In this News Flash:

1) Newsletter
2) Farmer Delivery Help Needed
3) Beer Share- Starts Thursday- Order Now!
4) How-To order CSA Pasture Meat/ Dairy- June 19 next delivery
5) Strawberry Bus to the Farm- June 21
6) Vermicomposting Event- June 26th
7) Volunteer Hours- sign up
8) Donations!
9) ARROW Overview
10) Pick up Info
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Vegetable Share

• TOSCANO KALE 1 bunch
• RAINBOW SWISS CHARD 1 bunch
• BROCCOLI 1 piece
• RED ROMAINE LETTUCE 1head
• GREEN BOSTON LETTUCE 1 head
• STRAWBERRIES 1 pint
• RHUBARB 1 bunch

Not Just Vegetables…

Astoria CSA offers you much more than vegetables. We also have a partnership with the Lewis-Waite cooperative of 15 farms and artisanal producers in and around Washington County, New York. They give us the opportunity to buy grass fed beef, pork, lamb, chicken, turkey, eggs, honey, maple syrup, yogurt, artisan cheeses and bread you would otherwise have to brave Manhattan for, all delivered to Arrow with your Golden Earthworm veggies. Items are packed (and in some cases baked, yum!) to order. Their newly revamped site http://csapasturedmeatandpoultry.com/csa/csa_35/default.aspx has more information about their products, too numerous to detail here, as well as links to some of the farm websites.

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** Please note News Flashes are emailed on Tuesdays throughout the season.
** See this blog for extra events and other news (non-affiliated with the CSA).
** Our newsletter containing lots of great information is below. Email newsletter@astoriacsa.com to write an article!
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In this News Flash:

1) Share content & Newsletter
2) *IMPORTANT* ARROW Overview
3) *IMPORTANT* Pick-Up Information
4) Volunteer Hours- sign up
5) Beer Share- starts June 12
6) CSA Pastures Meat/ Dairy Orders- June 19 next delivery
7) (Vermi)composting Event- June 26th
8) Donations!
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компютриThe first Queens Green Drinks is this Thursday, May 29! Bring friends. Hope to see you for the first Queens Green Drinks of 2008 at the Irish Rover in Astoria!

What’s Queens Green Drinks? Very simply, it’s an informal social gathering/networking event for folks that are environmentally minded. Come and I’ll introduce you to some of the other like minded folks in and around Queens. If we’re lucky (which is likely) we’ll cross pollinate make new friends, catch up with old ones, and maybe even sprout an idea or three.

Since this is a new little experiment for our borough, please help get the word out and tell your friends about it! Heck, why don’t you bring them?

For our first host, we have the Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee wrapping up the end of Bike Month and gearing up for the 1st annual Tour de Queens bike tour. May 29th is also Bike From Work Day. You’ll see TA Queens Committee folks greeting you with goodies at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge on your way to Queens Green Drinks! Check out transalt.org or tourdequeens.org for more info.

Queens Green Drinks
Thursday, May 29th
6:00pm - 9:00pm
at
The Irish Rover
3718 28th Ave (at 38 St)
Astoria, NY 11103

By Subway: Take the N/W to Astoria Blvd, and exit at the SE corner by Columbus Square. Walk away from the Triboro Bridge on Astoria Blvd and turn right on 38th St. Irish Rover is on the corner of 38th St and 28th Ave.
OR
Take the N/W to 30th Ave. Walk down 30th Ave so that the street #’s get bigger and turn left on 38th St and walk up for one block.

Just to let you know, we’ll have a different host each month selecting the venue of their choice. We almost  to get the word out, if you have suggestions for hosts, or if you’d like to donate your skills in building a website please let me know at helen@queensgreendrinks.org

To receive regular updates (about 1-2 times a month) from Queens Green Drinks, please e-mail lets_meet@queensgreendrinks.org.

See you Thursday!
-Helen

P.S. The next Queens Green Drinks is on Wednesday, June 25 hosted by Socrates Sculpture Park!

Garden & Grub Potluck Picnic
Bring your family, friends, and favorite vegetarian dish. Let’s picnic and help beautify the largest community garden in Astoria.

Saturday, May 24th 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Location: Two Coves Garden/Triangle at 30th Ave., 8th St., & Astoria Blvd (Click the map at left for a closer look)

Learn about indoor and outdoor composting

Want a garden? Plots still available contact twocovesgarden@yahoo.com for info.

Co Sponsor: Two Coves Garden Association
Triple R Events: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
www.3R-events.blogspot.com
queensisgreen@gmail.com