Meet Victor of El Mirador Farm to hear about how things are growing this year and ask questions about your share. If you haven’t joined yet, you can sign up in-person! Feel free to invite family and friends and don’t forget to spread the word about our CSA.
Thursday, May 19, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
1256 Dean St., Hebron SDA Church
Light refreshments will be served. See you there!
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is Celebrating Earth this weekend with great activities and learning experiences for kids:
Celebrate Earth
Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, 2011, 9:30am-5pm
Celebrate the planet we call home! Learn about the amazing plants, animals and people that live here. Participate in activities to keep yourself and the planet healthy and strong.
The Central Brooklyn CSA will be having an activity table on Sunday from 10-4, where kids can draw their favorite vegetables. Parents can learn about the CSA, ask questions and sign up in-person!
Come visit the Central Brooklyn CSA table at the Child Development Support Corporation Community Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, April 9 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at:
Child Development Support Corporation
352-358 Classon Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Take advantage of this opportunity to get free health care, pre-screened for Food Stamps and purchase your CSA share all at the same time.
Health care services that will be available include an Ask-A-Doctor Session, Shape Up New York, Hemoglobin AIC & Blood Glucose Screening, massages, glaucoma screenings and a mobile mammography van. There will be fun activities too, like raffle prizes, face-painting, activities for children, and refreshments.
Hope to see you there!
Friday, March 25 at 6:30 pm
Is Local Agriculture Good for the Environment: The Hidden Costs of Food in New York City
When it comes to eating sustainably the question of locally sourced agriculture versus importing food is far from settled. Are New Yorkers willing to eat in season only and only what New York has the comparative advantage to produce? New Yorkers penchant for eating out adds for an additional complication. What does that mean for the city’s carbon footprint, given that restaurants are often more wasteful than home kitchens – even those committed to the new ideal of “farm-to-table” production? What are the real environmental costs associated with New York’s food system?
Peter Hoffman, chef and owner of Savoy; Gabrielle Langholtz, editor, Edible Manhattan; James E. McWilliams, author of Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly (Little, Brown, 2009); David Owen, author of Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability (Riverhead, 2009); and Jennifer Small, owner and farmer from Flying Pigs Farm evaluate the environmental and social costs and benefits of the city’s food infrastructure.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Moveable Feast: Fresh Produce and the NYC Green Cart Program: http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/future/Moveable-Feast.html
Reservations required: 917-492-3395 or e-mail programs@mcny.org
$6 museum members; $8 seniors and students; $12 non-members
$6 when you mention the Central Brooklyn CSA
Join us this Sunday for the End of Season Party!
Central Brooklyn CSA 