Due to the rain this weekend, our trip to Woodbridge Farm has been postponed to next Saturday, October 4th. Check your email for a new Evite coming soon. We’ll need to move fast to arrange transportation, so please RSVP as soon as you can.

Our friends from the new Grand Street CSA in Manhattan will be there too, and David will be roasting a pig for lunch! Members will also be bringing pot luck food to share, so there will be vegetarian options as well. Don’t miss it!

Our second annual PLG CSA farm trip is coming up soon!

Where and When
Date: Saturday September 27th
Leave PLG: 10 am
Arrive at Farm in Salem, CT: 12:30 pm
Return to PLG: TBD (probably around 7 pm)

Activities
We will be going on a walking tour of the farm. Please be prepared for tall grass and muddy areas. In case of a forecast of rain, please also bring rain gear. If you are a photographer, please bring you camera!

Food
The farm will be preparing hamburgers and hot dogs (meat and veggie versions) for us at a small cost. Please also plan to bring a potluck dish to share. We will also need to bring hot dog and hamburger buns, condiments, beverages, and plates and napkins. We expect about 40 people.

You will also be able to purchase pork and beef while at the farm. Please visit woodbridgefarmonline.com for prices.

This is a great opportunity to meet the farmers, get a feel for how a biodynamic farm operates, and see where all of our beautiful food comes from!

If you plan to attend, please email Dara with the following information:

- Your full name and if you will be bringing someone along.
- Do you have a car? If so how many seats are free?
- If you do not have a car how many seats do you need?
- What food item do you intend to bring for the picnic?

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!

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.

After a long winter break, it’s time for our first spring delivery. As usual, the season will be starting out with lots of greens. We can expect swiss chard, kale, asian greens, arugula, baby tatsoi, herbs, pea shoots, and spinach.

Soon to come: beets, turnips, radishes, broccoli, pac choy, kohlrabi, chinese cabbage, and lettuce.

Our second orientation meeting is tomorrow May 3rd at 11 am at Maple St School. Please be sure to stop by to meet the farmer and other members, and learn how we can all work together to make this our best season ever!

We’ll be teaming up with Maple Street School to set up a pumpkin decorating table at ArtMart on Saturday October 13th. ArtMart 11225 is an annual outdoor arts and crafts market on Lincoln Road sponsored by PLUS and PLG Arts. Our table will be right in front of the school. Stop by and say hi!