Grand Street CSA

Hello Grand Street CSA Members! As we settle into the season, we wanted to let you know about two upcoming events. The first is that we have once again partnered with Milk Not Jails to have dairy products delivered during the season to our CSA. The first deadline for ordering is July 8th (Tuesday!) for delivery at the July 15th distribution. We will have MNJ deliver to our CSA about once a month this season. Future delivery dates will be: 8/12, 9/9, 9/30, 10/7 and 11/4. The second is a Mead Wine Tasting with Enlightenment Wines at next week’s distribution. You will be able to purchase bottles or sign up for their CSA (Community Supported Alcohol!). See detailed information about both events below. We’re trying to organize more events and tastings this season, if you have any suggestions please feel free to email the Core. See you Tuesday! Grand Street CSA Core 1. MILK NOT JAILS – DEADLINE FOR ORDER JULY 8th – DELIVERY JULY 15th Hello CSA Member, Place an order today for a special, one-time delivery of any of our dairy products to your CSA. In addition to your dairy share items, Milk Not Jails offers greek and flavored yogurts, kefir, cheese and more from the 7 family farms we serve. Deadline to place your order is July 8th at 8pm. Place your order here, and we’ll deliver your farm-fresh dairy to your CSA pick-up the week of July 14th. This year, we’ve added some Catskill creameries that make beautiful cheeses and ferments you cannot find anywhere else in NYC! And don’t forget we have the best price on Ronnybrook yogurt drinks in the city! We’ll be adding more items throughout the season, so please let us know what your hungry for and we’ll work with our dairy farmer network to find it! Don’t see your CSA listed, contact us at milknotjails@gmail.com or (917) 719-6455 with any questions. Thanks, The Milk Not Jails Team MEAD TASTING – JULY 8th Raphael Lyon, head mazer at Enlightenment Wines will conduct tastings of his new seasonal line. Bottles will be available for purchase at retail price, or as part of a “share” of his Community Supported Alcohol membership which includes a mixed case of all the bottles at a significant discount. Individual bottles will be $25-35 each and will be limited to two per member. The 2014 spring share is a seasonal batch devoted to the bursting of life into the landscape, and are ready to drink now. All the wines are made by hand from New York State ingredients in editions of under 500 bottles, without pumps or filters and generally unsulfited and alive. Like all wine they do not need refrigeration unless opened, but must be kept out of direct sunlight. The full share (250$) is 12 bottles, three each of the above wines. And the full website: http://www.EnlightenmentWines.Com

Hi Grand Street CSA, Below is the list of what we can expect this week from Norwich Farms: napa cabbage greens spring onion radishes dandelion lettuce fava beans squash fennel Also fruit is starting this week! We’re expecting Strawberries and Rhubarb 🙂 As always: Distribution is from 5:15PM until 8PM. Please bring bags for your share. Remember to check in again at our station for eggs, fruit or pasta — the volunteer(s) on duty there will assist you. Be sure to share this email with friends/neighbors who are coming to pick up your share this week. Any questions, just reply. If you can’t get to us during distribution time due to work schedule, vacation or just pure poor planning, feel free to ask a friend or neighbor to do your pickup for you. Please just explain to anyone you send the basics of pick up and remind them to check in under your name first. You may want to arrange this in advance or work out a plan with another CSA member for exactly these last minute snafus. But know if you don’t get to use the food is all well used; the Grand Street CSA donates all leftover produce and extras to the Our Lady of Sorrows Food Pantry who distributes it the very next morning to needy families in our neighborhood. See you Tuesday! Grand Street CSA Core

Dear Grand Street CSA: The day we have all been waiting for is almost here-we open our first distribution this Tuesday, June 17th. Please see the email from Norwich below of the produce we will be getting and a few beautiful photos too! Just a few reminders: eggs (full and half-share) and pasta will be at every distribution, starting Tues. Fruit will not start yet. If you ordered fish the first pick-up is the 24th. Please bring extra bags and remember pick-up begins at 5:15PM (and not 5PM as we need time to set-up) and ends at 8PM sharp. All leftovers or shares not picked up are donated that evening to our Lady of Sorrows food panty. Volunteers for opening shift please arrive at 4:30PM. If you want to order Maple Syrup for pick-up on the 24th your order must be in on Monday (tomorrow). A prior email was sent to the entire membership with a link for ordering and the address to where your checks should be sent. If you need that info again please respond to this email. Most of the CSA Core will be in attendance throughout the entire distribution. If you are a returning member–welcome back! If you are a new member (welcome!) we want to provide some simple instructions to you on opening day so you will learn how our CSA operates. We’ll know at check-in if you are new but please just stop and introduce yourself to those of us wearing aprons! See you all Tuesday! Grand Street CSA Core Merrill

Hey Members,

Jenna, one of our core members passed along this great website to us.  It has some great guides about how to preserve your vegetables and how to store them best.  Check it out!

Stilltasty.com

Current winter and summer members:

Village Fishmonger will be doing a drop off during our final winter share pickup on May 6th.  If you’re interested in signing up for a share, please do so here.

A small share is $16.50 for a one pound fillet.  A large share is $33 for a two pound fillet.  You may also add oysters, clams, or scallops with any order.

Please make sure to select “Grand Street Winter Share” in the drop down menu.

Happy Fishing!

To learn more about Village Fishmonger, click here.

Here is what is coming Tuesday:

carrots

radish

parsnip

J. Artichokes

turnips

beets

onions

garlic

potatoes

rutabaga

eggs

meat shares

and some are getting water buffalo  yogurt, black beans, pinta beans, and one of our value added items made from our own vegetables

Hi everyone,

Here’s a look at what should be coming this Tuesday in our shares from Norwich:

We are looking at sending you the following next week for your dinner
tables depending on what kind of share you are getting:
Turnips
beets
onions
garlic
potatoes
eggs
for meat shares chicken sausage, ground beef, and maybe cuts of beef
and some are getting yogurt, maple syrup, beans, and one of our value
added items made from our own vegetables

It continues to be way too cold up here.  I am hearing zero degrees
before the week is out.  Too cold yet for greens but we have hope.

Also, we need one volunteer for Bridge Shift this week – 5:45-7:15pm.
Please let us know if you can come help out.

See you Tuesday!
Grand Street CSA Core

Hope everyone is enjoying their monkfish from Village Fishmonger.  Stumped what to do with it?  Here are some ideas:

Monkfish In Lemon Butter Wine Sauce

Roasting Monkfish

Spanish Braised Monkfish

Next Tuesday, February 11th will be our 3rd distribution of the
winter! Below is a list of goodies the farm should be sending.
Depending on the type of share you have you might not get everything
on the list.

Carrots rainbow and orange
Potatoes red, blue, fingerling, white
Mixed Turnips
Mixed Radish
J. Artichokes
shallots
cipollini onion
red onion
white onion
Garlic Pieces
cheese
celery root
eggs
meat
beets
dried beans

Also, if you ordered fish from Village Fishmonger remember to pick it
up at distribution.

Hello everyone,

We may be caught between polar vortexes and impending snow storms, but
it’s time to think about SPRING! The Grand Street CSA is officially
open for registration and fresh veggies, delicious fruits, tasty
pastas and more are only a few months away.

We will once again be getting our vegetables, fruit and eggs from
Norwich Meadows Farm and our pasta from Sfoglini Pasta. The share
prices are as follows:

Vegetables: $340 for 22 weeks per share
Fruit: $240 for full share (20 weeks) and $120 for half share (10 weeks)
Eggs: $115.50 for full share (1 dozen eggs every week for 22 weeks)
and $57.75 for half share (1/2 dozen eggs every week for 22 weeks)
Pasta: $110 for 22 weeks

There is also an administrative fee of $15, and a work commitment of
at least two volunteer shifts during the season.Once you sign up, you
will receive a confirmation email with the link to sign up for your
shifts and information on how to pay for your share. You are not
confirmed until you have signed up for your shifts and have sent in
your payment!

We will have a Meet the Farmer night on February 25th at 7pm in the
Seward Park Community Room at 264 East Broadway (also known as
Building 1 at the Seward Park Co-ops).You will get a chance to hear
from our farmer, Zaid Kurdieh of Norwich Meadows Farm, about our
vegetable, fruit and egg shares and other specialty items the farm
offers and Scott Ketchum from Sfoglini Pasta will be on hand to talk
about and show off their artisanal pastas. We will also have a
representative from Milk Not Jails to talk about their dairy
offerings, and Village Fishmonger will be there to discuss the
possibility of introducing a fish share this summer. Our CSA Core will
be on hand to answer any questions you may have on our 2014 season.

If you already know you want to join, you can register today online:
http://bit.ly/MpzwoP

Registration will close on April 1st!

If you have any questions, you can respond to this email and a Core
member will be in touch.

Best,

Grand Street CSA Core