Swiss Chard
Carrots
Dill
Parsley
Onions
Oregano
Maybe: Kale
Monday, June 27, 2011
Parsley Garlic Ginger Dressing
This is my absolute favorite dressing.
Combine all ingredients in a blender
1 bunch parsley
3/4 in. ginger root (thin slices)
¼ c. sesame oil
1 – 2 small cloves garlic
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
¼ c. tamari
¼ c. water
Rinse produce. Rip off a huge handful of parsley. Usually this is the whole top of an average bunch. Place in your blender. Slice about ¾ in. of ginger root into a few slices. Slice 1 clove of garlic. Add ginger, garlic, and rest of ingredients to the blender. Blend. Make sure everything gets chopped. Taste with a piece of lettuce or veggie. If you think it needs more garlic, add another small clove. You can also add another slice of ginger if you think it needs to be a little more gingery.
Lemon tip – I prefer to pick lemons that look a little ugly. They are really soft and starting to turn brown. They skin is not moldy or punctured though. I think these are the juiciest lemons. If you get a lemon that’s a little more firm, put pressure on it and roll it around on a table top. This helps break up the beads before you slice it and will help you to squeeze the juice out.
You can make extra of this dressing and freeze it.
Melissa
Combine all ingredients in a blender
1 bunch parsley
3/4 in. ginger root (thin slices)
¼ c. sesame oil
1 – 2 small cloves garlic
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
¼ c. tamari
¼ c. water
Rinse produce. Rip off a huge handful of parsley. Usually this is the whole top of an average bunch. Place in your blender. Slice about ¾ in. of ginger root into a few slices. Slice 1 clove of garlic. Add ginger, garlic, and rest of ingredients to the blender. Blend. Make sure everything gets chopped. Taste with a piece of lettuce or veggie. If you think it needs more garlic, add another small clove. You can also add another slice of ginger if you think it needs to be a little more gingery.
Lemon tip – I prefer to pick lemons that look a little ugly. They are really soft and starting to turn brown. They skin is not moldy or punctured though. I think these are the juiciest lemons. If you get a lemon that’s a little more firm, put pressure on it and roll it around on a table top. This helps break up the beads before you slice it and will help you to squeeze the juice out.
You can make extra of this dressing and freeze it.
Melissa
Monday, June 20, 2011
This Week's CSA Selection - June 22, 2011
Here's what to expect in this week's drop off.
Arugula
Purple Broccoli Rabe
Green Lettuce
Green Tatsoi
Mizuna
Mustard Greens
Purple Tatsoi
Spinach
Share Your Recipes
Share your recipes below. The only rule is that the recipe must include at least one item from our pick-up this week.
Thai Beef Salad
If you still have ingredients from last week, see this message from Doug. I suspect the same will be true with this week's produce.
Posted June 17th
You can actually use *all* the ingredients from this week in a Thai beef salad. Google "Thai beef salad" and substitute radishes for cucumber.
If you do a search and find a recipe you love, post it here.
Posted June 17th
You can actually use *all* the ingredients from this week in a Thai beef salad. Google "Thai beef salad" and substitute radishes for cucumber.
If you do a search and find a recipe you love, post it here.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Sesame Plum Dressing
This recipe can be doubled. I often double it and put half in the freezer for a later time. You can also taste and add additional dill if you like.
Sesame Plum Dressing
1/4 c. sesame seeds
1 T. brown rice vinegar (you can also use apple cider vinegar)
1 umeboshi plum OR 1 overflowing tablespoon of ume plum paste (this is in the asian food section and is pricey but will last in fridge a long time and most recipes only call for a little)
1/4 tsp dill (dried)
1/2 cup water
Roast sesame seeds by stirring in a dry skillet on medium heat until they smell nutty and taste crunchy. Add seeds and other ingredients to a blender and blend till smooth.
Sesame Plum Dressing
1/4 c. sesame seeds
1 T. brown rice vinegar (you can also use apple cider vinegar)
1 umeboshi plum OR 1 overflowing tablespoon of ume plum paste (this is in the asian food section and is pricey but will last in fridge a long time and most recipes only call for a little)
1/4 tsp dill (dried)
1/2 cup water
Roast sesame seeds by stirring in a dry skillet on medium heat until they smell nutty and taste crunchy. Add seeds and other ingredients to a blender and blend till smooth.
Share Your Recipes
Share your recipes below. The only rule is that the recipe must include at least one item from our pick-up this week.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
This Week's CSA Selection - June 15, 2011
Mizuna: Similar to Kyona with narrower leaves.
Tatsoi: Standard salad mix ingredient.
Red Rain Mustard Green: Dark red Mizuna-type mustard
Green Star Lettuce
Radishes
Dill
Cilantro
Mint
Friday, April 1, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
2010 Members
If you were a member of the 2010 CSA season but will not be returning for the 2011 season, we need to hear from you as soon as possible. This will allow us to open up registration to those on the waiting list. Just shoot us a quick e-mail at centralparkwestcsa@gmail.com
2011 CSA Registration
Registration forms are coming soon.
If you have not received a registration form by the 2nd week of March, please let us know as soon as possible!
centralparkwestcsa@gmail.com
If you have not received a registration form by the 2nd week of March, please let us know as soon as possible!
centralparkwestcsa@gmail.com
PayPal Payments
Payments for the 2011 season can be made via paypal. This will be available the week of March 1st.
Food Stamp Program
This year we'll be offering a food stamp program for low-income families. For more details stay tuned to this blog or send us an e-mail at centralparkwestcsa@gmail.com.
Visit the Farm
We’ll be paying a visit to Angel Family Farm, the farm that supplies all of our CSA produce, at the end of May. This is a great opportunity to get involved, see the farm, and help them prepare for the 2011 season. Stay tuned for details. If you’d like to see the farm and volunteer at another time, you can schedule a visit by e-mailing: angelfamilyfarm@gmail.com
CSA Conferences March 5th
Join the Central Park West CSA
At this year’s CSA Conference
This is an opportunity for us to come together with CSA members and farmers from around the city for a day of workshops, discussion, and good food. Keynote speakers will be Jean-Paul Courtens and Jody Bolluyt of Roxbury Farm.
When: Saturday, March 5th from 8:30 to 6 PM
This is an opportunity for us to come together with CSA members and farmers from around the city for a day of workshops, discussion, and good food. Keynote speakers will be Jean-Paul Courtens and Jody Bolluyt of Roxbury Farm.
When: Saturday, March 5th from 8:30 to 6 PM
Where: Food and Finance High School
525 W. 50th St., Manhattan
For conference schedule and to register, visit:
http://www.justfood.org/csa/csa-nyc-conference
**Help Our CSA Win A Free Canning Class**
The CSA with the highest percentage of members in attendance
will win a free canning class. Could it be us??
** When you register,
make sure you tell them which CSA you belong to.
525 W. 50th St., Manhattan
For conference schedule and to register, visit:
http://www.justfood.org/csa/csa-nyc-conference
**Help Our CSA Win A Free Canning Class**
The CSA with the highest percentage of members in attendance
will win a free canning class. Could it be us??
** When you register,
make sure you tell them which CSA you belong to.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Some Winter Events
We are meeting this week about the upcoming CSA season and I will start posting here regularly to keep you updated.
In the meantime, there are some events happening this week and later this month that you may be interested in.
Screening of The Economics of Happiness
Thursday, January 27th
"'Going local' is a powerful strategy to help repair our fractured world - our ecosystems, our societies and our selves. Far from the old institutions of power, people are starting to forge a very different
future..."
The film will be followed by a panel discussion with producer Helena Norberg-Hodge, Judy Wicks, co-founder of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), acclaimed writer Gloria Steinem, and Stacy Mitchell, author and senior researcher with the New Rules Project.
When: 6:30 pm 10:00 pm, Thursday, January 27th
Where: The Great Hall, Cooper Union; 30 Cooper Square (7 East 7th Street),
New York, NY 10003
$15 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/other-screenings
What Are the Barriers to Food Sovereignty
Friday, January 28th - 12pm
How do issues of democracy come to bear on our global food systems? Join Raj Patel, writer, academic, and activist as he discusses issues of power and inequality at the heart of the move to a more sustainable, healthy, and hunger-free food system. In assessing the particular domains that help define "food sovereignty" and the challenges faced by those who claim to struggle for such sovereignty, Patel gives us a sense of its scope and the structures of power within the contemporary food system. Raj Patel is both a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley's Center for African Studies and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. He is the author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System and the New York Times and international bestseller The Value of Nothing.
Where: CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY
Room: Martin E. Segal Theatre
212-817-2005
Website: http://centerforthehumanitiesgc.org
Admission: Free
Community Engagement Food Justice Working Group
Next meeting February 17th, 6-8pm
On Saturday, October 30, 2010, more than 150 New Yorkers from all five Boroughs convened at the Food Faith and Health Disparities Summit, cosponsored by NY Faith & Justice, Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice, and The Riverside Church in NYC. Participants engaged in a full day of dialogue to develop a prioritized list of actions to help create a more healthy and just NYC.
Six working groups were formed in response to Summit Deliberations: Community Engagement Working Group, Business Outreach Group, The Farm Bill Group, Food and Voter Education Group, Incentives to Purchase Health Foods Group, and Living Wage for Food Workers Group
For more details about getting involved: Visit Here
To Register for a Working Group: Please contact stickner@nyfaithjustice.org or reach me by cell at 917.628.5131.
In the meantime, there are some events happening this week and later this month that you may be interested in.
Screening of The Economics of Happiness
Thursday, January 27th
"'Going local' is a powerful strategy to help repair our fractured world - our ecosystems, our societies and our selves. Far from the old institutions of power, people are starting to forge a very different
future..."
The film will be followed by a panel discussion with producer Helena Norberg-Hodge, Judy Wicks, co-founder of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), acclaimed writer Gloria Steinem, and Stacy Mitchell, author and senior researcher with the New Rules Project.
When: 6:30 pm 10:00 pm, Thursday, January 27th
Where: The Great Hall, Cooper Union; 30 Cooper Square (7 East 7th Street),
New York, NY 10003
$15 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/other-screenings
What Are the Barriers to Food Sovereignty
Friday, January 28th - 12pm
How do issues of democracy come to bear on our global food systems? Join Raj Patel, writer, academic, and activist as he discusses issues of power and inequality at the heart of the move to a more sustainable, healthy, and hunger-free food system. In assessing the particular domains that help define "food sovereignty" and the challenges faced by those who claim to struggle for such sovereignty, Patel gives us a sense of its scope and the structures of power within the contemporary food system. Raj Patel is both a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley's Center for African Studies and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. He is the author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System and the New York Times and international bestseller The Value of Nothing.
Where: CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY
Room: Martin E. Segal Theatre
212-817-2005
Website: http://centerforthehumanitiesgc.org
Admission: Free
Community Engagement Food Justice Working Group
Next meeting February 17th, 6-8pm
On Saturday, October 30, 2010, more than 150 New Yorkers from all five Boroughs convened at the Food Faith and Health Disparities Summit, cosponsored by NY Faith & Justice, Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice, and The Riverside Church in NYC. Participants engaged in a full day of dialogue to develop a prioritized list of actions to help create a more healthy and just NYC.
Six working groups were formed in response to Summit Deliberations: Community Engagement Working Group, Business Outreach Group, The Farm Bill Group, Food and Voter Education Group, Incentives to Purchase Health Foods Group, and Living Wage for Food Workers Group
For more details about getting involved: Visit Here
To Register for a Working Group: Please contact stickner@nyfaithjustice.org or reach me by cell at 917.628.5131.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
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