Thanks to everyone who came out to our BBQ last Saturday, and especially to Kimberly and Vince for hosting the party in their back yard! It was great to see everyone and try all the delicious food people prepared, including 3 (yes, three!) different types of fruit cobblers/crisps.
Here are the links to my recipes for Roasted Beets and Peach Blackberry Crisp. If you have a recipe you’d like to share, please send it in!
ABC News ran a story last week highlighting Stoneledge Farm and the Carnegie Hill CSA, and featuring our buddy Paula from Just Food. They traveled out to the farm with members for a garlic picking day, spent time at their distribution, and visited a couple of members’ home as they prepared their share. The story mentions how the recent cases of contaminated produce (jalepenos tainted with salmonella this summer, and e. coli linked to spinach a couple of years ago) have encouraged more people to look for alternative food sources. They also touched on the risk/reward aspect of CSA, which we have been talking a lot about lately. Click here to watch the clip.
This week we’re expecting the following veggies from Woodbridge Farm:
1 - Potatoes
2 - Celery
3 - Lettuce
4 - Basil
5 - Kale and/or Swiss Chard
6 - Beans
7 - Cucumbers
8 - Zucchini
9 - Tomatoes
Our first ever PLG CSA picnic is coming up on August 9th. We’ll be gathering in Prospect Park on Saturday August 9th from 1-4 pm. Come on out to meet other members, share a favorite recipe, and have some fun in the park!
Not sure what to bring? Check out Mark Bittman’s list of 101 20-Minute Dishes for Inspired Picnics. There are some great ideas here including beet salad, cold peanut noodles, and lots of other recipes that would work with our CSA fruits and vegetables.
Stay tuned for more details on the exact location, and look for a signup sheet or evite coming soon.
Here’s what we’re expecting from Woodbridge Farm this week:
One of New York City’s CSA farmers, Benjamin Shute of Hearty Roots Farm, was featured on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC earlier this week. Benjamin talked about his experience as a relatively new farmer and the importance of Community Supported Agriculture to making farming possible and profitable. Hearty Roots supplies a few of our neighboring Brooklyn CSAs in East Williamsburg, Greenwood Heights, and Bay Ridge. You can listen to full show here.
via Just Food
We just got some unfortunate news from Woodbridge Farm. They were hit by a serious hail storm on Wednesday afternoon, and some of the crops were damaged, including peas, lettuce, cut greens, summer squash, and swiss chard. For the full story, read the post on their blog.
At times like this it’s important to remember that CSA is about sharing the risks of farming as well as the rewards. Please keep this in mind and try to be understanding as our farmers cope with this difficult situation.
Here’s what we’re expecting in today’s delivery from Woodbridge Farm:
1 - Mixed Salad Greens
2 - Scallions
3 - Swiss Chard
4 - Lettuce Heads
5 - Garlic Scapes
6 - Peas
7 - Tomatoes
8 - Cabbage
9 - Herbs
Lots of local food events this weekend!
Skip the Fancy Food Show in Manhattan and check out Brooklyn’s own UnFancy Food Show instead. This event was started last year by a couple of food industry veterans as an organic response to the expensive, marketing-driven show at the Javits Center. This year nearly 20 producers will be on hand, including Vermont cheesemakers Jasper Hill Farm, Mast Brothers Chocolate from Williamsburg, Sixpoint Craft Ales from Redhook, Wheelhouse Pickles , and Bronx Bee Honey. It’s this Sunday at the East River Bar from 12 to 6.
Also on Sunday is the 3rd gathering of the New Amsterdam Market, an organization working to establish a public, indoor, year-round regional market at the Seaport in Manhattan. An assortment of over 50 vendors will be there including Hudson Valley Fresh, Flying Pigs Farm, and Saxelby Cheesmongers. It’s happening from 11 to 4 at New Market Square.
Here’s the list of vegetables we’re expecting tomorrow from Woodbridge Farm:
1 - Mixed Salad Greens
2 - Broccoli
3 - Kale or Swiss Chard
4 - Lettuce Heads
5 - Garlic Scapes
6 - Peas
7 - Beets
8 - Herbs
This week we’ll also be receiving our first fruit delivery from Hepworth Farm. Yay! I don’t know yet what we’re going to get from them, so it will be a surprise.