This week we profile the eternally optimistic Barbara Rosen. Who are you? Barbara Rosen, married to member Kenneth Griffin What do you do? In my professional life (1967 – 1989) I was a teacher in the public elementary schools. I have always been an artist and writer — and I’ve had years of vocal training as […]
This year this newsletter is trying to put the C back in the CSA. We want to hear from you. You may not know it but our CSA is full of renegade gardeners, amateur chicken keepers and all kinds of people you probably want to know better. And we want to know you, too. So […]
My good friend is a member of a CSA in Seattle and we love comparing notes on our bounties. I am amazed to hear that she gets stuff like bags of chanterelle mushrooms. Last year when her farm had suffered lots of flooding, she was amazed that I was actually getting a pickup every week. […]
So we haven’t gotten into the real thick of the herbs yet, but if past years have been any indication they’re coming. This advice from Mark Bittman was in the Dining In/Dining Out section a few weeks ago on what to do with fresh herbs. If you have extra herbs, your four best options […]
The Brooklyn Food Conference is being held on May 2 at John Jay College in Park Slope. Created by the Brooklyn Food Coalition, over 500 people have already registered for the conference and thousands are expected. There is a fundraiser dinner featuring local/sustainable foods that is almost sold out. Over 60 workshops are planned from […]
The annual Food for Thought Film Festival is coming up on April 11th and 18th. The 2009 festival focuses on several crucial issues: access to clean food and water, human rights, local and sustainable agriculture, and the effects of policy on small American farmers. Featured Films Asparagus: Stalking the American Life Eating Alaska FLOW Shorts […]
We are currently sold out for the 2009 season. If you’d like to be added to our mailing list, please send us an email, and we’ll let you know when we’re ready to start signing up new members for the next season. Or if you just can’t wait to get your CSA fix, check out […]
The Prospect Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Association will be holding their annual meeting on Friday, March 6th at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be at the Church of the Evangel, located at 1950 Bedford Ave, at the corner of Bedford and Hawthorne. The election for the Board of Directors will take place at this meeting, so […]
Thinking about joining the CSA this year, but not really sure what it’s all about? If you’re new to Community Supported Agriculture and would like to learn more, check out this short video put together by Josh Bell about the Greenwood Heights CSA. Novel way to buy locally grown food gains popularity from Josh Bell […]
We are now renewing memberships for the 2009 season! If you were a member last year, you should have already received a registration form via email, but if for some reason you didn’t get it please contact us. Deposits for returning members are due by February 13th. After we have completed the renewal process, we […]
