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In This Issue Pick Up Schedule Green Tip Inspiration - Jason McKendrick Recipe - Eggplant Parmesan CSA News and Events Green News

Pick Up Schedule at the JCC 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 19 Thursday, Aug. 26 Thursday, September 2 Tuesday, September 7* Tuesday, September 14* Tuesday, September 21* Tuesday, September 28* NOTE: *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!

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Inspiration

Spotlight CSA News and Events The JCC Edibly Fit CSA members are invited for a FIELD TRIP! This is a perfect opportunity to come together as a family, community and do a Mitzvah! Ekar Farm is in desperate need of helping hands to harvest their veggies, pull some weeds and have a day of fun in the sun! Mark your calendar now for Sunday, August 29th! The community garden will be open to us from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. so that you can come and help to pick veggies to donate to the Jewish Family Services Food Bank at your convenience whether for 1 hour or 4!

What happens to my CSA share if I do not have a designated person to pick up? We donate it! Here is where your food is going?

Metro Food Bank Metro Food Bank, began operation in the Denver metro area in 1985. In 2004, "Hunger Relief Program" began by providing emergency food assistance to the homeless and needy along West Colfax. They now feed over 10,000 people each month.

Their mission is to eliminate hunger in the Denver metro area.

Jewish Family Services Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS) is committed to providing vital community resources to anyone facing a life challenge, no matter which leg of life's journey they are traveling. Staffed by caring and compassionate professionals and assisted by dedicated volunteers, JFS is committed to being one of metro Denver's premier human services agencies. Since its founding in 1872, Jewish Family Service has a long tradition of providing care and compassion in Colorado, evolving to meet ever-changing needs.

Fruit Shares will begin on August 12th CSA "MINI" Small shares begin on August 19 Isabelle farm has eggs for sale for $5.00 a dozen, please bring cash!

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Inspiration Jason McKendrick Jason McKendrick is the GM for the JCC Sports and Fitness Center! Jason has been watching over the fitness center for one year now, and when he heard about the CSA, he was very eager to be a part of the JCC's Edibly Fit CSA. Jason has been working in the fitness and hospitality industry for 10 years and greatly enjoys the daily interactions with the members and his S&F Team.

Jason loves fresh veggies, he gained an appreciation for gardening and got his green thumb from his grandma.

When Jason was little he loved to pick sweet peas from his grandmother's garden - no wonder he was excited by the CSA! Jason is what we call a "steady" volunteer, which means that every Thursday around 4:30pm he is there to help set-up the JCC's Edibly Fit CSA. His Mom taught him how to share too, so some of Jason's veggies go to others who work at the JCC. What a Mitzvah Jason! Jason enjoys softball, snowboarding and year-round camping.

Recipe Eggplant Parmesan Courtesy of CSA member Jen Duffley 2 of 4 Ingredients: 1 large-ish eggplant

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Jewish Food News Hazon CSA Conference December 9-12, 2010 Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Falls Village CT Join Hazon for a weekend celebrating the Jewish CSA movement. Meet vegetable farmers and local kosher cheese and meat producers, explore the intersection of food policy, food justice and Jewish tradition, and develop new skills in cooking, food preservation and CSA leadership.

If you are involved in your CSAs leadership, or think you might like to be, you should definitely plan to attend this conference!

Early registration ends August 30th -- register today!

For more info, click here.

Green News From Environment News Service SAN FRANCISCO, California, August 16, 2010 (ENS) - A federal judge late Friday rescinded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's approval of genetically engineered "Roundup Ready" sugar beets. The crop is engineered to tolerate Monsanto's herbicide Roundup, and a little less than half of all U.S. sugar is derived from the biotech beets.

In his ruling, Judge Jeffrey White of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California sided with four seed, food and environmental groups - the Center for Food Safety, Organic Seed Alliance, High Mowing Organic Seeds, and the Sierra Club.

Earthjustice Attorney Paul Achitoff, who represented the groups, said, "Time and again, USDA has ignored the law and abdicated its duty to protect the environment and American agriculture from genetically engineered crops designed to sell toxic chemicals. Time and again, citizens speaking truth to power have taken USDA to court and won."

The foundation for the groups' lawsuit dates back to September 2009, when the Northern California District Court ruled that the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had improperly approved Monsanto's genetically engineered sugar beets for commercial use.

In September 2009, the court ruled the USDA had violated the National Environmental Policy Act by approving the Monsantoengineered biotech beets without first preparing an

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Recipe

Edibly Fit - News Bites

Eggplant Parmesan Courtesy of CSA member Jen Duffley Ingredients: 1 large-ish eggplant 1 bottle of your favorite pasta sauce 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup bread crumbs (my mom cuisinarted a loaf of brown rice bread for us. I keep a bag of it in the freezer.)

2 t Italian seasoning 1/2 t kosher salt 1/4 t black pepper 1/2 brick of feta, crumbled

The Directions:

1. Wash eggplant and 2.

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slice in 1/2 inch thick pieces. Don't peel.

Pour 1 cup or so of the pasta sauce into the bottom of your crockpot Combine bread crumbs and seasonings in a shallow dish (I used a pie plate) Paint both sides of each eggplant slice with olive oil Dredge eggplant slices with the bread crumb mixture. This is a good job for a 3-year-old. But you have to not really watch or you'll have a panic attack about the breadcrumbs all over the counter and the floor. So you will leave the room and check email. It's better that way--trust me.

Stagger eggplant pieces in layers into the crockpot, on top of the marinara that you already poured in Cover with slices with the rest of the jar of

The foundation for the groups' lawsuit dates back to September https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_previe...

2009, when the Northern California District Court ruled that the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had improperly approved Monsanto's genetically engineered sugar beets for commercial use.

In September 2009, the court ruled the USDA had violated the National Environmental Policy Act by approving the Monsantoengineered biotech beets without first preparing an Environmental Impact Statement. The crop is genetically engineered to resist Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, which it sells to farmers together with the patented seed.

That ruling states the government's decision to deregulate Roundup Ready sugar beets "demonstrated that deregulation may significantly affect the environment." The court also found that Roundup Ready sugar beets "may cross-pollinate with non-genetically engineered sugar beets and related Swiss chard and table beets."

Similar Roundup Ready crops have led to increased use of herbicides, proliferation of herbicide resistant weeds, and contamination of conventional and organic crops.

In his ruling Friday, Judge White prohibited future planting and sale of the sugar beets until the USDA prepares the Environmental Impact Statement and complies with all other relevant laws. The USDA has estimated that an EIS may be ready by 2012.

The judge's order does not interfere with the harvest and processing of Roundup Ready sugar beet and sugar beet seed crops planted before the date of the order.

Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the Center for Food Safety, said, "This is a major victory for farmers, consumers and the rule of law. USDA has once again acted illegally and had its approval of a biotech crop rescinded. Hopefully the agency will learn that their mandate is to protect farmers, consumers and the environment and not the bottom line of corporations such as Monsanto."

In his order, Judge White noted that USDA's errors are not minor or insignificant and voiced concern that the USDA was not taking this process seriously.

He pointed out that "despite the fact that the statutes at issue are designed to protect the environment," USDA and the sugar beet industry focused on the economic consequences to themselves, yet "failed to demonstrate that serious economic harm would be incurred pending a full economic review...."

This is the second time a court has rescinded USDA's approval of a biotech crop. The first such crop, Roundup Ready alfalfa, also was found to have been illegally allowed onto the market.

Although Monsanto took that case all the way to the Supreme Court, and the high court overruled part of the lower court ruling, the alfalfa remains illegal to plant.

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the room and check Edibly Fit - News Bites email. It's better that way--trust me.

6. Stagger eggplant pieces in layers into the crockpot, on top of the marinara that you already poured in 7. Cover with slices with the rest of the jar of sauce 8. Crumble the feta all over the top of the sauce 9. Cover crockpot and cook on low for 4-6 hours, or high for 3-4.

This doesn't take very long to cook, so if you need to be out of the house, go with the low setting.

harm would be incurred pending a full economic review...."

This is the second timehttps://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_previe... a court has rescinded USDA's approval of a biotech crop. The first such crop, Roundup Ready alfalfa, also was found to have been illegally allowed onto the market.

Although Monsanto took that case all the way to the Supreme Court, and the high court overruled part of the lower court ruling, the alfalfa remains illegal to plant.

In the past several years, federal courts have also held illegal USDA's approval of biotech crop field trials, including the testing of biotech grasses in Oregon and the testing of engineered, pharmaceutical-producing crops in Hawaii.

The Sugar Industry Biotech Council said in a statement Saturday, "The sugar beet industry will provide its full support to USDA to allow full consideration of appropriate interim measures that allow continued production of Roundup Ready sugar beets."

Serve with your favorite pasta.

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