June 4, 2009 News Flash
In this News Flash:
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1) General CSA Information
2) This Week’s Share
3) Next CSA Pasture Delivery- June 25
4) Farm Event: U-Pick Strawberries on the Farm
********************************1) GENERAL CSA INFORMATION
(This information will be moved to the bottom of the News Flash starting next week.) Our first Thursday is finally here! We will see you tomorrow, June 4 for the first pick up of the season. Astoria CSA deliveries are every Thursday, 4:30 to 7:30 PM, June 4 to November 19 with a Thanksgiving delivery Monday, November 23. Pick up is at ARROW Community Center: 35-30 35th Street, Astoria. Please be ON TIME. Steinway Food Pantry arrives at 7:45 PM to pick up leftovers. There are NO extras if you miss a pick up.
On Thursdays: Please bring bags to carry your vegetables and any paid extras home in. Enter ARROW through the doors at the far left and sign in with a CSA member at the door. Provide the main shareholder’s name. If you ordered a fruit share make sure to grab a ticket. Beer, wine or CSA Pasture have separate check-ins once inside.
Out of town or running late? We cannot hold a share past 7:30 PM. A friend may pick up for you during the season. You do not need to notify us. He/She will also use the main shareholder’s name (let them know this!). Please explain if you split a share how it works, or if there are any extras that need picking up!
More beer? We have our regular beer share but if you need a few extra growlers for a party, some cheese, or other item, please give Bierkraft a call and let them know you’re with Astoria CSA. There is NO MONEY exchange on site, but you may place a phone order and charge it to your credit card: www.bierkraft.com or (718) 230-7600
Ew, beets! Part of the fun of a CSA is that you receive whatever is in season. It’s like Iron Chef– you don’t pick what you want! We encourage all our members to try everything– even if you didn’t like it once, try a new recipe! Talk to people on site to find out what they do with it. We also have a vegetable bible on site with lots of great recipes and the farm (www.goldenearthworm.com) has recipes posted. Also, I’ll be blogging on the new Edible Queens (www.ediblecommunities.com/queens/) about our shares and providing a recipe each week. If you really don’t like a vegetable in the Vegetable Share we have ONE “Take One/Leave One” Box on-site. Meaning, if you don’t like an item in your box you may exchange it out for an equal item (example: you may exchange 1 bunch of bok choi for 1 bunch of beets– NOT 4 pieces of bok choi for 4 bunches of something else! If you receive 5 tomatoes that’s ONE item, not 5, etc. Please be considerate of those that pick up after you!!!)
2) THIS WEEK’S SHARE
Remember: Everyone receives the vegetable share, but if you are splitting a share you need to split your own share– just make sure you’ve worked the details out with your share partner.
VEGETABLE SHARE: (Items can change last minute depending on what is fresh/available on the farm)
1 bunch Baby Bok Choi
1 bunch Beets
1 bunch French Breakfast Radishes
1 bunch Rhubarb
1 bunch Japanese White Salad Turnips
1 bag Arugula -or- Spinach
2 heads of Lettuce
FRUIT SHARE: Strawberries *might* start this week
BEER SHARE: Starts June 4 and is every other week (June 4, 18, July 2, 16, 30, Aug 13, 27, Sept 10, 24, Oct 8, 22, Nov 5, 19)
WINE SHARE: Starts June 11 and is every other week (June 11, 25, July 9, 23, Aug 6, 20, Sept 3, 17, Oct 1, 15, 29, Nov 12*) *Nov 12 will be a double share
3) NEXT CSA PASTURE DELIVERY- JUNE 25
CSA Pasture now delivers during our regular Thursday deliveries. Next delivery Thursday, June 25, 4:30 to 7:30 PM. Order confirmation and final payment due is sent a few days before the delivery date. Remember: NO CASH on site. Please bring a check to pick up your order. Orders not picked up will be lost; payments still required. CSA Pastures (our grass-fed/free range meat, organic bread, raw milk cheeses, etc) from upstate NY. Never ordered? Head to the membership page online (enter the main shareholder’s email) and pick up the sign-in information for CSA Pastures. Go to their website, or phone or fax and order in (www.csalewiswaitefarm.com). If you have problems with ordering please contact CSA Pasture NOT Astoria CSA.
4) U-PICK STRAWBERRIES AT GOLDEN EARTHWORM
Missing out on the fruit share? Can’t get enough organic strawberries? Head to Golden Earthworm for Pick-Your-Own!
OPEN HOURS | 9am - 5pm- Weather permitting. Dates may change at any time without notice. FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY: June 5th, 6th & 7th; June 12th, 13th & 14th; June 19th, 20th & 21st; possibly June 26th, 27th & 28th. PRICE | TBD (it’s usually about $4-5 a quart). Please wear appropriate footwear and sun protection. There are no bathroom facilities at the farm.
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