Tuesday was our our last pickup. But before we call it quits for the year, we have one final event planned. Join us this Saturday November 3rd for a potluck lunch to celebrate the end of a successful first season. Our last delivery included lots of good stuff, so we’ll have all sorts of tasty […]
There’s an interesting article in the Times today about getting locally grown produce into NYC school cafeterias: Local Carrots With a Side of Red Tape via Fresh Prospects
that a typical strawberry, which holds 5 calories of nourishment, requires approximately 435 calories of fuel to be delivered from the field to your grocery store? That’s 3,300 miles from California to New York, not counting detours for processing and packaging. Looking at “food miles” is one way of assessing the sustainability of a food […]
For those of you who missed the meeting on Sept 25th, here are the minutes. Thanks Heidi!
Starting this Tuesday, Hot Bread Kitchen will be offering freshly baked breads delivered directly to our CSA site. Hot Bread Kitchen, a social purpose bakery and workforce development program for immigrant women, offers an array of delicious breads such as multi-grain loaf, hand-made tortillas, lavash, and focaccia. For Tuesday delivery, simply place your order through […]
As the end of the season approaches, it’s kind of sad to think about having to start buying vegetables at the grocery store again like everyone else. Here are some ways to stretch out your CSA harvest into the winter… While heartier squashes and root crops can last for a few months if stored correctly, […]
Delicious fresh baked bread, for a good cause, delivered right to our CSA. What could be better? Hot Bread Kitchen will be stopping by our distribution on Sept 25th with some samples. If we like them, we will be able place orders through their website to be delivered the following week and picked up along […]
There’s an interesting article in the New Yorker about eating food grown within the city, from rooftop honey in Manhattan to Red Hook arugula. Even chickens!
This isn’t in PLG, but it might be interesting see what other Brooklyn neighborhoods are doing with community gardens. Does anyone know what the story is with our community garden on Lincoln Rd? It’s always closed whenever I walk by. The Hattie Carthan Community Garden invites you to attend a garden to plate cooking demonstration/workshop […]
According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, chopping or crushing garlic activates its natural cancer-fighting components. That’s the good news. Here’s the bad: toss that just-crushed garlic into the pot to cook, and you instantly deactivate those same substances. “If you think this means you have to resort to chomping raw garlic to get […]
