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In This Issue Pick Up Schedule Green Tip Inspiration - Jen Duffly Spotlight Jewish Food News Green News Recipe - Bok Choy
Pick Up Schedule at the JCC 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5* Thursday, Aug. 12 Thursday, September 2 Tuesday, September 7** Tuesday, September 14** Tuesday, September 21** Tuesday, September 28** NOTES: *On Aug. 5, due to the JCC Maccabi Games, pick up will be at The Digital Garden. The Digital Garden, 4500 Leetsdale Dr. Glendale, Co 80246 **Due to the Jewish Holidays the JCC Edibly Fit CSA Pickup will change the day from Thursdays to Tuesdays for the month of September. Please note the pick up dates now and mark your calendars so that you do not miss your fresh, delicious veggies!
Green Tip Check the temperature of your Fridge and Freezer
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Optimal temps: 37 degrees for fridges, 3 degrees for freezers. * Fridges and freezers = 1/6 of home electricity. * Check accuracy with a weather thermometer.
Inspiration
Jewish Food News Excerpts From How to Cope with "CSA Stress" By: Cathy Erway This article is from Cathy's blog "Not Eating Out in New York". All the produce we receive in our CSA boxes can sometimes be overwhelming. Cathy's article provides great ways to utilize all that produce, other than just typically trying took cook everything all in one week. You can visit Cathy's blog at http://noteatingoutinny.com/. Since so many of us have joined the frays of small farm supporting by becoming new members of CSAs, I've noticed a particular syndrome going around this summer. The symptoms? Staying in to eat lettuce heads that have piled up in the crisper over some weeks, extreme guilt about going out to eat when there's tons of food at home; passing up plans to make the weekly pick-up day and time, or feeling the need to schedule vacations around your CSA calendar. And then the danger symptom, indicating the illness has reached its next, undesirable stage: deciding to forfeit a few items from your share on a particular week, leaving them behind at the pick-up location. Basically, it's being bogged down by the little commitments one makes when joining a CSA. I can relate. It took me three days past the official pick-up night last week when I finally took my half of a full share out of my share-splitter's fridge. People, especially in urban areas, continue to have unpredictably busy schedules, even though their will to support local food has grown. But, before you start tossing once-fresh vegetables to the compost, or dread another bag of spinach in the fridge, here are a few tips that have helped me, at least, figure out what to do with all this great food. Don't cook. Put away the pots and pans. If your CSA produce looks anything like mine, it's probably at its best potential raw. Zucchini and summer squash? Chopped and sprinkled with sea salt, lemon and olive oil and they're a refreshingly crisp, new breed. 8/17/10 8:24 AM Rinse before putting away. Appoint a back-up pick-up buddy. Save the hardiest vegetables for later.