Happy Autumn AND National Organic Month!
NEXT WEEK…our CSA will be outdoors in the
garden in front of the Sky Room Café. Why? The Cinema has rented out the Café
to someone (an offer they couldn’t afford to refuse 😊),
and there you go. Fortunately, so far the weather looks like mid-60 degrees and
no rain. IF there’s any possibility of any rain, we’ll be under the overhang to
the building entrance that’s located past the garden and on the way to the
stairs to the upper parking lot (you make a right turn before you go up the
stairs and that’s where the building entrance is).
It’s National Organic Month (a month
celebrating all the good things about eating organic, wearing organic, and all
that organic certification encompasses). In celebration of what’s good and
important about buying certified organic foods and supporting certified organic
farmers, here’s a short video about how certified organic farming helps
mitigate climate change...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F84uDOsWpK4
Please enter the CSA from the Cinema lobby entrance
that’s closest to the sign-in table, and exit thru the door that goes out to
the garden.
CSA weather report…warm, rain and thunderstorms
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…
- What you need to know
- Tomatoes…in the fridge
or not in the fridge?
- While the more serious
water shortage warning has been lifted, there are still issues…
- Click activism
- Food safety and
COVID-19…
- Eat organic…live organic
- It’s time for Community
Solidarity’s Back-to-School event
- Our annual Fall Harvest
CSA Farm Tour is coming up soon!
- Emergency situations at
the CSA (hurricanes/electronic communication glitches/medical
emergencies…on my part, etc.)
- 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 we actually got
last week
- And now, for something
completely different…
*Anything in any of our CSA emails not directly related to
the functioning of the CSA, feel free to take or leave at your discretion, and
anything related to health issues always consult with your physician(s) before
taking any action.
1.What you need to know (will be either new info to
first time CSA members, or reminders/old hat to returning CSA members)…
- 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.
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!
September 25, 2025
- Squash, Winter - 1
- Squash, Summer
- Eggplant: Purple Rain – 1
- Cabbage: Chinese - 1
- Beans: Soy (Edamame) – 1 bag
- Tat Soi – 1 bunch
- Tomatoes, Mini – 1 pt
Total Items: 7
Chives: Garlic AND Dill
Mixed Bunch
2.Tomatoes…in the fridge or not in the fridge?
The very short answer to this question is, if the Tomatoes
are ripe – YES! And then just take them out of the fridge for about an hour
before you want to use them (or let them get to room temp…whichever happens
first).
Here’s a VERY long article that goes over why the folks at
Serious Eats came to this conclusion, and what to do if your Tomatoes aren’t
ripe (with photos to illustrate the points being made)…
https://www.seriouseats.com/why-you-should-refrigerate-tomatoes
And once they’re in the fridge, how do you store them? The
next step is to store them stem down, and I’d place them on a paper bag, a
towel, or paper towels as glass or plastic will attract moisture which will
start the mold/rotting process, and placing them on any kind of wired rack is a
bad idea because you don’t have even pressure for the Tomato to be sitting on.
Here’s an article that talks about the “stem down” method (with pictures 😊)
and ideally, they shouldn’t be touching each other if possible…
https://www.seriouseats.com/best-position-to-store-tomatoes-upside-down
3.While the more serious water shortage warning has been
lifted, there are still issues…
We’re not totally out of the woods
yet in terms of having a good amount of water in Suffolk County. So, we’re
still being asked to follow the odd/even day watering schedule in regards to
lawns. If you have an even numbered house, you can water your lawn on the even
days of the month and the same goes with the odd numbered houses watering on
the odd numbered days of the month.
And the Suffolk County Water
Authority would still like us all to be mindful about water use in general, as
there’s still a few weeks left in the lawn watering season and there’s not a
lot of rain in the forecast.
If you want to investigate ways to
conserve water AND save some money, you can get up to $250 credit for some
water saving devices and get a FREE water consult. Check this out here…
https://www.scwa.com/waterwise/
If you want to learn where all our water in our homes comes
from (and more info about water conservation), check this out…
AND if they open up this program again, you can get $500 for
creating a rain garden, using a rain barrel and/or buy and plant Long Island
native plants!
https://lirpc.org/sustainable-landscaping-resource-hub/
If you’d like to win a smart water sprinkler controller
(worth about $250), sign the pledge here…
https://ourwaterourlives.com/pledge/
4.Click activism
Join me asking Congress to ban Monsanto/Bayer's cancer-causing weedkiller!
Juries are making Bayer pay billions to Roundup-exposed cancer victims. Judges
agree Monsanto acted with “malice, oppression or fraud,” to hide the fact that
its glyphosate-based weed killer causes non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. An $11 billion
settlement in 2020 resolved most of those cases, but there are still 67,000
people demanding their day in court.
To avoid paying billions of dollars to the people they've sickened or
killed, Bayer is spending millions of dollars lobbying Congress. Bayer founded
a group called the Modern Ag Alliance to carry its message to Congress. There
are plenty of corrupt politicians ready to help Bayer, but none brave enough to
ban Roundup.
For more info and to act on this, click here… https://advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/10024/action/1
And here’s an article linking Roundup (glyphosate) to
cancer…
5.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
6.Eat organic…live organic
Got kids or grandkids? Do they take multivitamins?
If so, you might want to read this (and you can scroll ALL
the way down to the bottom past all the horrible news to get to the good
stuff)…
https://mamavation.com/supplements-mamavation/childrens-multivitamins-pfas.html
7.It’s time for Community Solidarity’s Back-to-School
event
In addition to being the group that picks up and distributes
any leftover food from our CSA, they also do various other charitable things
that benefit those in need in our community throughout the year.
Now, it’s time for their Back-to-School Event.
You can help out in four ways…8
- Donate money between now
and September 30th – the money donated will be used to purchase
computers, tables, hotspots and other items to facilitate online or remote
learning…
- Donate school supplies
such as…
Notebooks
(spiral & composition), backpacks, art supplies (markers, colored pencils,
crayons, sketch pads, watercolors, paint, chalk, clay, and needed erasers),
pens/pencils, loose-leaf paper, graph paper, 3-ring binders, folders,
compasses, rulers, lunch boxes, calculators, staplers, glue, glue sticks, and
safety scissors. Children's clothing (sneakers, pants, shirts, and socks) is
also greatly needed.
https://communitysolidarity.org/back-2-school-drive-2025?mc_cid=0250d11222&mc_eid=2e56bdceae#signup
- Spread the word about
this online on your social media sites, and/or organize a Back-to-School
event with your friends and family, in your house of worship, at your
place of work, and contact Community Solidarity to let them know what
you’re doing and how to donate the funds raised and/or the items donated…
https://communitysolidarity.org/contact
- You can always go down
on a Tuesday night and volunteer with their food distribution in
Huntington Station, see what they’re all about, and ask any questions you
might have about their Back-to-School project. See our weekly CSA Events
email for more info (this is listed every week).
8.Our annual CSA Harvest Fall Farm Tour is coming up
soon!
Saturday, October 24th
11am to noon OR noon to 1pm
Green Thumb CSA Annual Fall Harvest Tour
Green Thumb Farm
Montauk Hwy
Water Mill
RSVP by responding to this email or leaving a phone message
at 631-421-4864, and tell us your name and the total number of people coming
with you (there’s only so much room in the wagon). if you are sharing with
someone, you need to use BOTH your name and the name of the CSA member you’re
sharing with.
This will be a riding tour on a large tractor-pulled wagon
(kids love this 😊). We’ll see various
parts of the farm and probably get to feed some animals, maybe get to pick some
food from the fields, and get Pumpkins at the end (not necessarily organic and
not necessarily from our farm, BUT meant more for decorating though they can be
eaten 😊). Everything purchased at the farm stand
will get a 10% discount, and after the last farm tour, some of us will go to
Barrow Food House in Aquebogue for lunch and of course, you’re welcome to come
along. The CSA farm tour is for CSA Members and their immediate family members
only.
9.Emergency situations at the CSA (hurricanes/electronic
communication glitches/medical emergencies…on my part, etc.)
What NOT to do during a thunderstorm…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/thunderstorm-safety-meteorologists-goog_l_689265b6e4b07e7958a0e188
- It’s peak hurricane season till November 30th
(our CSA’s last day is December 11th)! 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 28+
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.
10. 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)
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. 😊
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 few weeks, we've gotten $16.75 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.
11.What you actually got last week
Week #16
September 18, 2025
- Squash, Summer: 8 Ball/Globe, Costata Romanesco, Kousa,
Patty Pan, Yellow, Zucchini – 3 pc. total - $1.25
- Beans, Snap: Green – 1 bag (1/2 lbs.) - $4.25
- Tomatoes, Paste/Roma/Plum: Sunrise Sauce, Orange/Yellow
– 1 bag (2 lbs.) - $6.50
- Okra: Mix, Green and/or
Red* – 1 bag (1/2 lbs.) - $5.50
- Lettuce: Salad Bowl, Red – 1 head - $4.50
- Basil: Thai**– 1 bunch - $4.75
Total Items: 6
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 $45 more food than what we paid). We seem to always
get at least one CSA share’s worth of food every year (we’ve got that now) 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 #7 (? Check #)
Gomphrena (everlasts – can be dried)
*You can eat Okra RAW (that’s the way I like it 😊
and I don’t find it slimy…crunchy and moist but not slimy IMHO 😊)…
https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/a8452/a-way-to-eat-fresh-okra/
EIGHT ways to eat Okra according to Martha 😊…
https://www.marthastewart.com/how-to-eat-okra-8720525
Okra article with a Jambalaya recipe…
https://ediblesema.com/recipes/evoke-the-okra/
FIVE health benefits to eating Okra!
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/okra-benefits
SEVEN health benefits to eating Okra (they never manage to
put everything in one article ☹)..,
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/okra-health-benefits#TOC_TITLE_HDR_9
Funny…this article says 17 ways to eat Okra but there’s only
15 recipes (but they all look pretty tasty 😊)…
https://www.foodandwine.com/vegetables/okra/11-ways-use-okra
**Best way to store fresh Basil…
https://www.thekitchn.com/skills-showdown-best-way-store-basil-23673293
Best way to store fresh herbs, including Basil…
https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-way-to-store-fresh-herbs-parsley-cilantro-dill-basil
How to store and revive wilted Basil…
https://www.marthastewart.com/how-to-store-basil-7563482
12.And now, for something completely different…
If you don’t know why I’m using this phrase, click here (or
even if you do you might want to take a peek 😊)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bF-rpJz2CA
This was a catch phrase on the BBC tv show Monty Python’s
Flying Circus.
Jiji the black cat makes Pizza for friends Bear, Beaver,
Cat…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6SSI9PCXds
This is how AI will take over the world. While we’re all
watching cute videos of a cat that cooks, AI will do all the evil stuff behind
our backs 😊!
*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, September 22nd to Friday, September
26th
Noon to 5pm
Traditional Skills Summit (online)
FREE
For more info and to register…
https://schooloftraditionalskills.com/summit/?_ef_transaction_id=98e41b6fbc6e4a5a845d6846368238b7
Each day of this 5 day summit will focus on a particular
skill set…Day 1 – Gardening, Day 2 – Raising Animals, Day 3 – Food
Preservation, Day 4 – Traditional Cooking, Day 5 – Bringing It Home. The two
people that got me to sign up were Joel Salatin (animal farmer in Virginia and
author of Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal and other books on farming), and
Sally Fallon Morrell (author of the book Nourishing Traditions…a must have for
those interested in Bone Broth). Sally F. Morrell’s Bone Broth class is Thursday
night so I may end up “buying” this series (I think the cost is under $20 for a
longer viewing time) so I can watch Bone Broth made by the mistress of Bone
Broth 😊.
Friday, September 26th to Sunday, September
28th
6pm to 9pm – Friday
12pm to 9pm - Saturday
12pm to 6pm - Sunday
Egyptian Festival 25
St. Marks Coptic Church Center
90 Woodbury Rd
Woodbury
FREE admission
For more info…
https://saintmarkcenter.org/st-mark-coptic-center-li
Authentic cuisine and desserts, guided tour of the church,
family activities – henna, inflatables, photo booth, prizes, painting, El Souk
Bazaar, live music, traditional drinks and a show!
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
10am to 11:15am
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 😊!
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.
Sunday, September 28th
4pm to 5:30pm
Bill McKibben: Here Comes the Sun: a last chance for the
climate and a fresh chance for civilization
Guild Hall
158 Main St
East Hampton
$25/$55 with a copy of the book (books might also be able to
be purchased at the event)
For more info and to buy tickets…
https://ci.ovationtix.com/81/performance/11689770?performanceId=11689770
Long-time environmental activist, Bill McKibben, will be
discussing his new book that looks at the possibility of solar and wind power
as the energy sources that could save our planet…and us. As well as rewrite our
scientific, political and economic future. There’s no guarantee this change
will be made in time, but there’s hope. McKibben is also the founder of Third
Act, a group that organizes people over the age of 60 regarding issues of
climate and social justice.
Tuesday, September 30th to Tuesday, October
7th
Eye Health Docu-class (online)
FREE (though like all these multi-day\multi-class per day
online events, I’m sure they will offer the option of extending the viewing
time for a price…which may or may not be worth it depending on how useful the
info might be to someone)
For more info and to register…
This 8 day lecture series discusses all sorts of eye related
conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and more. I can bet
my bottom dollar that they’ll be talking about diet, and the importance of
eating organic foods. Some of the names that caused me to be interested in this
were Meir Schneider (author of Vision for Life…I used to know someone who found
their vision improved using the techniques in this book), Dr. Marc Grossman
(was thinking of going to him as I need a new eye doctor but don’t think he’s
seeing individual patients any more), Dr. Joel Kahn (author of The Whole Heart
Solution…vegan cardiologist who’s non-vegan friendly…I own this book), and Dr.
Robert DeMaria (also known as The Drugless Doctor…finds ways to treat his
patients [he’s a chiropractor] without using pharmaceutical drugs).
Tuesday, September 30th
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
Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 5th
9am
Join in for the Harvest at Farrm Wine
Farrm Wine
156 Youngs Ave
Baiting Hollow
FREE
To sign up for Saturday, October 4th, click here…
To sign up for Sunday, October 5th,
click here…
Farrm Wine is Long Island’s
first (and only?) certified organic AND biodynamic vineyard. It’s hands-on,
educational, and delicious—an unforgettable celebration of the season’s bounty.
Join us in the vineyard for one of the most
rewarding experiences of the season—our annual Harvest! Guests will roll up
their sleeves and help us hand-pick grapes straight from the vines, sharing in
the age-old tradition that brings each vintage to life. After the harvest,
we’ll gather for an intimate session where you’ll learn the practices
behind our certified organic and biodynamic farming—how we nurture the land,
the vines, and the ecosystem to create truly sustainable wines. The day ends with a well-deserved feast: pizza
paired with a guided tasting of Farrm Wine’s award-winning selections.
Saturday, October 4th
10am to 11:15am
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 😊!
11am to 4pm
A Day of Rejuvenation
Old Westbury
$175
For more info and to register…
https://partiful.com/e/JEqbRWwIhZdg5vLUNJiM
Join cooking teacher and vegan chef Bhavani Jaroff of iEat
Green at her home farm/garden for a day of Kripalu yoga and fresh vegan
food. The day will start with a 1 ½ hour Kripalu yoga class led by
Kripalu instructor Lorili Henry. This will be followed by a group harvesting of
food from the garden that will be used for lunch. Weather permitting, the yoga
class and meal will be held outside.
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.
3:30pm to 6:30pm
Harvest Moon
Orkestai Farm Fundraiser and Festival
1395 Planting Fields Rd
Oyster Bay
$150 (in advance $165 day of event) to $5,000/FREE – under
10
For more info and to purchase tickets…
https://givebutter.com/c/orkestaiharvestmoon
The event is a fundraiser for this non-profit farm that
celebrates its neurodiverse farm workers through ecological agriculture (not
certified organic) and expressive arts, and will include live music, dance
performances and farm fresh food prepared by local chefs. This is a rain or
shine event.
Tuesday, October 7th
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
Saturday, October 25th
10am to 11:15am
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 😊!
11am to noon/noon to 1pm
Green Thumb CSA Annual Fall Harvest Tour
Green Thumb Farm
Montauk Hwy
Water Mill
RSVP by responding to this email or leaving a phone message
at 631-421-4864 (if you are sharing with someone, you need to use BOTH your
name and the name of the CSA member you’re sharing with)
This will be a riding tour on a large tractor-pulled wagon
(kids love this 😊). We’ll see various
parts of the farm and probably get to feed some animals, maybe get to pick some
food from the fields, and get Pumpkins at the end (not necessarily organic and
not necessarily from our farm, BUT meant more for decorating though they can be
eaten 😊). Everything purchased at the farm stand
will get a 10% discount, and after the last farm tour, some of us will go to
Barrow Food House in Aquebogue for lunch and you’re welcome to come along. The
CSA farm tour is for CSA Members and their immediate family members only.
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.
Wednesday, November 19th
1pm to 2pm
School Meals for a Sustainable Future: Local, Organic &
Regenerative
FREE
For more info and to register…
There is a lot of conflicting
information about whether school food programs can truly procure higher-quality
ingredients. This webinar, from the Chef Ann Foundation, will explore the
realities of districts’ ability to incorporate more local, regenerative, and
organic food into their programs.
Friday, January 9th and Saturday, January
10th
NOFA-NY Winter Conference
SUNY Purchase College
Purchase
For more info and to register (keep checking back to get the
latest info)…
https://nofany.org/2026conference/
Stay tuned for registration details and class offerings.
This is about a one hour drive from Huntington so depending on the weather, I
might actually go…though I might or might not commute (too soon to tell 😊).
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