Hellgate CSA Blog - Astoria, NY

Welcome back!

Our CSA season is beginning. Our crops in the field are in full swing. We have had a cold May - very rainy with many cold nights, so our plantings have been delayed somewhat. This will effect crops all summer, as harvest will be delayed one or two weeks. Our early lettuce is ready with about 15 varieties planted. We will have plenty of radishes - red, French Breakfast, purple, and Easter Egg mix are all planted. Peppercress, a spicy salad herb, will be on our first week’s menu. There will be strawberries as well! Our strawberry crop looks wonderful at this time, and as long as there is no extended rainy weather, it should be a good year for them and us.

Our spring farm tour/strawberry picking is happening Saturday, June 21, with several walking tours throughout the day. More on this next time.

Organically yours,

Farmer Bill

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Share for June 10, 2008

Veggie Share
strawberries
curly peppercress
jerusalem artichokes
spring onions
lettuce

Herb Share
flowering sage
oregano

Note: Fruit Shares start June 24

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The LIC CSA is still accepting members! Their next distribution is June 9th from 4pm-7pm at the Jacob A Riis Neighborhood Settlement located at 10-25 41st Ave. LIC, NY 11101. Distribution day is every Monday from June 2- Oct 27 at the above address.

They have 23 full shares still available and are offering full and half shares.

no website yet but info can be found on local harvest website:

http://www.localharvest.org/csa/M21439

For more information, contact Danielle at dseidita@hungeractionnys.org

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What’s Queens Green Drinks? Very simply, it’s an informal social gathering/networking event for folks that are environmentally minded. Come and I’ll introduce you to some of the other like minded folks in and around Queens. If we’re lucky (which is likely) we’ll cross pollinate make new friends, catch up with old ones, and maybe even sprout an idea or three.

For our first host, we have the Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee wrapping up the end of Bike Month and gearing up for the 1st annual Tour de Queens bike tour. May 29th is also Bike From Work Day. You’ll see TA Queens Committee folks greeting you with goodies at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge on your way to Queens Green Drinks! Check out transalt.org or tourdequeens.org for more info.

Queens Green Drinks
Thursday, May 29th
6:00pm - 9:00pm
at
The Irish Rover
37-18 28th Ave (at 38 St)
Astoria, NY

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Please join us for a fun and informative meeting with Farmer Bill Halsey. Farmer Bill is making the trip out from the east end of Long Island to greet and talk with members of the Hellgate CSA. Be sure to bring your questions! Bill will be happy to answer them. He’s really looking forward to meeting everyone, too.

The details:
Meeting with Farmer Bill
Wednesday, May 28
6-8 p.m.
Freeze Peach Cafe
22-00 29th Street (near Ditmars Blvd)
Astoria, NY

Questions: email info@hellgatecsa.com.

See you there!

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