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…warm, breezy, rain/thunderstorms
starting at 2pm, and be careful of local flooding
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)!
- What you need to know
- It’s not all bad news 😊
- Food safety and
COVID-19…
- LAST DAY for the Cooking
contest! 😊
- Click activism
- Special event at Cinema
Arts Centre this Sunday for nature lovers!
- 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)
- What you actually got
last week
- And now, for something
completely different…
*Anything in any of our CSA emails not directly related to
the functioning of the CSA, feel free to take or leave at your discretion, and
anything related to health issues always consult with your physician(s) before
taking any action.
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 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! 😊
- 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 #9
July 31, 2025
- Cucumber
- Fennel** – 1 bunch
- Squash, Summer
- Beans, Snap: Green – 1 bag
- Carrots* – 1 bunch (if we get them…Carrot Tops are
edible and have SIX TIMES the amount of Vitamin C than the Carrots have 😊)
- Scallions – 1 bunch
- Lettuce – 1 head
Total Items: 7
Please let me know if any of these links don’t work…
*Carrot
Tops – with any new food, start slow and see how your body
reacts, check if you’re on any medications for possible interactions, check
with your doctor(s) if you have any concerns/questions
WATCH THIS VIDEO…you’ll be glad you did 😊…
GREAT video about Carrot Tops by the gang at Food52
making a Carrot Green Salad…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIEJqmzG7E
Article and storage info/recipes…you’ll be happy you
checked this out!
https://www.loveandlemons.com/carrot-greens-chimichurri/
Carrot Top Pesto
recipe…
https://yupitsvegan.com/carrot-top-pesto/#wprm-recipe-container-8414
Different Carrot
Top Pesto recipe…
https://onehungrybunny.com/what-to-do-with-carrot-tops/
Sauteed Carrot Tops Asian style…
https://www.asiancookingmom.com/how-to-cook-and-eat-carrot-tops-greens-leaves-easy-recipe/
Sauteed Carrot Top recipe – great details and
suggestions for freezing them!
https://www.forkintheroad.co/sauteed-carrot-greens/
More recipes…yum!
https://www.thekitchn.com/5-ways-to-eat-carrot-tops-183415
Are you a juicer?
https://vibranthappyhealthy.com/juicing-carrot-greens
If you want to know all there is to know about Carrot
Tops (SIX TIMES as much Vitamin C as the Carrots!!!)…
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/carrotops.html
And if Harold McGee says they’re ok to eat…they must
be ok! 😊
**Great recipe for this week
using Fennel and Cucumbers…
https://www.thekitchn.com/shaved-cucumber-fennel-salad-olives-feta-22923140
Don’t have a mandoline? Get
one of these…
Read this article about them…
And don’t forget to buy a pair of cut resistant gloves to
use while you’re using your mandoline for “just in case”…
2.It’s not all bad news 😊
Organically grown Corn yield beats out “conventional”
growing methods after 16 year study!
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…
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
4.LAST DAY for the 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/
IF you’d like to see Adam in action (he’s so silly…but also
an amazing chef)…
So, what’s involved in the contest?
- Make his Scrambled Eggs
(Soft Vegan Scrambled Eggs) recipe*…
- Leave a comment on his
blog post using the hashtag #cooking challenge, along with a star rating
- 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)…
ConAgra is a company I’m not a fan of…
5.Click activism
A.Join me in telling Sec. Kennedy to Ban Insecticide-Producing GMOs! Along
with engineering crops to be soaked in carcinogenic herbicides, Monsanto had
another bright idea: to genetically modify plants to produce insecticidal
toxins. Unsurprisingly, after nearly 30 years, it’s clear this has been a
disaster for everyone who's been eating these GMOs, as well as for the farmers
who are growing them. Just like the weeds, it didn’t take long for insects to
develop resistance to the insecticides. The GMO seeds become useless against
the insects, but Monsanto (now Bayer) has a monopoly over the seed, so farmers
are forced to keep buying them.
https://advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/81755/action/1?chain
B.The Center for Environmental Health has been investigating
companies for exposing customers to Bisphenol S (BPS) in hard copy thermal
paper receipts — a close cousin of BPA that was added to the list of chemicals
subject to California’s Proposition 65 warning requirements because it can
cause hormone-disrupting and reproductive issues. CEH recently have expanded
our investigation efforts to also include adhesive labels.
At the Dunkin’ (formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts) location
that CEH visited, the adhesive labels attached to their coffee cups had the
highest levels of BPS out of any of the adhesive labels we tested!
While customers are often given the chance to opt out of
receiving hard copy receipts, this is not the case for adhesive labels that are
attached to food packaging directly, like Dunkin’s coffee cups. And since
Dunkin’ specializes in foods you eat with your hands, it’s unrealistic to
expect that Dunkin’s customers will be washing their hands after taking a sip
of coffee, but before eating a bite of donut.
Unfortunately, this is a bigger issue than the BPS CEH found
at this Dunkin’ location. The Dunkin’ brand is owned by Inspire Brands, one of
the largest restaurant companies in the United States. Inspire owns other
brands such as Baskin Robbins, Sonic, Arby’s, and Jimmy John’s. CEH visited a
location of each of these brands and found receipts with BPS levels that far
exceed the safety limit set for BPS exposure. But Inspire Brands can right this
wrong by mandating that all the franchises under the company use phenol-free
receipt paper that’s safe to touch.
I just urged Inspire Brands to require all its franchises
use phenol-free receipt paper. Can you join me?
6.Special event At Cinema Arts Centre this Sunday for
nature lovers!
While this isn’t about food or farming, it is about the
natural world and I’ve been asked by someone from the Cinema to let our CSA
members know about this special event…
Sunday, August 3rd
2:00pm
Antarctic Voyage with director Kevin Schreck
Cinema Arts Center
423 Park Ave
Huntington
$10 – Members/$16 General Public
For more info and to buy tickets…
Antarctic
Voyage is a new
documentary from award-winning filmmaker Kevin Schreck about
a biological research expedition to the remote island of South Georgia,
starring charismatic field biologist, Dr. Samantha Monier. Part
modern-day adventure film, part visual tone poem, Antarctic Voyage sheds
a light on the current state of the polar region's majestic wildlife, and the
intrepid explorers who are dedicated to preserving and understanding what
remains of our fragile, vital natural world, all through a refreshingly
unconventional manner from the standard nature documentary genre. The Duck of New York is a short
documentary about an unusual duck that appeared in New York's Central Park and
created a global media sensation. Aberrations of Light is a
short, experimental science documentary, inspired by the writings of Carl
Sagan, and shot on 16mm film.
Originally from
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kevin
Schreck is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and film
educator located in Brooklyn, New York. At 23 years old, Kevin's first major
feature-length documentary, Persistence of Vision (2012), made
its premiere, and has screened at over 100 international film festivals and
institutions to wide acclaim. His subsequent films include Tangent
Realms: The Worlds of C.M. Kösemen (2018), The Duck of New
York (2023), and Antarctic Voyage (2024). His next
project, Enongo, which will debut in August 2025, is a biographical
animation-documentary hybrid about rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate, Enongo
Lumumba-Kasongo, better known by her stage persona, Sammus. The film is
currently in post-production. As an educator, Kevin has taught filmmaking
masterclasses at major universities in Australia, Denmark, and across the
United States. Since early 2018, he has been a teaching artist and mentor at
Reel Works, an afterschool program which provides free film education to New
York students from underrepresented communities and low-income backgrounds.
7. 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.
8.What you actually got last week
Week #8
July 24, 2025
- Cucumber – 1 pc. - $.75
- Onions – 1 bunch - $5.50
- Squash, Summer: 8 Ball, Costata Romanesco, Gold, Kousa,
Patty Pan – Green, Yellow, Zucchini – 2 pc. - $.75
- Radishes: Red, Mix – 1 bunch - $4.75
- Peas: Snow – 1 bag - $5.25
- Swiss Chard – 1 bunch - $5.25
- Lettuce: French Crisp – 1 head - $4.50
Total Items: 7
Total Amount: $26.75
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 $3.75 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 $12.75 more food than what we paid). We seem to
always get at least one CSA share’s worth of food every year that we didn’t pay
for…some years two, and last year it was almost four weeks worth extra, so
we’re talking almost $80 worth of food we got gratis…it’s all good! 😊
Flower Share -Week #5
Strawflowers (everlasts…can be dried)
Herb Share – July 2B
Fennel, Bronze AND Savory, Summer
You don’t have to be a chef or have ever worked in a
restaurant to get a kick out of these…
*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
Saturday, August 2nd
9am to 10:15am
Beach Yoga
Fleets Cove Beach Park
Fleets Cove Rd. (to the right of the house and in front of
the kayaks)
Huntington
$20 (cash or Venmo)
Prior to class, text to check in at…
917-562-5322
Join CSA member, Marylou Locker, at the beach to do some
yoga (barring bad yoga weather 😊). This is yoga for ALL
levels with modifications for every body. You’ll find the healing sights and
sounds of nature, experience the salt air, sunshine and a deep sense of
renewal, and be part of a supportive community of fans of yoga. What to
bring…Beach blanket/towel to put beneath your Yoga mat, Hat Sunscreen, Yoga
mat, Water and a big smile 😊!
Sunday, August 3rd
2:00pm
Antarctic Voyage with director Kevin Schreck
Cinema Arts Center
423 Park Ave
Huntington
$10 – Members/$16 General Public
For more info and to buy tickets…
Antarctic
Voyage is a new
documentary from award-winning filmmaker Kevin Schreck about
a biological research expedition to the remote island of South Georgia,
starring charismatic field biologist, Dr. Samantha Monier. Part
modern-day adventure film, part visual tone poem, Antarctic Voyage sheds
a light on the current state of the polar region's majestic wildlife, and the
intrepid explorers who are dedicated to preserving and understanding what
remains of our fragile, vital natural world, all through a refreshingly
unconventional manner from the standard nature documentary genre. The Duck of New York is a short
documentary about an unusual duck that appeared in New York's Central Park and
created a global media sensation. Aberrations of Light is a
short, experimental science documentary, inspired by the writings of Carl
Sagan, and shot on 16mm film.
Originally from
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kevin
Schreck is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and film
educator located in Brooklyn, New York. At 23 years old, Kevin's first major
feature-length documentary, Persistence of Vision (2012), made
its premiere, and has screened at over 100 international film festivals and
institutions to wide acclaim. His subsequent films include Tangent
Realms: The Worlds of C.M. Kösemen (2018), The Duck of New
York (2023), and Antarctic Voyage (2024). His next
project, Enongo, which will debut in August 2025, is a biographical
animation-documentary hybrid about rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate, Enongo
Lumumba-Kasongo, better known by her stage persona, Sammus. The film is
currently in post-production. As an educator, Kevin has taught filmmaking
masterclasses at major universities in Australia, Denmark, and across the
United States. Since early 2018, he has been a teaching artist and mentor at
Reel Works, an afterschool program which provides free film education to New
York students from underrepresented communities and low-income backgrounds.
Monday, August 4th
5:30pm to 7pm
Medicinal Herb Beach Walk with Ellen Kamhi, the Natural
Nurse
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Beach Park
Water Front Center
1 West End Ave
Oyster Bay
$30
To register email…
Join Ellen Kamhi, RN, and the members of Slow Food North
Share, as you walk the beach and identify edible and medicinal herbs.
Tuesday, August 5th
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s
been held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
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
Thursday, August 7th
5pm to 8pm
Vegan Pasta Cooking Class
Old Brookville
$150
To register (and get directions) email…
Join Bhavani Jaroff (of iEatGreen, Slow Food North Share and
NOFA-NY) at her home and learn how to create the following vegan dishes (after
harvesting the ingredients from her garden) and then enjoy them with the class
for dinner…Pesto, Sundried Tomatoes and Vegan
Brie, Baguettes, Spaghetti Puttanesca,
Pesto Bow Ties with Broccoli and Roasted Cherry
Tomatoes, Creamy Lemon Linguini Pasta with
Shiitake Mushrooms, Caesar Salad, and
a Mixed Berry Cobbler Dessert!
Saturday, August 9th
9am to noon
Biodynamic Saturdays: Harvest in Harmony
Farrm Wines
156 Youngs Ave
Calverton
$30
For more info and to register…
Email - rfarr@optonline.net
Call – 631-369-8237
Join
Steve Storch, biodynamic expert, and Rex Farr, environmental farmer, as they
guide you through the most dynamic phase of the biodynamic cycle. Learn how
cosmic rhythms, compost teas, and mid-season vineyard practices create health
and flavor in every grape.
Vineyard
tour + seasonal demonstration. Learn about the compost, teas & flow form
insights. Will have a mid-summer tasting of our award-winning Certified Organic
wines. And a picnic-friendly wrap-up on the peaceful farm grounds
5pm and 7:30pm
PAWPAW
Lin Beach House
455 NY-25
Greenport
$85 (BYOB $30)
To reserve…
https://www.exploretock.com/pawpaw/
PAWPAW is a
pop-up restaurant dedicated to showcasing the ingredients farmed, fished, and
foraged on the North Fork of Long Island. On select Saturday evenings, PAWPAW
convenes at The Lin Beach House in Greenport to create a five course tasting
menu celebrating the bounty that makes the North Fork such a magical place. The
result is an ever-rotating multi-course culmination of the season's
harvest. Allow 2 ½ hours for the meal.
Saturday, August 16th
5pm and 7:30pm
PAWPAW
Lin Beach House
455 NY-25
Greenport
$85 (BYOB $30)
To reserve…
https://www.exploretock.com/pawpaw/
PAWPAW is a
pop-up restaurant dedicated to showcasing the ingredients farmed, fished, and
foraged on the North Fork of Long Island. On select Saturday evenings, PAWPAW
convenes at The Lin Beach House in Greenport to create a five course tasting
menu celebrating the bounty that makes the North Fork such a magical place. The
result is an ever-rotating multi-course culmination of the season's
harvest. Allow 2 ½ hours for the meal.
Wednesday, August 20th
7 to 8pm
Toxic Silence: A Fight Against Legal Immunity for Pesticide
Companies (online)
FREE
For more info and to register…
The group Food & Water Watch is putting on this talk
about possible pending legislation that could make it impossible to sue
pesticide companies for any damages done to people or places AND tells the
story of one community that fought against this and won!
Saturday, August 23rd and Sunday, August 24th
10am to 5pm
Honey Festival
Waterdrinker Family Farm & Garden
663 Wading River Road
Manorville
$20/2 and under - FREE
Tickets purchased at the entrance gate
For more info…
Entrance fee includes admission to the Vendor area (am
hoping the Green Thumb Farm beekeeper Mary’s company…Bees Needs…will be here),
Family Farm Adventure Activities, Barnyard Animals and Sunflower Fields (not
certified organic). Part of the proceeds will be going to Camp Paquatuck, a
summer camp for children with special needs.
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, August 30th
5pm and 7:30pm
PAWPAW
Lin Beach House
455 NY-25
Greenport
$85 (BYOB $30)
To reserve…
https://www.exploretock.com/pawpaw/
PAWPAW is a
pop-up restaurant dedicated to showcasing the ingredients farmed, fished, and
foraged on the North Fork of Long Island. On select Saturday evenings, PAWPAW
convenes at The Lin Beach House in Greenport to create a five course tasting
menu celebrating the bounty that makes the North Fork such a magical place. The
result is an ever-rotating multi-course culmination of the season's
harvest. Allow 2 ½ hours for the meal.
Sunday, September 7th
The 19th Annual North Fork Foodie Tour (and
auction)
$30/12 and under - FREE
For more info (listing of who’s on the tour this year)…
https://northforkfoodietour.com/2025-tour-locations-to-date/
To buy tickets…
https://northforkfoodietour.com/foodie-tour-ticket-request-form/
This is a self-guided tour of behind the scenes east end
food places (farms, wineries, etc.). If you’re never gone…it’s a good time for
all (family friendly events too). There will be an auction also (more info to
follow). This is a benefit for the North Fork Reform Synagogue.
Saturday, September 13th and Sunday,
September 14th
10am to 5pm
23rd Annual Garlic Festival
Waterdrinker North Fork
4560 Sound Ave
Riverhead
$20
For more info…
Live music, vendors, food trucks and family activities. Am
hoping they have some certified organic Garlic 😊.
Saturday, September 20th
All day (more info as it becomes available)
Farm Aid 40
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
$101 to $390 (plus taxes, etc.)
For more info, to buy tickets (which are going fast), and to
watch online…
This is the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid and once
again the quartet of Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave
Matthews will be the headliners amongst a number of other musicians (see
website for latest list). If you don’t go you can donate to the cause. If you
don’t go you can watch live online.
Saturday, September 27th and Sunday,
September 28th
10am to 5pm
Hudson Valley Garlic Festival
Cantine Memorial Complex
Washington Avenue Extension
Saugerties, NY
For more info and to buy tickets…
https://www.hvgf.org/events/hudson-valley-garlic-festival-2025
Eat Garlic, get Garlic, shop at the marketplace, attend
cooking demos and food lectures, listen to live music. A good time can be had
by all! 😊
Saturday, September 27th
1pm to 4pm
Organic/Biodynamic Wine Tasting
Farrm Vineyards
156 Youngs Ave
Baiting Hollow
$75 if paying by check/$81.88 online ($100 day of the event
IF there’s room)
For more info and to register…
For online tickets…
To pay by check…
Made a check out for the amount of $75 to Sierra Club LI and
mail before September 13th to…
Sierra Club LI
68 Old Field Rd
Setauket, NY 11733
Vineyard owner Rex will talk about the growing methods on
his farm while we enjoy some wine, charcuterie and cheese. There will be four
varieties of Bordeaux grapes explored – Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot and
Petite Verdoc.
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.
Monday, November 17th
5:30pm to 9pm
The 32nd Annual Great Chefs of Long Island
Crest Hollow Country Club
Jericho Tpke
Woodbury
$200 and up
For more info and to buy tickets…
https://e.givesmart.com/events/H2a/?isOrderFormActive=true
This is a benefit for The Family Service League, based in
Huntington. It will be an evening featuring Long Island’s favorite chefs,
restaurants, spirit and beverage companies displaying culinary delights while
raising funds for a great organization that helps children and adults.
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