Happy Autumn!
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-clean-broccoli
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CSA SHARE IN YOUR CAR FOR ANY LENGTH OF
TIME (while the summers’ over, your CSA Share won’t last as long as it would if
it were happy…which happens at about 40 degrees and your car’s interior is
warner than it is outside 😊).
This email includes…
- What you need to know
- Vegan on the Go online
lecture TONIGHT at 6:30pm
- While the more serious
water shortage warning has been lifted, there are still issues
- National Food Day is
Friday, October 24th…what is it?
- Food safety and
COVID-19…
- Our annual CSA Fall
Harvest Farm Tour is coming up soon so sign up NOW 😊!
- Click activism
- Emergency situations at
the CSA (hurricanes/electronic communication glitches/medical
emergencies…on my part, etc.)
- Another reason to eat
and buy organic
- 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)
- Two FREE vegan holiday
menu online events
- What we actually got
last week
- Contest!
- 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.
- 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 #21
October 23, 2025
- Sweet Potatoes – 1 bag
- Beans: Cranberry – 1 bag
- Broccoli*
- Curly Cress** – 1 bunch
- Tomatoes, Mini – 1 pt.
Total Items: 5
Marjoram AND Rosemary
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-clean-broccoli
** Cress, Curly
It’s speecy spicy, very good
for you, and goes well in small amounts in any salad, sandwich, wrap for
starters…read on…
https://harvesttotable.com/cress_cress_is_a_common/
https://www.healwithfood.org/health-benefits/garden-cress-nutritional-benefits.php
Pepper Cress – tangy/spicy
herb that can be used raw in salads, on sandwiches or wraps and you can toss a
small amount in at the end of a stir-fry or cooked recipe to give things a bit
of a culinary punch
http://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/peppercress
Peppercress Aioli…
https://food52.com/recipes/10884-peppercress-aioli
more Peppercress recipes…the
Smoothie/Juice and Hummus recipes look pretty good (weights need to be
translated as this is from the UK)…
https://www.florettesalad.co.uk/recipe-category/peppercress
more recipes from a place
that does Peppercress Sprouts more than growing them in soil outdoors…
http://www.urbancultivator.net/learn-about-peppercress/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_cress
Web MD on “garden cress”
(basically same as Pepper/Curly Cress)…
However, if you sign up and miss it they MIGHT have a replay
option (they often do with these things 😊). Sign up here…
This lecture will cover local scenarios of being out and
about, as well as long haul travel.
Believe it or not, our area is still abnormally dry, so 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.
Suffolk County is listed as the
category D0 (and that’s the numerical 0 and not the letter O) which stands for
Abnormally Dry. That means we’re under a drought warning and we’re either on
our way to an actual drought or coming out of an actual drought situation.
Categories of drought are from D1 to D4.
So, 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/
The Center
for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) initiated National Food Day
2011. National
Food Day is a day to remind people to “Eat Real.” It’s a call to action for
everyone to discover the joys of food that is both delicious and wholesome.
Imagine cutting back on sugary drinks and overly processed snacks to make room
for vibrant vegetables, juicy fruits, whole grains, and sustainably raised
proteins. National Food Day brings together a nationwide movement of food
lovers, families, and farmers who envision a food system where everyone has
access to healthy, affordable, and sustainable meals. Today, we are asking
everyone to seek a balance between nutrition, affordability and the
environment. Our food should be produced with care for the environment,
the farm animals, and the dedicated people who grow, harvest, and serve it.
From lively community festivals to thousands of school activities, the day is
packed with opportunities to learn and celebrate.
6 WAYS TO CELEBRATE ON
NATIONAL FOOD DAY…National Food Day is
all about getting hands-on with your food in fun and exciting ways! Here are a
few tips to help you celebrate today:
1.
1. Go on a food
adventure by heading to a local farmers market and challenge yourself to try
one fruit or vegetable you've never had before.
2.
2. Grab your
favorite snack from the pantry and read the label. Learn where its ingredients
come from and what’s really inside!
3.
3. Gather your
friends or family for a cooking challenge using only fresh, whole ingredients.
4.
4. Plant some herbs
like basil or mint in a pot on your windowsill for fresh flavor anytime.
5.
5. Get inspired by
learning more about where our food comes from and the future of farming.
6.
6. Whip up your
favorite healthy meal, snap a photo, and share it online using the
hashtag #NationalFoodDay.
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.Our annual CSA Harvest Fall Farm Tour is coming up soon
so sign up NOW 😊!
11am to noon OR noon to 1pm
Green Thumb CSA Annual Fall Harvest Tour
Green Thumb Farm
829 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.
Our CSA farm tour is for CSA Members and their immediate
family members only.
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.
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. Check
out the menu for Barrow Food House…
The only thing I didn’t care for on the menu (and have eaten
most of it 😊) was the Latkes (thought they were too
greasy) but it’s been a while so I might try them again to see if they’ve
gotten any better 😊.
7.Click activism
Join me in Asking Your Members of Congress Ban Monsanto (Bayer) &
Israel Chemicals Ltd's White Phosphorus Weapons. I’ve learned over the years
how the weapons of war can effect farming and the ability of a country to feed
itself. The classic one is land mines (you can’t farm land that will explode if
you walk on it). In solidarity with Lebanon's The Land Remembers campaign
for an immediate and unconditional ban on white phosphorus munitions in all
forms of warfare and St. Louis, Missouri's ICL Out of STL campaign to block the
city of St. Louis from giving $200 million for expansion to Israel Chemicals
Limited, a company that, with its partner Monsanto (Bayer), is the monopoly
supplier of white phosphorus weapons to the U.S. War Department, the Organic
Consumers Association is asking Congress to stop buying white phosphorus
weapons and work for a ban. To read more about this and to sign, click here… https://advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/89552/action/1?chain
8.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.
9.Another reason to eat and buy organic
Pesticides in food cause brain damage in children…
https://regenerationinternational.org/2025/10/01/pesticides-in-food-cause-brain-damage-in-children/
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.Two FREE vegan holiday menu online events
- Six week series put on
by the Afro Vegan Society designed to make vegan holiday cooking
delicious, easy and culturally relevant (I registered because I want to
see what recipes they have and I might want to cook them even though it’s
not my culture 😊)…
- The Cinnamon Snail’s 21
day Thanksgiving vegan recipe spectacular (and knowing Chef Adam…it will
be 😊). There will be
recipes, tips and cook along videos (and I KNOW they will be entertaining
as well as informative 😊). Sign up here…
https://cinnamonsnail.com/free-vegan-thanksgiving/
12.What you actually got last week
Week #20
October 16, 2025
- Squash, Winter: Honeynut – 2 pc. - $4.00
- Fennel – 1 bunch - $5.50
- Beans: Lima* – 1 bag (1/2 lb.) - $4.00
- Broccoli: Purple – 1 pc. - $5.25
- Tomatoes: Mix – 1 bag (2 lbs.) - $6.50
- Mizuna – 1 bunch - $4.50
Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $29.75
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 $ 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 $67.75 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! 😊
* Beans, Shelling: Lima
(also known as Butter Beans or Gigante Beans depending on whether fresh or
dried and size) – DO NOT EAT RAW
Good article plus recipes for
Roasted Lima Beans, Succotash and more…
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11861532
Easy peasy recipe…
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/trisha-yearwood/baby-lima-beans-butterbeans-recipe-2116626
General info and more good
recipes…
https://www.forksoverknives.com/how-tos/what-are-lima-beans-aka-butter-beans/
If you think everything is better with Bacon (and this has a
vegan option)…
https://food52.com/recipes/21945-melt-in-your-mouth-butter-beans
Lima Bean inspiration (some really good ideas here)…
https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/9-ways-to-turn-lima-beans-into-dinner-article
If you’re still considering
eating these raw (please don’t), read this first…
https://www.eatingwell.com/article/7899208/are-raw-lima-beans-deadly-poisonous/
13.Contest!
Get two chances to win $5,000 courtesy of the Food Network
(they ask you a question but even if you get it wrong you’re entered 😊)…
14.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.
Imagine having one of these in your backyard!
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/pumpkin-world-championship-california-brandon-dawson
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
Thursday, October 23rd
6:30pm
Vegan on the Go (online event)
To register…
How to maintain your veganness while on the go...either
staying local or going on extended trips. However, if you sign up and miss it
they MIGHT have a replay option (they often do with these things…that’s what I did since I’ll
be at our CSA 😊).
7pm to 9pm
Celebrate National Food Day
Port Washington Public Library
1 Library Dr
Port Washington
FREE
To register (and not sure if you can register if you’re not
a member of the Port Washington Library but you can try 😊)…
https://portwashington.librarycalendar.com/event/food-day-program-78850
Celebrate National Food Day by watching a screening of
Common Ground, having a Q & A after the film with Patti Wood of Grassroots
Environmental and nutritionist Jill Eisenberg, and end it with a cooking demo
and tasting by Bhavani Jaroff of iEatGreen.
Saturday, October 25th
11am to noon OR noon to 1pm
Green Thumb CSA Annual Fall Harvest Tour
Green Thumb Farm
829 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.
The CSA farm tour is for CSA Members and their immediate
family members only.
If you have any questions any of the food you’ve gotten at
our CSA, or about Green Thumb Farm and its farmers, OR any questions about your
home vegetable garden, this is the time and the place to do it! 😊
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.
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. Check
out the menu for Barrow Food House…
The only thing I didn’t care for on the menu (and have eaten
most of it 😊) was the Latkes (thought they were too
greasy) but it’s been a while so I might try them again to see if they’ve
gotten any better 😊.
5pm and 7:30pm
PAWPAW
Lin Beach House
455 NY-25
Greenport
$85 (BYOB $30)
To reserve…
https://www.exploretock.com/pawpaw/
This comes
recommended by CSA Member Annina Wildermuth who’s been here (and would go back 😊). 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, October 26th
11am 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, October 28th
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, November 1st
5pm to 8pm
3rd Annual Farm Dinner: Elements Dinner
KK’s The Farm
59945 Main Rd.
Southold
$95
To register…
https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLK7SH9AHMNYG/checkout/RAJOKUYNXJSZFOODISBH46BW
You’ll be spending the first half hour outside for the horn
prep burial ceremony (it’s a biodynamic thing…ask me about it if you’d like),
and then sitting around a communal table for a multi-course dinner by Chef Ai
and Cheo, while learning about the biodynamic preps (like the cow horns) that
make the food from KK’s Farm unique. Food will be from KK’s farm and other
local providers. Limited to 20 people.
Sunday, November 2nd
9am to 12pm
Foraging Tour with Wildman Steve Brill
Vanderbilt Museum
180 Little Neck Rd.
Centerport
Adults - $25/$22 Members/Children 10+ $15/$12
Members/Children under 10 - FREE
For more and to register…
https://www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/portfolio/spring-foraging-with-the-wildman/
To find more info about this tour…
https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/tour-calendar
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, November 6th
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
Friday, November 7th to Sunday, November 9th
The Art of (meno)Pausing
Mama Farm
269 S Country Rd
Brookhaven
$900 (commuter)/$1700 (staying at Mama Farm’s B&B)
For more info and to register…
This is a 3 day immersive retreat learning all about
menopause (both conventional and complementary medicine techniques) with 3
leading experts in their fields (Dr. Laura MacIsaac, Ob/Gyn and a Menopause
Society Certified Practitioner, Dr. Amy Novatt, Ob/Gyn and sexual health
expert, and Padma Dharini, ordained Buddhist). This is limited to 15
participants. Fees include all food (I imagine some will be from foods grown at
the farm) and scheduled activities. Mama Farm is the home and passion of the
actress Isabella Rossellini, and she will be giving one of the lectures.
Participants will receive a 15% discount on Drs. Amy & Laura’s 3 month
supportive coaching, consulting and care…an opportunity to develop individual
treatment plans for optimal health.
Saturday, November 8th
11am 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.
Saturday, November 15th
11am to 3pm
NY Cider Festival
City Winery
25 11th Ave (Pier 57)
NYC
$40 to $85
For more info and tickets…
https://citywinery.com/new-york-city/events/ny-cider-festival-ifakw7
Not sure if any, and how many are organic, but it would be
interesting to find out! Meet the makers from 25 NY cideries, taste some cider
and buy some to take home, plus there are cider and cheese pairing sessions for
an additional charge.
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 😊).
