Thursday, April 15, 2010

Bed Stuy local and organic, plus: durians, chocolate, Scarface, and the NY Times

Posted by Mickey Z on 04/15 at 08:25 AM
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  1. I really need to join a CSA.  Pretty much all my money goes toward food. 

    Loved your article on durian and chocolate.  I’ve actually been to chocolate durian parties, so it’s quite appropriate that you’ve got these two articles together on the same day. 

    Durian is very hit and miss with some people.  I was eating it at home and my dad thought there was a gas leak.  I explained it was just the fruit I was eating and he screamed, “Then why the hell would you eat it?”

    For those who live in the NYC, stop by Bonobo’s, a restaurant on 23rd and Madison.  They sell durian ice cream.  I like it.

    Posted by Charles from Jersey City  on  04/15  at  02:45 PM

  2. Durian was a “hit” with me but the first time I tried it, I overindulged. Since then, on the rare occasion I get a chance to eat durian, I take it slow. Creamy like custard.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  04/15  at  02:48 PM

  3. Charles, 1, I highly recommend you join and become a CSA member.

    If you can find a farm you can visit and perhaps even pick your own produce, I think you’ll enjoy it.

    I think it’s really nice to see a field of vegetables, herbs and knowing the care put into developing very nice, organic produce.

    A repeat customer, last year, told us our Broccoli, “was better than drugs”. It was a compliment.

    My partner Jeannie is the brains of growing.

    Posted by Joe of Maine from The Window  on  04/15  at  05:49 PM

  4. Joe: Do you and Jeannie supply food to a CSA?

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  04/15  at  05:54 PM

  5. We presently have 5 CSA members. We also sell from the farm and to some local restaurants.

    My partner Jeannie has all the knowledge and works long hours so 5 CSA members is really a lot.

    I might have mentioned, last year a brick was thrown into the growing season..., too much rain caused a blight that negatively effected tomatoes, potatoes and some beans. We were luckier than many other farmers.

    As the old saying goes, if farmers got paid for the work they did, they would be very wealthy. A caring farmer develops an intimate relationship with every single plant.

    Posted by Joe of Maine from The Window  on  04/15  at  06:14 PM

  6. Wow, Joe..I didn’t know you were involved in a CSA. Yet another reason why I feel lucky to know you.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  04/15  at  06:24 PM

  7. Growing food for other people can get tricky.

    The feeling of having some kind of common denominator with others is very nice, some sense of community as well, since there is little of either.

    Sometimes, as you know, what people say they want isn’t really what they want or need. So like other relationships, things can get a bit rocky, occasionally.

    One CSA member last summer, apparently wanted us to be some kind of counselor??? It wasn’t clear at all to us, so we didn’t know how we could be more helpful.

    Posted by Joe of Maine from The Window  on  04/15  at  06:32 PM

  8. Ironic or deliberate?

    http://wp.me/p412W-sC

    Posted by michael from not scotland  on  04/16  at  08:25 AM

  9. Ironically deliberate? Deliberately ironic? Certainly “Orwellian.”

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  04/16  at  08:27 AM

  10. “if you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face...forever”

    Posted by michael from not scotland  on  04/16  at  08:29 AM

  11. An interesting new post is now up. See you all there.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  04/16  at  10:47 AM

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