Hellgate CSA

Tuesday, November 10
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
Reading, Slides and Signing

Novella Carpenter grows fruit and vegetables on a vacant lot and shares them with her neighbors. She also raises (and dispatches) chicken, ducks and rabbits. Meet Novella and hear her gritty, sometimes brutal, tale of farm life on the mean streets of Oakland. Her memoir, by turns joyous and sad, is refreshingly honest. A few of her Brooklyn farming friends will be on hand to talk about their projects too. Read more about Novella in a recent New York Times interview.

More Profits, More Hunger: Neoliberalism and the Corporate Control of Food Lessons from India and the US
Tuesday, October 13th 7-9pm
BRECHT FORUM (451 West St (between Banks & Bethune Sts, New York, NY)

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Often called the “Green Chomsky”, Devinder Sharma will discuss how US-sponsored neoliberal policies have willfully marginalized farming communities, damaging rural livelihoods and aggravating food insecurity in India and the world over. Accompanied by Arun Gupta, reporter and an editor at the Indypendent, Nancy Romer, leading Organizer of the Brooklyn Food Coalition, and other leading US food justice activists, this event will highlight the role that US agribusiness corporations have played, and continue to play, in shaping policies that have exacerbated hunger and poverty, and driven us into a global food crisis.

The event will map the network of powerful corporations, institutions, and interest groups who are driving US policies; and begin a dialogue on how to build strategic alliances between anti-corporate struggles in India and organizations and individuals in the US who are committed to stopping the global expansion of US-led agricultural neoliberalism.

Tomatoes—the Late Blight Catastrophe, the Controversies, the Culinary Joys

Food Systems Network NYC will be holding a panel to celebrate the tomato and explore the tomato blight crisis and the impact on local farming. Local farmers from upstate and from the city will talk about their tomato crops or losses due to late blight. A local agriculture expert and others will also contribute their views at this forum, the Network’s first evening program. 

This came in my inbox and thought I'd share it with you all here. A few months ago, I attended the fermentation workshop sponsored by Food Not Lawns (held at All Saints Church in Sunnyside) and it was very good.

Perennial Design Workshop Series presents:
“Raw Winter Comfort: squash soup, sweet potato pie & almond milk chai”
with Shenaqua Sookhoo-Jones

Wed. 28 Jan., 6:30 – 9 pm
Manhattan – The Community Church
front lounge, 28 East 35th Street

Sat.

This is a reminder that tomorrow is Election Day. Polls in NY are open 6AM to 9PM.

We know it will be a challenge to incorporate both Voting and the CSA pick-up and are especially grateful to all volunteers working at set-up and pick-up tomorrow.

EVENT: Perennial Design Workshop Series presents
Fermentation: Storing Food and Increasing its Vitality

Saturday, 8 November 2008
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
All Saints Church
43-12 46th Street, Sunnyside, Queens (#7 to 46th Street stop)

In this hands-on session Andrew Faust will show participants how to make kimchee, sauerkraut and fermented root vegetables which they can take home and enjoy. Ingredients and Mason jars will be provided.

Dear Hellgate CSA Member:

Can you believe we only have five more weeks of the CSA?  Crazy that it's almost over!  I think it's amazing that we are still getting string beans, which I always associate with summer.  To counter that, beets are on the menu this week.  Look for a separate "special report on beets" post  with recipes and storage tips. 

Tomatillos are

What's Queens Green Drinks? Very simply, it's an informal social gathering/networking event for folks that are environmentally minded. Come and I'll introduce you to some of the other like minded folks in and around Queens. If we're lucky (which is likely) we'll cross pollinate make new friends, catch up with old ones, and maybe even sprout an idea or three.

For our first host, we have the Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee wrapping up the end of Bike Month and gearing up for the 1st annual Tour de Queens bike tour.

Please join us for a fun and informative meeting with Farmer Bill Halsey. Farmer Bill is making the trip out from the east end of Long Island to greet and talk with members of the Hellgate CSA. Be sure to bring your questions! Bill will be happy to answer them.

From Slow Food NYC:

Sunday December 16
11am – 4pm

New Amsterdam Public: WINTERMARKET

Seasonal, sustainable ingredients sourced regionally from within 500 miles of New York City will be available for purchase and include the following: Wild and Foraged Plants, Fresh and Cured Fish, Grains, Vegetable, Legumes and Fruits, Freshly Butchered Meats, Cheeses, Honeys, and Preserves, Seasonal Baked Goods, Wines and Ciders from New York State Cooks pioneering the use of regional, sustainable food will provide tasting samples of seaso