Happy Summer AND Happy Organic Harvest Month (will write about it next week 😊)!
PLEASE READ – If you want/need to get any
messages to the CSA during CSA hours on Thursday PUHLEEZ 😊
insist the Box Office staff transfers the call to the Café. Tell them you NEED
to speak to someone in the CSA. The other week a CSA Member left a message at
the box office, and what should have been a simple box office pickup ended up
being more complicated than either party (CSA Member and me) wanted. I’m sorry
if it might not be in your comfort zone to be so insistent, but it seems that’s
what might be needed to get the job done 😊. Will also try and make
sure that every week someone from the Cinema staff will remind the Box Office
folks to do so. It’s not my place to give Cinema staff instructions, so it’s
not as if I can do this.
FUN THING…If any CSA members have any events
they’re participating in/organizing/etc. you get the idea 😊,
and would like your fellow CSA member so attend or participate, please let me
know and will try and get it in our CSA Events emails (I say “try” because I
don’t always have the time to do so or I might forget, but will make a good
faith effort to make that happen…and I can be reminded 😊).
CSA weather report…
Rain and thunder after 3pm to 9pm, and warm and breezy
Do NOT leave your CSA Shares in your car! They will
not be happy, and neither will you when your food doesn’t last as long as it
could. Over 40 degrees in your car and your CSA Share’s not happy (and inside
your car with closed windows it’s probably hotter than you’d think… and it is –
check this out… https://abc7news.com/how-hot-can-it-get-inside-a-car-baby-in-gets/2266627/#:~:text=Here's%20a%20look%20at%20just%20how%20hot%20it%20can%20get%3A&text=When%20it's%2080%20degrees%20outside,and%20119%20after%2030%20minutes
)
***Important…if you ever send anyone to the
CSA to pick up food for you, please tell them to BRING BAGS (and make
sure at least one of them is plastic for the wet foods so you don’t get the dry
ones wet which would not be a good thing…will make the foods that don’t want to
be wet rot faster)!
This email includes…
- What you need to know
- Contests!
- Did you know Long Island
is STILL having a drought?
- It’s Tomato time! Why
CSA Tomatoes are different
- Food
safety and COVID, and colds and the flu, and even food poisoning and
cyclosporiasis…
- Armchair activist –
doesn’t always take a lot to get a lot done 😊
- How best to contact the
CSA/suzanne
- Emergency situations at
the CSA (hurricanes/electronic communication glitches/medical emergencies,
etc.)
- 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.
1.What you need to know (will be either new info to
first time CSA members, or reminders/old hat to returning CSA members)…
Most immediate helpful hints…
- Bring at least TWO bags to the CSA EVERY WEEK
for wet and dry food items (and never the twain should meet)
- When packing up your CSA food, start at the left side
of the long table and work your way to the right and out the garden door.
Why? We set out the food to be packed in that order so the heaviest food
items will be on the bottom of your bag, and your food won’t get squished
(another way to make your food go bad faster), and if you separate the wet
from the dry foods you’re doing pretty good on having your food last
longer! 😊
- When you get your food home, if it’s in a plastic bag
take it OUT of the plastic bag and store elsewhere…even if it’s in another
plastic bag (the original bag will be 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. Consider stashing wet and dry bags in every
vehicle you own or might end up driving (or someone would use to pick up for
you) and stash them in the glove compartment, hatch, trunk…whatever 😊
so you never have to end up not having anything to pack your CSA Share in.
Time – 3:30pm to 7:30pm
Place РSky Room Caf̩ 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.
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 #14
September 3, 2026
1. Leeks – 1 bunch
2. Eggplant
3. Beans, Snap: Romano – 1 bag
4. Beans: Soy/Edamame – 1 bag
5. Peppers, Sweet
6. Lettuce – 1 head
Total Items: 6
A.Enter the Organic Valley back to school Pack, Snack & Play
Giveaway (worth $200) till 9/4…you need an Instagram account for this one…
B.Food Network’s Grillmaster Giveaway (worth $5,000)…
https://www.foodnetwork.com/sponsored/sweepstakes/grill-master?xp=sistersite_tlc_sweeps_page
And entre again on Food.com …
https://www.food.com/sweepstakes/grill-master-5k?xp=sistersite?ocid=sistersite_tlc_sweeps_page
It’s due to a combination of high water demand and not
enough rain. I know with some of the recent rains lately you wouldn’t think
there’s a drought going on with rivers of water flowing down New York Ave in
Huntington Village, but that’s the problem. We’re not getting consistent levels
of rain on multiple days. It’s what I call not raining, but “dumping” for a
brief time period and then lots of no rain at all.
Huntington is in the “moderate” drought category and the
east end is “severe”, but a drought of any sort is a drought and it’s not a
good thing.
Here’s the map indicating that our neck of the woods is
having a Level 3 Watch Drought (it only goes up to 4), but the East End is
still in the Severe range…
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quantity/drought/current-drought-conditions
Here’s another more detailed map…
https://www.drought.gov/states/new-york/county/suffolk
And here’s info on what a Level 3 is and suggestions of how
to help conserve water…
https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/droughtwatchwarningfs.pdf
Here are some more ways suggested to help conserve water…
https://www.scwa.com/conservation/
You can get money back from Suffolk County for buying these
water saving devices…
https://www.scwa.com/waterwise/
One of the reasons for the drought out east is that so many
of the mansions/large residential estates out east use huge amounts of water
and have very large irrigation systems to maintain their large and luxurious
lawns (70% of summer water usage is due to watering grass).
Certified organically managed soil retains more water than
conventionally lawns and farmed land, so at least our farm gets to keep more of
it than the non-organic farms out east.
From now till September 6th we can order Bulk
Tomato Shares…20 lbs. or Roma/Paste/Plum (different names for the same thing 😊)
Tomatoes for $65. If 20 lbs. seems like too much, try splitting it with a
friend or neighbor OR ask and will try and find a Tomato Share partner for you.
What can you do with these? Freezing is the fastest and easiest…wash, cut out
the cores, put in freezer bags in the amounts you might use them, and put in
the freezer. Easy peasy! Or some folks will make Tomato Sauce and freeze or can
(for longer storage).
The majority of our CSA produce will last longer than store
bought produce because of how fresh it is (most store bought produce is already
6 to 8 weeks old before you get it).
However, some are more delicate…and Tomatoes are one of
them.
So why are our CSA Tomatoes different? The ones bought in
stores are varieties chosen and grown for the ability to be thrown against a
wall and sustain as little damage as possible (shipping properties 😊),
and to LOOK as fresh as possible despite how old they might actually be
(storage properties). Unfortunately, flavor and nutritional priorities aren’t
in the picture with those, unlike our CSA Tomatoes. So, our CSA Tomatoes are
more delicate since they’re varieties chosen for flavor and nutrition, and
require proper care to make the most of them.
What I’ll do is when I get them home is look them over and
if any look like they’re really ripe I’ll get them in the fridge and use those
first. I used to be of the mind that I’d NEVER put my Tomatoes in the fridge,
but then I learned more than I knew before by reading articles like this (the
only difference of opinion I have is that these guys say it’s ok to store on
any flat surface and I TOTALLY disagree…I feel you have to have paper
underneath to prevent moisture from accumulating)…
And if they don’t look ripe and were rock hard I’d put them
on a paper bag/paper towel (why? any other surfaces are hygroscopic and will
attract moisture and will make the Tomatoes rot quicker) till they seem ready
to eat or go in the fridge.
Even though it’s been a while since the word “pandemic” has
been bandied about, people are still getting COVID and other illnesses. 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, food poisoning, and even
cyclosporiasis.
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
Tell Your State Reps To Ban Genetically Engineered Frankenfoods Made With
Synthetic Biology (a.k.a Biomass Fermentation, Precision Fermentation, Cell
Cultures, and Synthetic Cells)! Several
states have taken action to ban lab-grown (cell-cultured) meat, but most of the
synbio industry's Frankenfoods are slipping past them: molds marketed as
imitation meat (Quorn, MyBacon); fake egg whites, whey, and blood made from
genetically modified microorganisms (The Impossible Burger, The Every Company,
Perfect Day); and lab-grown chocolate (Mondelez, Celleste).
https://advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/59366/action/1
If you want to know why I HATE anything made by the
Impossible company (and think no one should ever eat anything from this
company), read the side effects their lab rats ended up with after having done
a one month study (it was supposed to be 3 months so imagine how sick these
animals might have ended up after three months, let alone 2 years which is what
should have been done for a long term effects study…and animals don’t get cured
of these conditions the longer the study is)…
First thing you might think is…I don’t need or want this
info.
I get that BUT, there might come a time when you wish you
knew…for example…
- Something’s
come up at the last minute and you know you’re going to be running late
and would like to have your CSA Share packed and waiting for you at the
Cinema Box Office to pick it up before the theater closes
- You’re
scheduled to help out at the CSA and something comes up at the last minute
and you need to cancel
- Something
comes up and you can’t make it to the CSA at all and you’d like to see if
someone can take your CSA Share and hold on to it till you could pick it
up from them
You get the idea 😊.
I am not a 24/7 connected person, have no desire to be, and
try and keep my CSA and personal communications separate, so…
- Phone…you
can leave a message on my landline (yes, they do still exist 😊) at 631-421-4864 at any
time 24/7 (keep the ringer off when sleeping), BUT on Thursdays if you
leave a message it needs to be before noon otherwise I won’t hear it till
I get back from the CSA Thursday night
- Email
– you can email 24/7 at gtCSAhuntington@gmail.com
but again, if you email after noon on Thursday, I won’t get it till I get
back from the CSA Thursday night
- On
Thursdays I am totally incommunicado from noon to 3:30pm so if you want to
get in touch with me between those times, the best option is to make sure
you call or email me before noon OR wait till after 3:30pm and call the
Cinema Box Office at 631-423-7611 xt. 0 to reach me up till 7:30pm
- On
Thursdays after 3:30pm (and up to 8pm), call the Box Office at the Cinema
Arts Centre at 631-423-7611 xt. 0 and ask to speak to someone at the CSA
and they will connect the call to the Café, and we’ll talk to you
directly. It’s not the Cinema staff’s job to take messages for the CSA,
and THEY MIGHT NOT GET IT RIGHT! If you leave a message with someone at
the Box Office, we might not get it in a timely manner or at all, and they
may not get it right (which happened recently and someone almost didn’t get
their CSA Share because of it). Unfortunately, if you’re calling around
7:30pm, it may be a time where the Box Office is busy selling tickets, and
they either might not pick up the phone, or pick up the phone and put you
on hold. If they don’t pick up the phone, keep calling, and they should
eventually pick up and be able to speak with you. We are at the CSA
cleaning up till about 8pm so you should be able to catch us before we
leave (though if we are ready to leave earlier, we will).
- FYI
– I don’t get emails on my phone at all, and CSA members aren’t able to
text me as I don’t deal with CSA issues on my cell phone
Consider putting the two phone numbers (suzanne –
631-421-4864 and the Cinema 631-423-7611 xt. 0) in your phone under “CSA” or
“Green Thumb CSA – Huntington” (or whatever works for you to remember where you
put them 😊) and you can put in the notes the details of
when to call, what days to call, etc.
- It’s hurricane season from June 1st till November 30th
(our CSA’s last day is December 10th)! Farmers are more
hardcore than postal workers so your food will be at the CSA between
3:30pm and 7:30pm on Thursdays, pretty much no matter what. Hurricane
Sandy didn’t stop our CSA. We were at the Unitarian Fellowship in
Huntington, and there was no power and there were tree limbs around the
property BUT I checked out the building to make sure there was no danger
for us being in the building or entering the property, and with
flashlights brought by me, we had our CSA. If there’s no emails…show up anyway.
If there’s some problem/issue with the food arriving there should be a
note on the door of the Cinema letting you know what’s up (if we’re not
already in there waiting for you). In a storm situation please bring a
flashlight/lantern as it could be helpful for you and those of us at the
CSA. Again…show up, and at 3:30pm and 5:30pm if there were no emails
please offer to work if you’re able and available. If you feel it’s not
safe/wise for you to venture out, know that any food left at the end of
the CSA will be picked up and donated to the gang at Community Solidarity.
They have NEVER missed a food distribution day even in snow and ice storms
(regardless of the weather…hungry people will still be hungry if there’s
no food to eat).
- Electronic communication is FAR from perfect. IF you
get no CSA emails or responses to your emails on any given week…come to
the CSA anyway. It could be a problem with my laptop, etc. Stuff happens.
- Anything else that might come up (these days…who
knows???)…no emails, etc., come anyway and will do our best to keep
everyone informed as best we can (look for notes on front door of Cinema
if nothing else). The CSA has always happened every week during our 20+
seasons…(lifted from the postal worker motto) - Neither snow nor rain nor
heat nor gloom stays these farmers & CSA crew from the swift
completion of their appointed rounds…to get you your CSA Shares! 😊
- If there’s an emergency situation in progress, consider
offering to help out at the CSA whether you’re asked to or not.
Week #13
August 27, 2026
- Eggplant: Neon – 1 pc. - $1.00
- Beans, Shelling: Cranberry – 1 bag (3/4 lb.) - $4.50
- Scallions – 1 bunch - $6.00
- Lettuce: French Crisp, Red – 1 head - $4.50
- Basil, Thai – 1 bunch - $4.75
- Tomatoes, Mini: Grape, Red – 1 pt. - $6.25
Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $27.00
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 $4.00 over $23.00. I keep
track and it adds up over the course of our CSA season and so far the total is
$48.50. We seem to always get at least one CSA share’s worth of food every year
that we didn’t pay for (we’re now on our way to getting THREE weeks’ worth of
extra food 😊)…some years two. Last year it was five and a
half weeks’ worth extra, so we’re talking $119 worth of food we got gratis. No
idea what it might be this season but in the end…it’s all good! 😊
Chives, Flowering: Garlic AND Rosemary
10.And now, for something completely different…
How to make going out to eat with others no fun…
There are better ways to handle this situation and the
person who paid the bill didn’t do any of them.
*Please keep in mind that any events or services listed do
not necessarily indicate a direct endorsement from Green Thumb Organic Farm or
Green Thumb CSA – Huntingto
Tuesday, September 1st to Wednesday, September
9th
Healing Kitchen: Let Food Be Thy Medicine
FREE (though they will ask you to pay $67 for forever access
since it’s almost impossible to watch all the content they provide in the
allotted time)
To register…
The only person I know of in this series is Tieraona Low
Dog, MD, BUT that’s enough for me. She’s amazing. And you KNOW they’re going to
be talking about eating organic 😊. Not sure but I think
this is a vegan-based series but I could be wrong.
Tuesday, September 8th
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s
been held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs)
is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles,
Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the
mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the
house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys
and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to
Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see
the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on
Community Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc
Sunday, September 13th
10am to 4pm
North Fork Foodie Tour 20th Anniversary!
Charnews Farm
3005 Youngs Ave
Southold
$35
For more info and to buy tickets…
https://northforkfoodietour.com/
If you’ve never gone…go! Good eats and fun for the whole
family.
Tuesday, September 15th
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s
been held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs)
is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles,
Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the
mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the
house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys
and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to
Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see
the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on
Community Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc
Wednesday, September 16th to Wednesday, September 23rd
10:45am to 10:45am for access to each day’s episodes
2026 Food Revolution Summit Docuseries: The Science of Food
and Wellness
FREE (though they will ask you to pay $67 for “forever”
access to all the lectures because it’s pretty impossible to spend the time
watching them in the allotted time you’re given 😊)
To register…
This is a vegan focused event but there isn’t anyone who
couldn’t benefit from this info regardless of whether one is an omnivore or
anything but a hardcore carnivore 😊, and I KNOW they’re
going to be talking about eating organic foods. The alternative medical folks
in this are many…Dr. Joel Fuhrman (his nutritarian diet 😊),
Dr. Dean Ornish (reversing heart disease program), Dr. David Perlmutter
(neurologist interested in brain health thru diet), Dr. Dean Sherzai (working
on reversing cognitive decine), Dr. William Li (love this guy…all about cancer
preventing foods)
Wednesday, September 16th
9am to 9pm
Northeast Growing Together Conference
Rodale Institute
611 Siegfriedale Rd.
Kutztown, PA
FREE
For more info and to register…
https://paorganic.org/northeast-growing-together/
Who should attend? Any aspiring organic farmers out there?
Then this is for you 😊!
Saturday, September 19th
10am
From Clove to Kitchen: Growing Garlic Workshop
Roosevelt Community Garden
59 E. Fulton Ave
Roosevelt
FREE
To register…
Led by Master Gardener Kathy Gaffney and Audrey Thomas
you’ll learn how to plant and grow Garlic, and what to do with those Garlic
Scapes!
2pm to 3:30pm
Making and Enjoying Kimchi
Bridge Gardens
36 Mitchell La
Bridgehampton
$10 – Members/$20 – General Public
https://give.peconiclandtrust.org/event/making-and-enjoying-kimchi/e825638?c_src=CR4E26
Led by Garden Director Rick Bogusch and community gardener
Justin Ruaysamran, bring a quart sized jar and a big spoon and get ready to
make and bring home some Kimchi.
Tuesday, September 22nd
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s
been held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs)
is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles,
Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the
mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the
house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys
and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to
Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see
the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on
Community Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc
Tuesday, September 29th
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s
been held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs)
is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles,
Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the
mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the
house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys
and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to
Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see
the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on
Community Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc
Friday, October 16th
1am to 1am
People’s Food Summit – online
FREE
https://regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026
This was founder
Ronnie Cummins' call to action, and on October 16, 2026, farmers, activists,
researchers, and communities from every continent gather for 24 hours to share
the regenerative practices, the farmer innovations, and the grassroots
movements quietly healing soil, water, and communities around the world. Join
us for this year's People's Food Summit to celebrate Grassroots Rising.
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