Wew, it’s been a long time since we posted. Well, we’ve been sort of busy with life and planning the CSA for 2010. Happy to say that the new member registration is now open for 2010. You should have received an email from us if you were a member last year. Forms and deposit are […]
BRRRR! It’s cold out there and try as I might to eat healthy salads and protein, sometimes I just want starchy warm comfort food. All these rainy days have me inside cooking things with two of my favorite Ps – potatoes and pork. Two of my recent hits, I found on epcurious.com also make use […]
Tickets are now available for the second annual Just Food Let Us Eat Local Gala and Award Ceremony, a fundraiser that helps support their programs. More than 30 chefs from NYC’s finest restaurants will be serving up 100% local food paired with local craft beers. The McKinley Hightower-Beyah Awards will honor farmers, organizations, journalists, and […]
The PLG Food Coop has started a Meetup Group! Join here. Made up of CSA and non-CSA members, the PLG Food Coop is hoping to address some food issues in PLG and neighboring communities. The first planning meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 7 p.m. Location TBA. We will be discussing: […]
This week, feel the love with our first featured COUPLE, Darren and Dara. Who are you? I am Darren, who are you? I am Dara (yes, we have similar names). What do you do? Darren: I’m still clinging to ‘recent graduate’ as a title; I got my BA in Metropolitan Studies at NYU. I’ve got […]
Fifty percent of the people in my family really like eggplant. I love eggplant, but I guess it’s hit or miss. Here are some fun facts for you fellow eggplant lovers (and even you who are not yet ready to come over to the dark purple side ). -Eggplants belong in the nightshade family with […]
This week meet personal trainer, Sara. Who are you? Sara Hatfield What do you do? Personal Trainer and Boot-y Camp Instructor Where do you live? Ocean Ave and Lincoln Rd. Where did you grow up? Montana How long have you been a member? Since the first summer When you do your pickup where are you […]
PLGCSA is having it’s first tag sale! Items have been donated by many of our members and all proceeds will benefit the PLGCSA low-income share program. Come on by and browse the assortment of items we have, large and small. There is always something you could use and it’s for a great cause!
Well, our farmers have managed to do it again: give us these beautiful vegetables. How do they do it? This time, it’s a cabbage the size of my head (and I have a big head). Several of our members have sent me recipes on how to tackle this vegetable. I love cabbage–cooked (stuffed), fermented (sauerkraut), […]
This week instead of focusing on a single fruit or veggie, I am highlighting four things I think are necessary to have around to make the most out of your CSA. The first year I was a member, I always had a surplus of food. I just didn’t know what to make with all these […]
