Just a reminder to anyone looking for a CSA on the Upper East Side: we have moved to a new location. Stoneledge Farm now delivers to us at Jan Hus Church, 351 East 74th Street, Mondays from 4-6:30pm. Deliveries begin in June and run until mid-November.
If you’re interested, come on over to http://janhuscsa.wordpress.com, or go directly to the farm’s website to sign up for membership: https://www.stoneledgefarmny.com
After 7 months of tireless searching, the Core Group has found a new host site for our CSA: Jan Hus Presbyterian Church.
Therefore, we also have a new url for our website: http://janhuscsa.wordpress.com/
Going forward, all news about our CSA will be published there.
Many of us became CSA members because we care deeply about where our food comes from and how it is grown. The Farm Bill currently being hashed out in congress could have a great impact on those issues for all Americans.
Just Food (of which we are a member) sent this message today:
Join Just Food and more than 100 other food and farming organizations, writers, educators, and chefs that are urging Congressional representatives to support a federal Food and Farm Bill that will end hunger, promote health, and support strong, regional farm and food economies.
The Farm Bill–or what food justice advocates more appropriately call this wide-reaching legislation as the “Food and Farm Bill”–was initially scheduled for completion in 2012, but is right now being negotiated behind closed doors without public input as part of the deficit-agreement in the congressional Super Committee process. This will deprive the country of a once in every five year opportunity to reform the nation’s food system.
The NYC Food and Farm Bill Working Group has sent the NYC Food & Farm Bill Principles and Why NYC Cares statements to key legislators on the Congressional Super Committee and House and Senate Agriculture Committees, who right now are making decisions on the next Food and Farm Bill without the democratic participation of the people.
Your voice counts!
Individuals, sign-on to show your support for the Principles today! http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/714450/Sign-on-to-the-NYC-Food-and-Farm-Bill-Principles
Organizations who have not yet signed-on, you are invited to do so by emailing nycfoodandfarmbill@gmail.com.
All are welcome to get even more involved in the organizing efforts of the NYC Food and Farm Bill Working Group! You can do so by contacting nycfoodandfarmbill@gmail.com today.
Thank you for your support and action!
We encourage our members to learn about this important issue, and sign on individually if they choose. The links above will give you some excellent background, as well as contact information for your elected representatives.
Dear CSA MemberWhat a season we have all endured. The farm has been sustained with the support and commitment of the CSA members and we can not express completely our sincere gratitude. As farmers we know the power of nature and respect both the devastation and also the blessings that are part of working within the natural world.Seed catalogs arrive every day and we are placing orders for supplies needed for the spring. The fields are covered with a Winter Rye cover crop. The garlic is planted and waiting for the spring.As we look forward to the upcoming season we are filled with a sense of gratitude and commitment to our CSA members and renewed understanding of what it means to be a CSA farm.With heartfelt thanks. Happy Thanksgiving.Deborah, Pete, Peter Jr. and Arliss
If you plan on ordering any turkeys or CSA extras for pick-up next Tuesday, November 22nd, orders must be placed by tonight. Items will be delivered to the Yorkville CSA location.
News about the Turkeys!
The Turkeys are here! This year, once again, Stonewood DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH turkeys in the SMALLER SIZES that we ordered for you. I am sorry but we had to give some of you birds a bit larger than you asked for. We had to give about an extra pound to all the people who ordered under 16 pounds. For everyone who wrote us notes about special sizes, we did our best to give you what you asked for.
The extra birds we have left now for any late plans are between 16.75 and 17.9 pounds. We have made these available on our website, under Turkeys, All Natural -SWF.
We have assigned all the birds so , so you can reply to this email with inquiries. There may also be some smaller Uncle Broc’s pastured turkeys, but we are not sure about the total number or weights, so orders will be honored in the sequence received.
Thanksgiving Meal Ideas:
Dear CSA Member,We are getting ready for our last Fruit Share distribution of the 2011 season on Monday, November 21. If you would like to place a Market Place order to be delivered with this last Fruit Share delivery, please go to the farm website and place your order as early this week as possible. There are a couple of items that are running a bit low. It will help us get the orders packed without too much of a last minute rush.I have placed directions to order a 2012 CSA Share and also a Market Place order on the farm website www.stoneledgefarmny.org under the Farm Blog heading. We are using a new internet programming provider this season and every member will need to register as a new member the first time.Take CareDeborah
Dear CSA MemberOur online CSA 2012 Registration is now open. This is a new system and so everyone will need to register the first time as a new member. If you would like to order from the CSA Market Place you can order from the online store by registering there as well. You do not need to order a 2012 CSA share to order from the Market Place.Three new products are now available on the Market Place: Apple Butter, Pear Butter and Raspberry Jam. They are all delicious. The Apple and Pear butters are made from local fruit. The Raspberry Jam-no seeds-is made from our own Certified Organic Raspberries. The holidays are right around the corner and many members have found honey, maple syrup, coffee and now, preserves, pickles, sauce and salsa make great gifts. Please order soon because there are only two deliveries remaining. The last delivery will be on November 21.If you have any questions about registration or ordering from the CSA Market Place just send us an e-mail and we will be back in touch.Fruit Share delivery this upcoming week November 7. The fruit is just beautiful. This week the first Fuji Apples, Cameo Apples, and Golden Delicious Apples and Bosc Pears. We are also sending a 1/2 gallon jug of award winning Eco-Apple, fresh, no preservatives added Apple Cider. It is freshly pressed and by NYS law, UV’d. It has a bright fresh taste and will need to be refrigerated when you take it home. If you are not going to use it right away, it will freeze “beautifully” says Elizabeth Ryan, the orchardist and cider maker.We thought we would give cider a try. Let us know what you think.Such beautiful fall weather and no snow for this week.Deborah forPete Sr., Peter Jr., ArlissStoneledge Farm
Lenox Hill CSA -- now Jan Hus CSA 