Archives for the month of: July, 2012

SHARE: a field to plate dinner at the golden earthworm

By farm spot
07/19/2012 //
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The Golden Earthworm Organic Farm is hosting a fundraiser, SHARE: A Field to Plate dinner, on August 12th from 4-7pm.  There will be a farm tour, live music and an auction.  Tickets are $175 and will benefit North Fork Education Initiative, an amazing new organization that creates educational programs with a focus on arts and the environment on the East End.  They will be launching a K-3 school, Peconic Community School, in downtown Riverhead this fall.  Please join us for an enchanting evening featuring our delicious organic produce prepared by top local chefs, Shinn Vineyard wines and artisanal products from local producers.  It’s going to be an evening to remember! TICKETS now available for online purchase here. This is an intimate gathering, so seating is limited!

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experiencing vegetable anxiety?

By farm spot
07/18/2012 //
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If so, you should read this article from The New York Times, plus a slide show with vegetable-storing tips:

Raw Panic

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HERE’S a dirty little secret of summer.

What should be a beautiful and inspiring sight — your kitchen, overflowing with seasonal produce — is sometimes an intimidating tableau of anxiety. The knobbly piles and dirt-caked bunches are overwhelming. Already the peak-ripe multicolored peppers are developing soft spots; the chard is wilting and the race is on.

“People often feel overwhelmed in the kitchen, and when all this produce suddenly arrives, they panic,” said Ronna Welsh, a chef in Brooklyn who teaches workshops on, among other topics, produce management.

Vegetable anxiety can strike anyone at this time of year: C.S.A. subscribers, compulsive farm-stand stoppers and even vegetarians. “All this produce arrives with a deadline,” said Benjamin Elwood, a lawyer in St. Paul. “It’s like when a DVD comes from Netflix. You feel like you have to watch the movie ASAP in order to get your money’s worth, but the pressure makes you not want to watch it.”

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