A note with farm news from CSA Pasture, our meat/ dairy providers upstate.

Late July News

It has been a warm, reflective, confusing and sad couple of weeks at the farm with both our families all around; busy with our garden, berries, packing our deliveries, hectic with haying and thunderstorms and equipment repairs and saddened by the final weeks and passing of Dad (Grandpa) on July 8. We all participated in the celebration of dear Dad’s life last weekend at Alan’s brother Bill’s and his wife Mary Nell’s home. Read the rest of this entry »

Just Food is the organization that helps NYC CSAs get off the ground. Below is their newsletter. To singn up for the newsletter, head to their website. Read the rest of this entry »

This week’s share

Please note, contents of the boxes can change, visit Golden Earthworm’s website for their newsletter, the most up to date harvest information and more recipes and farm news. To help your veggies last as long as possible, visit our storage tips page.

• CIPOLLINI ONIONS | Qty: 1 bunch
  Beautiful sweet yellow onions. Delicious roasted (try this week’s recipe, on GE’s website, click above) or grilled. Very difficult to find in stores or even specialty food shops! This onion is meant to be used fresh, not stored.
• CARROTS | Qty: 1 bunch
• BEETS | Qty: 1 bunch
  OK, you’ve caught us! Beets again this week…. But what do you want us to do? Let this gorgeous crop just sit out in the fields and rot? This is one of the best beet cr0ps we’ve ever had, so we have to share the bounty with you! (No word yet on when we’ll exhaust the fields….)
• CABBAGE | Qty: 1 piece
• BASIL | Qty: 1 bunch
• GARLIC | Qty: 2 heads
  Fresh garlic - straight out of the field, so they’re not cured or cleaned yet! You can eat them fresh as-is, or store in a cool, dry place. You’ll notice that the dry outer skin has not yet formed. To peel, just remove the thin purple-hued skin around the outside of each clove.
• ZUCCHINI
• CUCUMBERS

Better Living Through Chemistry? Book Review:

In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan

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Note: This is NOT Astoria CSA’s free July 24th Cooking Demo at ARROW Community Center. This demo is presented by a local chef, unaffiliated with Astoria CSA.

WHAT: A cooking class for people who enjoy buying seasonal produce at farmer’s markets or CSAs, who care about the way we treat the land that feeds us. For people to make simple, fresh, delicious meals.

LEARN: This class will cover how to prepare meals using a weeks worth of produce from a CSA share without letting any go to waste, and without spending a lot of extra money or time on preparation.

WHERE: The Kitchen at Sai Organics. N/W to 30th Ave, 30-21 30th Ave and 36-07 30th Ave.

WHEN: Saturday, July 19th, 2PM to 5PM.

HOW: Tickets are $80 each, or $150 for two. Ten dollars of every ticket will benefit the Hunger Action Network of New York State and the New York City Coalition Against Hunger. Limited tickets are available at Sai Organics. Tickets and further details are also available online, by emailing skoullias@gmail.com.

ABOUT THE CHEF: Stephanos Koullias is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Cookery School, private chef,  former baker at Hawthorne Valley Farms, Long Island City CSA shareholder, and member of the Two Coves Community Garden in Astoria.

If you don’t receive a News Flash one week don’t worry (we sometimes go on vacation)! Check online for newsletters every week. Distro is EVERY Thursday through November (except our Thanksgiving delivery is the Monday before Thanksgiving).
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In this News Flash:

1) Share Content & Newsletter Link
2) CSA Pasture Meat/ Dairy- Pick up This Thursday
3) Low-Carbon Beer- Available every week!
4) Cooking Demo Workshop- July 24
5) Donations!
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