Passing on an email I received from CSA Pastures. They will probably be offering tilapia in the October 11 delivery from Laughing Duck Farm. Read on for more about Laughing Duck ‘ practices and the tilapia!

Also, please note that the message mentions that the fish need to be scaled. This was a concern of ours and CSA Pastures. No worries! Laughing Duck purchased an electric scaler and will deliver the fish scaled to the CSAs.

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From a friend of Astoria CSA…

On Sunday, October 7th starting at 11am, some of my co-workers and I are leading an open trial ride that might become the route for the first ever Tour de Queens. We’re doing this with the Transportation Alternatives Western Queens Committtee.

The route is 25+ miles one way, mostly on the Queens Greenway. There are points at 5 miles and 13 miles where there’s public transit available if you think that you might not be able to make it with us to the end.

Stopping points:
0mi - Start at Gantry Plaza State Park, LIC
5mi - Water/Bathrooms at Astoria Park. N/W subway.
13mi - Lunch/Bathrooms - Queens Botanical Garden. Close to 7 subway.
16mi - Water/Bathrooms at Kissena Park
20mi - LI Motor Parkway
22mi - Alley Pond Adventure Course
25mi - Oakland Lake - Ice/Bathrooms
28mi - Tour/Bathrooms at Fort Totten

Route maps for everyone will be available at our starting point. You need to register for this event, since it is only a trial run for our proposed Tour de Queens next year it is limited to 25 people, first come first serve. Please contact me at Helen.Ho@parks.nyc.gov to register. Should be a lot of fun!

Farm Aid has been featuring New York State farmers all year and this month it’s Matthew Kurek from Golden Earthworm! Go Matthew! Check it out

http://www.farmaid.org/

On The Table, Sept 17; PDF

On The Table, Sept 17; Word

In which we discuss galettes: 2 recipes one sweet one savory for these free form tarts.

On The Table returns next week!

this week’s
HARVEST

Note: The contents of the veggie boxes can change, depending on the day of the week. We update the below veg list almost daily to reflect the next day’s deliveries. Keep this in mind if you’re looking at the list more than one day before your delivery.

Lettuce
Qty: 2 heads

Parsley
Qty: 1 bunch

Red Tomatoes
Some of you will be receiving very ripe tomatoes, and some will receive slightly under-ripe ones. If your tomatoes are a deep red (ripe) and you won’t be eating them tonight, you can put them in the fridge so they won’t start rotting. We recommend bringing them back to room temperature before eating them. If your tomatoes are under-ripe, you should leave them out on the counter until the turn a deep red (but not soft!).
Qty: 5 pieces

White Salad Turnips
Our favorite Japanese salad turnip is making its fall appearance! Delicious both raw and cooked in soups and stirfries.
Qty: 1 bunch

Cherry Tomatoes
Qty: 1 pint

Red or Yellow Bell Peppers
Qty: 2 pieces

Red Long Peppers
Disclaimer: There is a very small chance that these peppers could be hot. Please check before feeding to children, or allowing them to handle them.
Qty: 3 pieces

Green Beans
Qty: 1 bag

Romano Beans
Qty: 1 bag

FRUIT SHARE

Gala Apples
Qty: 1 bag

Raspberries
Qty: 1 bag

How to ripen fruit…
Apples and Peaches should be removed from the plastic bag and allowed to ripen in a paper bag, or out in the open air. If you leave them in the plastic, they will rot before they ripen.