Dear Friends, Our Community Supported Agriculture summer-fall season will begin Tuesday, June 5th. We will be working once again with Hepworth Farm located in New York’s Hudson Valley. Hepworth Farm will be providing Vegetable and Fruit shares. Fruits include strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, cherries, apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines, pears, apples and grapes. In addition to produce, [...]
Can’t make it in person you can still support Sixth Street Community Center by making a donation! Check out some of our Silent Auction Items and Event Sponsors! The Omega Institute is the nation’s most trusted source for wellness and personal growth. It is a place where people from all walks of life come for [...]
Terrariums CSA members are not usually strangers to container gardening. Why not change things up a bit with a creative terrarium? Items needed: Wide-mouthed, glass container, with top Gravel, sea glass or beach stones Activated charcoal (try a Natural Foods store or Vitamin store, if not a nursery) Terrarium plants Sterile potting mix Moss (optional) [...]
Malt and Hops and Veggies, Oh My! A tasting menu of summer veggies and beer By Jonathan Schecter Our tasting panel was comprised of my wife, my sister, a friend, and of course, me. The Beer We Sampled: Doc’s Draft Hard Apple Cider – a dry and effervescent cider, tastes like granny smith apples Wolavers [...]
Keep Cool in the Kitchen this Summer If you like a good, home‐cooked meal, but loathe the idea adding even more heat to your apartment during the summer by cranking up the oven or toiling over the hot stove, then our CSA has got you covered! The abundance of the lush, fresh greens over the [...]
Planning a Vacation this Summer? How about a Farm Stay? Take a family farm vacation, where work is optional, but the experience of farm life is not. Agritourism is booming, and this summer a trip to a farm in the Midwest may be just the break from the city you need. There are many websites [...]
We Garbage! Sixth Street Compost Committee Update By Crystal Butler, Compost Committee Chair The Sixth Street Community Center has received a grant from the city to implement a composting plan in conjunction with El Jardin del Paraiso, a park and garden that runs from 4th to 5th Streets between Avenues C and D. The Community [...]
by CSA Member James Michel We cooks are conductors of food. We direct the grains, the proteins, the fruits, the vegetables, the oils, and the acids—each item of food possessing an inherent rhythm that we seek to fit within the greater rhythm of the kitchen. We home cooks attempt to find a perfectly orchestrated refrigerator [...]
from CSA Members Sarah Pollock & Matt Frazier It’s not just mint anymore – many new artisan cocktails are calling for more adventurous herbs. Mint has been seen around the bar since the Julep of the 19th Century. But lately, rosemary and lemongrass have turned up in syrup form in a few novel iced drinks. [...]
submitted by CSA Member Sharon Gleiberman Break kale into small pieces Spread 1tbs ghee or butter on metal cookie sheet Bake on 375 for 10 minutes Quick, easy and delicious!
