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But the farm newsletter also went on to say that CSA contracts are what make it possible for small farms like theirs to stay viable when disasters like this strike. It's kind of a beautiful relationship: We take care of them so that when times are bad they can continue to thrive; and in return when things are good, they take care of us by providing us with wonderful, fresh produce. And they continue to take care of us, providing what they can when things do get rough.
For those of you who live in an area where your "local farms" are in the Hudson Valley, or other areas flooded by Hurricane Irene, there are many things you can do the help support these farmers.
1. GrowNYC has set up a hurricane relief fund through Network for Good. Just click the link to donate. Select "Greenmarket" as the program designation and "Hurricane Relief" as the dedication. If you donate at least $50 between now and 9/30 (and you remember to check the "Send Dedication Acknowledgement" box), you'll get a beautiful posters illustrated with local veggies and local herbs.
2. Take the September Locavore Challenge and support our local farmers by eating at least one locally sourced meal a day (in NYC, since we're a rather large urban area, this is defined as within 250 miles of you), host an all-local potluck, or eat out at restaurants that feature local ingredients sourced from farms that are part of the farmer's market.
It's easy to forget the risks that local farmers take when you walk into Whole Foods after a natural disaster and see the shelves filled with food. Please support our local farmers.
This week's haul:
1 head of cabbage
.5 lb. green beans
.5 lb. salad mix
2 sweet onions
3 peach tomatoes
1 bunch of soybeans (edamame)
2 sweet peppers
1 bunch of arugula
4 lbs nectarines
The edamame is too labor intensive for the farmer's to pick the pods off. That big bundle of leaves and stalks back there is edamame. I just finished picking off all of the beans and bagging up the stalks and leaves to bring to the compost both at the farmer's market. There's the bowl of pods and the giant bag of compost.
For those of you who live in an area where your "local farms" are in the Hudson Valley, or other areas flooded by Hurricane Irene, there are many things you can do the help support these farmers.
1. GrowNYC has set up a hurricane relief fund through Network for Good. Just click the link to donate. Select "Greenmarket" as the program designation and "Hurricane Relief" as the dedication. If you donate at least $50 between now and 9/30 (and you remember to check the "Send Dedication Acknowledgement" box), you'll get a beautiful posters illustrated with local veggies and local herbs.
It's easy to forget the risks that local farmers take when you walk into Whole Foods after a natural disaster and see the shelves filled with food. Please support our local farmers.
This week's haul:
1 head of cabbage
.5 lb. green beans
.5 lb. salad mix
2 sweet onions
3 peach tomatoes
1 bunch of soybeans (edamame)
2 sweet peppers
1 bunch of arugula
4 lbs nectarines
The edamame is too labor intensive for the farmer's to pick the pods off. That big bundle of leaves and stalks back there is edamame. I just finished picking off all of the beans and bagging up the stalks and leaves to bring to the compost both at the farmer's market. There's the bowl of pods and the giant bag of compost.
those are two really great ways to support local farmers - so important during this time... but also so important the rest of the year as well. you're doing good work, here.
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