to 11am

Tai Chi class

Cinema Arts Centre

Sky Room CafΓ©

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.

 

6pm to 8pm

Eric Eaton & Friends

Urban Coffee

101 Broadway

Greenlawn

FREE

For more info about Urban Coffee (no website)…

https://www.facebook.com/urbancoffeegreenlawn/

https://www.instagram.com/urbancoffeeny/?hl=en

 

CSA member Eric Eaton has started a singer/songwriter series at Urban Coffee. This will be an almost weekly event (except not the first Tuesday of the month when it will be poetry night). It’ll be an evening of home-brewed songs and home-brewed Coffee 😊. Eric will be playing songs of life, love, hope and peace, and then we’ll see what original tunes Katherine has to offer. So, come on down and grab some refreshments for your taste buds and ears!

 

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.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc

 

 

Saturday, July 12th

 

6am to 8am

Biodynamic Gardening Class

KK’s Farm

59945 Main Rd.

Southold

$24

For more information and to register…

https://kksthefarmatsouthold.square.site/product/backyard-biodynamics-with-sonomi-obinata-at-kk-s-farm-four-part-series/121?cs=true&cst=custom

 

This session is entitled…Light. Students will join the teacher, Sonomi Obinata, in learning a simplified version of Biodynamic practices (like organic…but different). The class will learn about the role of Silica in how it effects photosynthesis. Everyone will participate in observing how silica effects the plants as the sun rises. Afterwards, the group will explore composting. Coffee provided!

 

11:30am to 2:30pm

Foraging Tour with Wildman Steve Brill

Belmont Lake State Park

625 Belmont Ave.

North Babylon

For directions of where to meet up…

https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/travel

Adults - $25/Children under 12 - $15 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 find more info about this tour…

https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/tour-calendar

 

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, he’s entertaining (silly and corny and sweet), and you’ll go home with some interesting and delicious local seasonal foods to eat.

 

 

Tuesday, July 15th

 

10am to 11am

Tai Chi class

Cinema Arts Centre

Sky Room CafΓ©

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.

 

6pm to 8pm

Eric Eaton & Friends

Urban Coffee

101 Broadway

Greenlawn

FREE

For more info about Urban Coffee (no website)…

https://www.facebook.com/urbancoffeegreenlawn/

https://www.instagram.com/urbancoffeeny/?hl=en

 

CSA member Eric Eaton has started a singer/songwriter series at Urban Coffee. This will be an almost weekly event (except not the first Tuesday of the month when it will be poetry night). It’ll be an evening of home-brewed songs and home-brewed Coffee 😊. Eric will be playing songs of life, love, hope and peace, and then we’ll see what original tunes Katherine has to offer. So, come on down and grab some refreshments for your taste buds and ears!

 

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.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc

 

 

Sunday, July 20th

 

2pm

CSA Culinary Extravaganza – July Edition

Organic Krush

Woodbury Rd.

Woodbury

RSVP – respond to this email or leave a voice message at 631-421-4864 (leave your name and the number of people in your party)

For more info about Organic Krush…

https://organickrush.com/

And to see the menu for the Woodbury location (though you won’t be able to see the brunch specials till Saturday)…

https://order.toasttab.com/online/organickrush-woodbury

 

Why Organic Krush? The food is organic, it’s their 10th anniversary so we get to spin a wheel to possibly win discounts or prizes, and on Sunday their special brunch items get a discount of 20% (and if you pay in cash it’s cheaper too)!

 

 

Tuesday, July 22nd

 

10am to 11am

Tai Chi class

Cinema Arts Centre

Sky Room CafΓ©

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.

 

6pm to 8pm

Eric Eaton & Friends

Urban Coffee

101 Broadway

Greenlawn

FREE

For more info about Urban Coffee (no website)…

https://www.facebook.com/urbancoffeegreenlawn/

https://www.instagram.com/urbancoffeeny/?hl=en

 

CSA member Eric Eaton has started a singer/songwriter series at Urban Coffee. This will be an almost weekly event (except not the first Tuesday of the month when it will be poetry night). It’ll be an evening of home-brewed songs and home-brewed Coffee 😊. Eric will be playing songs of life, love, hope and peace, and then we’ll see what original tunes Katherine has to offer. So, come on down and grab some refreshments for your taste buds and ears!

 

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.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc

 

 

Monday, July 28th

 

10am to 2pm

Summer of Joy

Southampton (exact location given upon registration…see website for details)

$220 (discount if attending all 3 sessions…see website for details)

5% of the proceeds for this event will be donated to the Alexandra Demoura Rip Current Awareness Foundation

For more info and to register…

https://www.yoga-foundation.com/summerofjoy

 

The theme for July is Orange (wear, think, and embody orange 😊…orange is often associated with to warmth, optimism and enthusiasm). AND 😊, the beverages, meals, and yoga practices will all have an “orange” theme.

CSA member, Danielle Tarantola, has organized, and will be teaching, a Summer of Joy! For more info about Danielle…

https://www.yoga-foundation.com/teachers

 

Each half day (out of a 3 day series) will have…n

Welcome talk and beverage

1 hour asana practice with Danielle

1 hour to spend at a local beach (transport provided) OR enjoy the pool where the event is taking place (see website for details)

Seasonal vegan lunch by Christina Finkel of V is for Vegan (see website for menu details…looks pretty yummy 😊)

Closing meditation with Danielle

Now it’s time to explore the Hamptons (goodie bag will be provided with promotional offers from local small businesses)

 

 

Tuesday, July 29th

 

10am to 11am

Tai Chi class

Cinema Arts Centre

Sky Room CafΓ©

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.

 

6pm to 8pm

Eric Eaton & Friends

Urban Coffee

101 Broadway

Greenlawn

FREE

For more info about Urban Coffee (no website)…

https://www.facebook.com/urbancoffeegreenlawn/

https://www.instagram.com/urbancoffeeny/?hl=en

 

CSA member Eric Eaton has started a singer/songwriter series at Urban Coffee. This will be an almost weekly event (except not the first Tuesday of the month when it will be poetry night). It’ll be an evening of home-brewed songs and home-brewed Coffee 😊. Eric will be playing songs of life, love, hope and peace, and then we’ll see what original tunes Katherine has to offer. So, come on down and grab some refreshments for your taste buds and ears!

 

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.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc

 

 

Monday, August 25th

 

10am to 2pm

Summer of Joy

Southampton (exact location given upon registration…see website for details)

$220 (discount if attending all 3 sessions…see website for details)

5% of the proceeds for this event will be donated to the Alexandra Demoura Rip Current Awareness Foundation

For more info and to register…

https://www.yoga-foundation.com/summerofjoy

 

The theme for August is Yellow (wear, think, and embody yellow 😊…yellow is associated with positive emotions like joy, happiness, and a sense of fun). AND 😊, the beverages, meals, and yoga practices will all have a “yellow” theme.

CSA member, Danielle Tarantola, has organized, and will be teaching, a Summer of Joy! For more info about Danielle…

https://www.yoga-foundation.com/teachers

 

Each half day (out of a 3 day series) will have…

Welcome talk and beverage

1 hour asana practice with Danielle

1 hour to spend at a local beach (transport provided) OR enjoy the pool where the event is taking place (see website for details)

Seasonal vegan lunch by Christina Finkel of V is for Vegan (see website for menu details…looks pretty yummy 😊)

Closing meditation with Danielle

Now it’s time to explore the Hamptons (goodie bag will be provided with promotional offers from local small businesses)

 

 

Saturday, October 4th

 

2pm to 4pm

Biodynamic Gardening Class

KK’s Farm

59945 Main Rd.

Southold

$24

For more information and to register…

 

The title of this class, appropriately enough, is Preparing for Winter. Come along with Sonomi Obinata, and learn strategies to keep your garden healthy during the winter.

 

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