Hellgate CSA Blog - Astoria, NY

You don’t have to have a monthly share to purchase meat, eggs, cheese, honey, syrup and jam from Lewis Waite Farm. The monthly distribution dates over the winter will be: December 18, January 22, February 26, March 18, April 29, and May 20.
Here are the instructions for ordering:
Ordering and payment happen individually — you’ll put [...]

We are short one volunteer for the 12-3 setup shift this Tuesday, and we also need 2 volunteers to work setup on October 23.  If you can help out, we’d really appreciate it! Please email volunteer@hellgatecsa.com if you can help. Thank you.

If you haven’t yet volunteered this season, and are available to work this Tuesday’s distribution, we need volunteers for both the 12-3 pm slot and the 5-8 pm slot. If you can lend a hand on October 2, we’d really appreciate it! Please email volunteer@hellgatecsa.com if you can help. Thank you.

From Just Food:
Watermelon Popsicles
4 cups watermelon cubes, seeded
4 7oz. paper cups
4 popsicle sticks
Puree watermelon in blender. Pour into paper cups. Place sticks in cups and freeze until firm. To eat, tear paper cup from the frozen pop.

Lemon-Pepper Tat Soi
tat soi
olive oil
salt and pepper
red pepper flakes
lemon juice to taste
Wash, dry, and chop the tat soi. Heat a little olive oil in a pan. When it’s hot, add the tat soi leaves and saute them covered, until wilted. Remove the cover and cook until liquid has evaporated. Season with [...]