Still Time to Sign Up for 2012!

If you haven’t yet, there’s still time to sign up for the Bushwick CSA for 2012!

 

If you’ve been keeping up with the latest from the Bushwick Food Co-op, you’ll know the exciting news that the Co-op has moved into a real, store-front space at the Shops at the Loom (#107) on the corner of Flushing and Porter. There are many advantages to the space — a permanent location to store dry goods, refrigeration for dairy and meat, more exposure to new members, a place to hold meetings, etc. 

 

For the CSA, this means two really awesome things: 1) no fighting with setting up the big tent/getting rained on during distribution; 2) extended pick up hours!

 

Pick-up hours for the 2012 season will be from 2:00-8:00pm and will hopefully better accomodate all of your varied schedules. We will still be asking for 2 volunteer shifts from each member. Pick up begins Wednesday, June 6th!

Additionally, both Food Co-op members and non-members can still join the CSA - Bushwick Food Coop will charge BFC members a $15 admin fee and $10 dollar refundable deposit; non-BFC members will be charged a $25 admin fee and $10 dollar refundable deposit. (These fees have been increased from last year to cover the additional costs of operating out of the new store space.) 

 

For types of shares, pricing, and to sign up, please visit the Garden of Eve website: http://www.gardenofevefarm.com/BushwickBrooklynCSA.htm

(Prices are not listed until you begin the sign up process, but you do not have to commit/you will not be charged until you complete check-out).

 

Finally, Garden of Eve Farm is having its first farm tour event on Saturday, May 19th. The tour is free for CSA members with an optional farm-to-table buffet lunch for $12 (vegetarian meal available). If people are interested in going, you can head out there on your own or we’re happy to do some organizing of rides, but we just need to RSVP to Eve within the next week or so. Let us know if you want to go!

 

Many thanks!

Maggie and Hannah

Sign up for the 2012 season!

Thinking about signing up for a CSA share this summer? Check out the Garden of Eve website for more information. CSA distribution begins in June, but you can sign up and start paying for your share now.

Chrissy’s Cooking Club

Ever wonder where any leftover produce goes at the end of our CSA distribution day?

Meet Chrissy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She’s cute, she’s friendly, and she likes to feed people with our scraps! (Pictured here with lovely volunteer Christine).

Learn more about her non-profit and work to teach others how to cook with real food from scratch:

www.chrissyscookingclub.com

And if you’re picking up your share at the end of the evening, she’ll probably be hanging around the tent… so introduce yourself and make sure to get the lowdown on the best recipes to make with the veggies we got that week. She’s an expert.

More great recipes from Whitney!

If you’ve got a sweet tooth, this week’s pick up has lots of treats for you! Here are a few tasty ideas…

 
Brown Butter Nectarine Cobble Cake

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/dining/brown-butter-nectarine-cobblercake-recipe.html?ref=dining

Sweet Corn Ice Cream

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/dessert/recipe-sweet-corn-ice-cream-011255

Carrot Cake Mini-Cupcakes

http://www.marthastewart.com/343918/carrot-cake-mini-cupcakes

Paula’s Easy Watermelon Dessert

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/paulas-east-watermelon-dessert-recipe/index.html

Recipes from Whitney

If you’re going away this weekend, hurry up and eat your CSA veggies first!  Here are some quick and easy recipes that include 2 or 3 of this week’s goods…

Curried Eggplant with Tomatoes and Basil

http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/curried-eggplant-tomatoes-basil-00000000011403/index.html

Potato Salad with Corn, Cherry Tomatoes and a Basil Dressing

http://leitesculinaria.com/11583/recipes-potato-salad-corn-cherry-tomatoe-basil-dressing.html

Corn and Purple Pepper Fritters

http://mybflikeitsoimbg.blogspot.com/2011/08/corn-purple-pepper-fritters.html

Stuffed Tomatoes with Peaches, Corn, Cucumber and Basil

http://www.marthastewart.com/317739/stuffed-tomatoes-with-peaches-corn-cucum

Sweet Pepper and Carrot Confetti

http://justbento.com/handbook/johbisai/sweet-pepper-and-carrot-confetti

News and Events!

Many thanks to Paula at Just Food for visiting us at distribution today! Hopefully you all got your buttons and bags and had a chance to chat with her about their work. Learn more at www.justfood.org.

Also, there are two exciting events coming up this Sunday, August 14th:

Farm Tour and BBQ!

Garden of Eve is having a farm tour and BBQ for all CSA members and the public!

The picnic lunch is $10, or bring a bag lunch or buy straight from the farm market there.

The event is from 11am – 1pm at Garden Of Eve Farm, 4558 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901.

Please RSVP to info@gardenofevefarm.com or call 631-722-8777.

Get all the details here.

If anyone wants to get a car pool going/needs a ride/has a car, leave a comment or email the google group and we’ll try to coordinate something!

Clothing Swap!

Maggie has been working super hard to organize an awesome clothing swap featuring great bands and food from Garden of Eve.

The $5 suggested donation goes to the Bushwick Food Co-op and it’s at Brooklyn Fireproof (same location as CSA pick up/co-op buying club distribution) from 3 – 8pm.

Get the details and RSVP here.

Let us know if you have any questions about either of these events!

8/10/11 Share

Lots of good stuff this week!

Veggies:

 

 

 

 

 

2 large chioggia beets

1 lbs. eggplant

3 green peppers (substitute for sweet corn)

5 stems basil

2 lbs. zucchini

3 cucumbers

1 onion

1 pint cherry tomatoes

 

Fruit:

 

 

 

 

1 Garden of Eve grown organic sunjewel melon (honeydew)

1 cantelope

3 yellow peaches

 

Flower:

zinnias

sunflowers

celosia

 

Egg:

1/2 dozen pastured eggs