Sandy Spring CSA

The week of June 16, 2008, we got snow peas, whole peas, cauliflower, broccoli, garlic scapes, collards, salad mix, head lettuce and mint.

Pam, our farmer, was contacted by Good Morning America to be part of a segment they are doing on Community Supported Agriculture. On June 16, a crew filmed our CSA delivery at Sandy Spring and interviewed members about why they are participating in CSA. The segment is set to be aired on Thursday, June 19 on ABC. What is exciting is the fact that CSA has gotten the attention of mainstream media. It is a great way to expand the CSA and eating local movement further.

Food and global warming, any connection? In case you haven’t thought about it directly, Pam reports that the remaining strawberries didn’t make it through last week’s record heat, which is why we have all green in this week’s share. Plus the violent weather took out Pam’s power and she suffered from heat sickness for several days. Twelve hour days in 100+ weather is one way that farmers experience global warming.

A good place to read more about global warming and food is Organic Consumers.

If you are an activist-type, you may want to join Al Gore’s new campaign called WE or We Can Solve It. Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection wants to enlist 10 million volunteers who will pressure the federal government to enact policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Food for Thought

In the current issue of Spirituality & Health Magazine, the country’s top organic chefs list there favorite food, health & sustainability websites. Nora Pouillon, a D.C. chef, is one of them. Restaurant Nora is the nation’s first certified organic restaurant. If you have never eaten there, it is worth the money. Here are three of their recommendations, all new to me.
Sustainable Food News.
Sustainable Table.
Environmental Nutrition.

The recent contamination of tomatoes with salmonella is yet another example of why we must learn to eat less industrially and more locally. Read more at Edible Chesapeake.com and Real People Eat Local.com.