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NEWSSummer 2014

Fresh Tastes for Young Kids CDCG’s Educator Introduces fruits and veggies to inner-city children

In This Issue:

Taste Good Series...........1From Our Window..........2Around the Food Hub....3Grow Center/Gardens...4

Produce Project...............5Brunch..............................6Donors........................7-11On the Table.................12

A young girl comes home from school and asks her mother and grandmother if they will help her make a carrot juice recipe she learned in school that day. She returns to class the next day and announces that her family loved the juice they made together. During a Taste Good Series session, stories like this are often repeated to Capital District Community Gardens’ Educator. The Taste Good Series is a six-week nutrition education program for children in preschool through second grade. During a session, our Educator visits inner-city classrooms and uses food samples, games and other activities to encourage young children to try fruits and vegetables. This spring, our Educator introduced ten different fruits and vegetables to 113 students from seven class-rooms at Abram Lansing Elementary School in Cohoes, Delaware Community School, The Police Athletic League and Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle school – all in Albany. Implementing The Taste Good Series in a middle school and a special education class were new undertakings for our Educator, but one we gladly accepted! Involving new students, schools, day cares and afterschool programs in Taste Good is a goal of Capital District Community Gardens that is supported by grants from the Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation, Inc. and the Lucille A. Herold Charitable Trust. An anonymous donor sponsored Taste Good program-

ming at Delaware Community School and each week, our Educator returned to the office with notes from the

students that read, “I loved it!” or “It was the best!” Perhaps it was planting peas in the garden before giving them a try that made the students say they loved them or writing the recipe for a snack before helping to make it that made trying fruit salad so much fun. By engaging children in the production and preparation of their food, our Educator encour-ages them to start requesting nutritious foods at the grocery store. After this session, Capital Region fami-lies are adding more straw-berries, snap peas, carrots, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, green beans, cauliflower and honeydew to their grocery lists! Help the families of our community add more fresh food to their dinner table! Contact [email protected]

or 518-274-8685 if you are interested in sponsoring the program or you are an educator interested in signing your students up for the class.

A preschool student from Mercy Cares for Kids helps make fruit salad during a Taste Good Series session.

- Capital District Community Gardens News, page 2 -

We nourish healthy communities by providing access to fresh food and green

spaces for all.From the opening of its first gardens in 1975, to the dynamic and multifaceted organization of today, CDCG has worked to reduce the impact of poor nutrition on public health in the Capital Region. We organize community gardens, improve access to healthy food, offer nutrition and horticulture education for all ages and coordinate urban greening programs in Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady and south-ern Saratoga counties.

Sharon BedfordAssie Bishop

Charles BuchananEllen Flink

Alane Hohenberg Kimberly Sanger-

JonesBill Karchner

Dean LeithTom McGuireCynthia NixonAnne NardacciLinda Passaretti

Hannelore PassonnoRachel Hye Youn

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BoardPresident - Michael Whiteman

Executive Vice-President - Kim HickokVice-President - Raymond Smith

Treasurer - Michael BergenSecretary - Jean Gerbini

At-Large - Ann Pfau, John CarlImmediate Past President - Doug Burns

StaffAmy Klein, Executive Director

Sharon DiLorenzo, Program ManagerEric (EJ) Krans, Healthy Places Program Manager

Matthew Schueler, Grow Center PlannerJessica Trowbridge, Operations Manager

Kerri Aman, BookkeeperElizabeth Boyer, Veggie Mobile AssistantAudrey Bridge, Squash Hunger AssistantMeghan Burke, Veggie Mobile Assistant

Katie Doyle, EducatorTolu Fashoro, Produce Project Educator

Elizabeth Hammond, Sprout CoordinatorPatrick Harris, Veggie Mobile Assistant

Fatima Hussain, HCSI CoordinatorTara Quackenbush, Lead Garden OrganizerKatherine Rasmussen, PR and Marketing

Hannah Savio, Produce Project FarmerMari Shopsis, Development CoordinatorMichael Somoya, Executive Assistant

Amy Stock, Grant WriterCarrie Tworek, Bookkeeping Assistant

Caroline Verner, Events/Volunteer CoordinatorNick Wallas, Veggie Mobile Coordinator

From Our Windowby Amy Klein, Executive Director

Recently while interviewing a potential new employee I was asked what I thought were the best and worst things about working at Capital District Com-munity Gardens. I often get asked that first question and, since I love everything about CDCG, it’s an easy one – the work, the people (employees, volunteers, consumers), it’s never boring – I could go on and on. I’ve never been asked for the worst – but that was easy too – our facility. If you’ve not had the pleasure of being in our office in the last several years, it’s worth a visit. Those who have can’t imagine how we accomplish a fraction of the work we do given the limitations of our current space. Those who haven’t, wonder why we need a new facility. For the latter group, I would love to give you the “nickel tour” and I promise it will be worth the trip. Cramped space is one issue – it means that not all staff members have their own desk space and even with a carefully planned schedule, they often need to roam around looking to find an open place to work. Volunteers are also constantly moved around and recently have been relegated to work under a tent in the parking lot. Amazingly they keep coming back! Our garage, once consid-ered a luxury, is so overcrowded that it requires special maneuvers to extract a piece of garden equipment. The greatest difficultly with our current location is that it was never meant for the produce distribution work we do. We don’t have a loading dock, overhead doors, or even an entryway that is large enough so that staff can use a hand-cart to move boxes in and out the door. All produce must be unloaded by hand which makes the daily work frustrating and inefficient. Surprisingly, right now none of this seems to matter to our staff and volun-teers. With The Urban Grow Center on the horizon, everyone can happily work for a few more months knowing that soon we will have a proper space to do all this work and more. It is only because of this new facility that we were able to launch The Virtual Veggie Mobile (our new on-line wholesale market) in May. This new market will dramatically increase the amount of local produce we are distributing and will only be possible with the space and capacity that the Urban Grow Center will provide. It is exciting to imagine how much more effectively we will be able to deliver our services to the community and the creativity that will flow from a pleasant work environment. And while we are still four months away from this new bliss, we have much to do before we can relax and enjoy it all. These next months will bring another flurry of activity in our programs and, of course, in the Grow Center develop-ment. Thanks to all of you who have already chosen to be a part of this special journey. If you haven’t yet joined us, please call me and don’t forget I’d love to show you our space (both old and new)!


Around the Food Hub Promising weather reports accompanied by early morn-ing rain showers on May 14 made it uncertain whether or not we would need tents for a press conference at Buhr-master Farm that day. CDCG was announcing the launch of The Virtual Veggie Mobile - an online marketplace where local farmers list their produce, dairy, meat and value added products so that daycare centers, schools, group homes, restaurants, convenience stores and other wholesale consumers can purchase food that is grown in their region.

The sun stayed tucked behind the clouds while we prepared for the event. Once The Veggie Mobile arrived and we began to set the table with locally produced aspara-gus, lettuce, kale, eggs, yogurt, cheese and cider, the sun decided it wanted to join the party. By the time our guests arrived, folks needed sunglasses to admire the blooming berry bushes in Buhrmaster Farm’s orchard. New York State Agriculture Commissioner, Richard A. Ball, joined us for the announcement, along with some of our participat-ing producers, distribution recipients, nearly 50 commu-nity members and a class of preschoolers from Parson’s Early Head Start program. After the press conference, our guests, especially the preschoolers, enjoyed exploring the orchard and sampling some of the food that is now available through The Virtual Veggie Mobile. The online market draws products from more than a dozen local farms throughout ten coun-ties, spanning north to Washington, south to Ulster, east to Rensselaer and west to Schoharie counties. Buyers, the schedules of whom often conflict with those of farmer’s markets, can use a computer or smartphone to browse the site at their convenience and purchase goods from multiple producers in one easy step. CDCG’s Veggie Mobile makes deliveries directly to wholesale buyers on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, enabling farmers to spend more time with their crops. In the future, the service

will also be available as a kind of buying club for low-income families. Through our Veggie Mobile, Veggie Mobile Sprout and Healthy Convenience Store Initiative, CDCG is already partnering with local farmers and produce distributors to provide more than 100,000 residents with 175 tons of fresh food. At the press conference, some of the commu-nity partners we have been delivering to since 2008 expressed their enthusiasm for buying more food for more people. In essence, that is what the online marketplace is all about. The Virtual Veggie Mobile will enable CDCG to double the number of people we serve with our food access programs and triple the amount of food we are distributing throughout the region. And we are excited to now offer meat, dairy, grains, preserves and more! We have witnessed the positive impact that the availability of fresh produce has on public health and look forward to seeing how our new, holistic approach to food distribution can provide even more nourishment for the residents and communities of our region. Visit www.market.cdcg.org to see what our region’s farm-ers have available now and join us in feeling proud of what is being produced right here in the heart of the Capital and Hudson Valley regions.

CDCG’s Executive Director, Amy Klein, announces the launch of The Virtual Veggie Mobile at a press conference held at Buhrmaster Farm in Schenectady.

A preschool student from Parson’s Early Head Start program enjoys a locally grown apple at The Virtual Veggie Mobile press conference.

It’s started! After so many years of anticipation, it is hard to believe that in a few short months we will be moving into our new home. On April 21, CDCG signed a contract with Greco Construction Services LLC for work to be completed this fall. Greco is a family owned business based in the port of Albany that has been working in the region since 1977. Although final contract negotiations took longer than expected, the delay had an unexpected benefit. On April 16, Empire State Development offered CDCG construction incentives worth $250,000. CDCG is grateful for this essential contribution from New York State towards Grow Center development and its acknowl-edgement of the crucial role our work plays in the region’s farm and food economy. ESD monies, like so many of our pledges, will not be available until after construction is completed; making SEFCU’s construction financing at below market rates a critical donation. SEFCU made its generous pledge at the public launch of our Capital Cam-paign in February and continues to work closely with us to determine how best to structure its commitment. The members of our Capital Campaign team are working tirelessly to reach our goal of $2.8 million before construc-tion is completed, while staff busily pursues grants large and small to aid their efforts. Much of what happens early in construction is not visible, as Greco orders supplies, creates work documents and coordinates with our architects and subcontractors. But selective demolition and foundation work began in mid-May and a flurry of new construction is following. The transformation of this long vacant building into a vibrant cornerstone of the neighborhood will happen before we know it. So keep a sharp eye on 594 River Street in the weeks and months ahead! Grow Center construction coincides with our busiest season, straining an already overwhelmed staff, but there is an excitement about our new home that makes this addedliterally put desks in closets. It will be a pleasure to have space to welcome the community back into our daily office


Grow Center Update life, to have a workplace that is accessible to folks of different needs; to be able to be proud not only of the work we do, but where we do it. We are very grateful for all of the support we have received from people across the region to help make the Grow Center a reality, but are aware that though time is short, we still have much to do. We hope that as we make this last push towards a long-awaited goal, you will continue to be there with us and lend a hand in any way you can.

Laura McCarthy, Toyota Togethergreen fellow from Audubon New York worked with the local chapter of Audubon Society of the Capital Region and our gardeners to create a bird-friendly habitat on the hillside of the 8th Street Community Garden in Troy. We had our first Together Green work day in May when more than 20 volunteers helped clear the hillside of inva-sive knotweed and garlic mustard in preparation for future planting. Burlap coffee bags, donated by Chris’s Coffee in Albany, were repurposed as landscape fabric by cutting them into strips that we then covered with mulch to act as a weed barrier and to reduce soil erosion. While we worked we uncovered some little strawberry plants, irises, and tulips - all hidden underneath a thick layer of weeds. On July 9, during the second phase of the Bird Friendly Habitat Project we will plant bird friendly bushes and low maintenance flowers on the hillside.

In the Gardens The Urban Grow Center project sign now hangs at 594 River Street.

Volunteers from the local chapter of Audubon Society of the Capital Region at our 8th Street Community Garden. Photo courtesy of Laura McCarthy, Audubon New York.

Special thanks to MVP Health Care for sponsoring 20 of our Community Gardens this season!


Produce Project

Ten students from Central Michigan University made the 15-hour trek to spend a week volunteering with our Produce Project youth. They helped with weeding, prepping beds and transplanting seedlings. Many said they hope to start their own gardens back in Michigan.

The students start their crops from seed and transfer the seedlings to the ground.

The Produce Project students opened their market season in May. You can purchase their produce at their Farm Stand every Tuesday, 4 - 6 pm, May - October and at the Delmar

Farmer’s Market every Saturday, 9am - 1 pm, June - October.

CDCG’s Produce Project Farmer and a student wash freshly harvested greens in preparation for the farmer’s market.

A student harvests tomatoes inside one of the farm’s high tunnels.


Brunch Raises $73,000 Going once, going twice, three times and gone! Our Spring Brunch auction may be silent, but the phrase still applies to our largest annual event. The buffet line is noto-rious for luring guests up for second and third helpings as fresh pans of delicious, locally-prepared food are replaced as fast as they are emptied. This year on May 4 at Hudson Valley Community Colleges’ Siek Campus Center, we enjoyed hosting nearly 700 guests, including Congressman Paul Tonko, Senator Neil Breslin, Assemblyman John T. McDonald III and Troy City Councilman Rodney Wilt-shire. Nearly 400 local businesses donated food, bever-ages, flowers and auction items and more than 50 volun-teers helped us manage it all. Thanks to the support of our event sponsors, Honorary Committee, donors, Planning Committee and guests CDCG raised $73,000 (up 16 percent from last year) to support our programs. Many thanks to our Spring Brunch sponsors:

Accu Care Home Health Services; Bouchey Financial Group; Bullard, McLeod & Associates, Inc.; Ceralink; Columbia Development Companies and Columbia Realty; Envision Architects, PC; Farm Family Casualty Insurance Company / Dick Miller; Flink Smith LLC; Marra’s Phar-macy; Monticello, Licensed Real Estate Broker; NH Kelman, Inc.; Niles and Carl Group at Morgan Stanley; Pombo Wealth Management; Rose & Kiernan, Inc.; Spec-trum Theater; Turner Construction.

Guests enjoying their meal at our 27th Annual Spring Brunch.

SAVE THE DATEAutumn Evening in the Garden

September 11, 2014At the Hilton Garden Inn, Troy

Restaurants333 Cafe9 Miles EastAcross the Street PubAJ RinellaAle HouseAlexis DinerAmo La BellamangiaAnton'sBangkok BistroBarcelona RestaurantBeirut RestaurantBella Napoli BakeryBlack Horse FarmsBob's DinerBongiorno'sB-radsBrickman Inc. Wholesale Fruits & VegetablesBrueggers Bagel BakeryCafé ItaliaCanali's RestaurantCapital BuffetCapital City DinerCardona'sCarmen's CaféCarol's PlaceChipotle Mexican GrillCircle DinerCoccadotts Cake ShopCurry HouseDeFazio ImportsD'Raymonds Restaurant and LoungeDuncan's DairyDutch DessertsEmma Cleary'sEvelyn's CaféFalvo MeatsFirst Choice Caribbean American CuisineFluffalicious Bake Shoppe and CupcakesFranklin PlazaGarelick FarmsGershon's Deli and CaterersGinger Man RestaurantGold Coin RestaurantGrecian Gardens Pizza & RestaurantGreen GrocerHamilton Street CaféHidden Cafe

Ichiban RestaurantIllium CaféJoan's Cake ChateauKing's BuffetLakeview Inn on Crystal LakeLatham '76 DinerLinda's Country KitchenLocal Flavor CafeMagdalena's MenuManory'sMingleMoscatiello's Italian RestaurantNora's GroceryOld Daley CateringOld World ProvisionsOrchard TavernOur Daily BreadPeaches CaféPhoenicians RestaurantPika’s QuichePlacid BakerPlum Blossom Chinese RestaurantPopeyesPrice ChopperRipe Tomato American GrillRiver Street CaféRock Hill BakehouseRoma ImportsSage BistroSchuyler BakerySlick's RestaurantSmith's RestaurantSodexho Services at Sage CollegeSpiak'sTeagan's Steak and SeafoodThe Flying ChickenThe Fresh MarketThe Greek HouseThe Schuyler InnThe Towne TavernThunder Mountain CurryTJ's CaféTroy Country Club RestaurantTwo Brothers Pizza & PastaUnique CateringValente'sVilla ItaliaWolff's BiergartenWolf's 111Yonder Farms

Spring Brunch Donors


BeveragesAlbany Wine & SpiritsAll Star Wine & SpiritsColvin WineDelmar BeverageSpindle City MarketSpirits of TroyStarbucksStewart's ShopsUniversity Wine & Liquor

FloralAnthology StudioBountiful Blooms FloristCentral FloristCentral Market and GiftsDanker FloristEmil J. Nagengast FloristFelthousen’s Florist & Green-houseFleurtacious DesignFlower WorldFlowers by PeshaGarden Gate FloristKathleen’s Designs by the Flower GirlLaurel's Flower ShopMichele’s Floral DesignsSurroundings FloralWorthington Flowers

Auction‘e ko logic 1850 House Inn and Tavern4M's FarmAdirondac Rafting CoAdirondack MuseumAdirondack River OutfittersAlacrity Frame WorkshopAlbany Art RoomAlbany Civic Theater, Inc.Albany Country ClubAlbany Home CleaningAlbany Massage ProfessionalsAllan Ditton PotteryAltamont Wine SchoolAmelia Dombrowski Design Anchor No. 5ArtcentricAunt Katie's AtticAusable ChasmBack to the RootsBackyard BirdsBackyard Sheds & Gazebos Inc.Balance Massage StudioBalloonGal Jenny Barrington Stage CoBecker’s FarmBellezza

Bend of the River Golf ClubBennington MuseumBerkshire Botanical GardenBerkshire MuseumBerkshire Theatre FestivalBetterbeeBlue Ribbon Restaurant Blue Water ManorBob FakundinyBook HouseBotanical Arts PressBottle LadyBounce AroundBricks Barber ShopBroken MoldBronx ZooCa'Mea RestaurantCandle 79Capital Gastropub Capital Repertory TheatreCascade Mountain WineryCasual SetCenter for Natural Wellness School of Massage TherapyCentury HouseCharles F. Lucas Confectionery and Wine BarCharlie BuchananChico ChristopherChildren’s Museum at SaratogaChildren's Museum of Science & TechnologyChris Kleinegger/Broken Blossoms Mosaic ArtChristina's Custom DesignsClearwater FestivalClement Frame & Art ShopColebrook WineCollar City GuitarsConscious TouchCook ShopCookie Factory Corning Museum of GlassCrystal Burnham MassageCSL CreationsDancing Ewe FarmDenise PoutreDenison FarmDifferent Drummer's KitchenDriving Impressions Droll Yankees, IncDuke's Barber Shop Eastern Mountain SportsEl Loco Mexican CaféEl Mariachi Elissa Halloran DesignsEmpire AttractionsEnchante Tea Lounge

Endless Rainbow Gemserincondren.comEvan HoganExit 9 Wine and Liquor WarehouseFaddegon’s NurseryFenimore Art Museum/The Farmers MuseumFish & GameFlight Trampoline ParkFlour City PastaFoam Brain GamesFort TiconderogaFred AlmFred Astaire Dance StudioFrench's Hollow FairwaysFrozen RopesFungi PerfectiG. Willikers ToysGaffney's RestaurantGalway Golf ClubGeorge Landis ArboretumGideon PutnamGlimmerglass OperaGlimmerglass QueenGood Karma StudioGrandpa Pete's SauceHampton Inn & Suites Down-town AlbanyHana Japanese SteakhouseHancock Shaker VillageHannay ReelsHarvest SpiritsHealthy Living Heart Space Yoga Helen FarnamHewitt’s Garden CenterHidden Meadows Public Golf CourseHillcrest Golf & Country ClubHistoric DeerfieldHistoric Hugenot StreetHoffman Development CorporationHoffman’s PlaylandHollywood Drive-In TheatreHome Made TheaterHomestead FarmsHoosic Valley Apiary Hudson Opera HouseHudson-Chatham WineryJack's Oyster HouseJacob’s Pillow DanceJane StanhopeJanine SullivanJapanica Grill Javier's Nuevo Latino Cuisine JK Bloom Jewelers

Jose MalonesJoyelles JewelersJune's Beauty SalonKadco USAKathryn Larson PotteryKatie Nare JewelryKripalu CenterKrumkill StablesLa Empanada LlamaLake Champlain Shoreline Cruises (Spirit of Ethan Allen)Leon's Mexican RestaurantLinda & Philip DrewLinda LondonLindsey’s Country StoreLiz Vigoda PotteryLocust Grove EstateLog Cabin FabricsLog Cabin Farm SoapLucy Jo's Coffee RoasteryLynne Puhalla StudiosMadison HandbagsMagai ArboricultureMagic Wings Butterfly Conser-vatory & GardensMama Mia’sMarotta's Marra's PharmacyMassMoCAMatt’s Music TogetherMéli Jewelry Mens Room Barber Shop Mexican Radio MicroknowledgeMid Hudson Mycological AssociationMill Road Acres Golf CourseMillbrook Vineyards & WineryMingleMirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa MiSciMonroe ClayworksMuzaNancy ParryNancy SchlegelNational Baseball Hall of FameNew England Cheesemaking Supply Co.Norman Rockwell MuseumNY Giants NY Jets Old Chatham Shepherding Co. IncOld Fashioned JewelryOld Songs FestivalOpen Door BookstoreOur Daily Eats

Spring Brunch Donors


Palace TheaterPaolo Lombardi'sPeanut PrinciplePeter BowdenPfeil HardwarePhoto Images Pindar Vineyards and PavilionPinewoods PotteryPioneer Hills Golf CoursePlaying on the FurniturePortofinosPrairie Whale Proctor’s TheaterPuckers GourmetQ.U.I.L.T. Inc.Rachel's JewelryRAD SoapRedemption Christian Acad-emy's Goodway BakeryRiver RocksRocksport Indoor Climbing & Outdoor Guiding Center (Queensbury)Romanation JewelersRomeo's GiftsRuni Limited: The Image CenterRyanswood StudioSAATI Deli &CateringSam's ClubSaratoga and North Creek RailwaySaratoga Olive OilSaratoga Sod FarmSchenectady Curling ClubSchool of RockSegel Violins & A Place for Art GallerySeven Blessings JewelryShabadasheryShakespeare & CompanyShapes & Colours Day SpaShelburne MuseumShort and Stout Tea CompanySilver ParrotSilver ZooSix Flags New EnglandSPACSpectrum 8 TheatresSportimeStageworks HudsonStanding Stone VineyardsSteuben Athletic ClubSusan ScrimshawSweet Tree FarmT & J SoapTang Teaching Museum and Gallery

The Arts Center of the Capital RegionThe Boat HouseThe Cross Eyed OwlThe Dutch Pot The EggThe Fun Spot; Skateland Entertainment CenterThe Ice Cream Man, Ltd.The Little RagamuffinThe Melting PotThe Morgan State House The MountThe Music Studio The Pottery PlaceThe Red Lion InnThe Silver SeashellThe SnowmanThe Town TinkerThe Trustees of ReservationsThe Wild CenterThe Yoga LilyTheatre Institute at Sage Tiny Tots Tea RoomToll Gate Ice CreamTop Custom JewelersTouchstone CeramicsTracy Buyce PhotographyTrader Joe's Travelers ChampionshipTree PaadTrees of AntiquityTroy Cloth and PaperTroy Family YMCATroy Healing ArtsTroy's LandscapeTumbling Tykes Early Child-hood CenterTwenty Toes Cat SittingUSS SlaterV SalonVermont Nature CreationsWal-MartWells Maple FarmWendy Ide WilliamsWilderstein Historic SiteWildflower GraphicsWilliamstown Theatre Festival WMHTWoven GlassYoga LoftZaikaZero GravityZoom FlumeDonors Jan. 16 - May 5Dawn AbbuhlBarbara Agneta

Kathy and Carlo AgnetaBarbara J. Ahern and W. Conrad HoltonShawn Allan and Nicholas HeplerWally and Jane AltesKerri AmanPeter AmorosaGayle Anderson and Sid FleisherEric Anderson and Caroline LeeAnonymousDave and Sue AnthonyMary Applegate and Charles FisherRoger and Judy ArmstrongYvonne ArnoldAlyce AsheBarbara AthanasiouJudy AtkinsLaurie and David BacheldorMichele BagerDana BarnettAiesha BattlePatricia A. BaylySharon Bedford and Fred AlmKaren BeetleTim Bell Jane Bello BurkeMatthew Bender, IV and Phoebe Powell BenderDr. Robert Benton and Dr. Diane RourkeMichael Bergen and Abbie KileyJesse BertramElmer and Olga BertschJennifer BetsworthLarry and Jeanne BigginsSheridan and Susan BiggsAssie BishopDon BlaisNicholas BodnarJacqueline BokusRichard BoleskiVladia C. BoniewskiBernice Bornt LedeboerAnnee BorthwickEd and Linda BoronskyPeter Bowden and Sharon DiLorenzoJoanne BoydJody BoydElizabeth BoyerBarbara Bradley and Tom McGuireMary and Bob Brand

Mary and Anthony BrankmanJulie BreenJimmy BrennanHon. Neil BreslinPaula and Richard BrewerAudrey Lynn BridgeRonald BrillMilton BrownWilliam and Susan BrownSid and Doris BrownPeter and Debbie BrownHeather and Jason BryerCharles and Charlotte BuchananKeith BulataoIsidro BulataoThessaly BullardCarol Bullard and Worth GretterPatricia M. BurchMarion and Jim BurghartMeghan BurkeChristopher and Kathleen BurkeDoug Burns and Michele Pigliavento BurnsCheryl Cammer and Howard TraiteBennett CampbellHonorable Ron CanestrariSusan CantyCrystal CapozzielloCynthia CarlsteadRobert and Cheryl CarneyBlue CarrekerTom and Nan CarrollCarla CarterFrancesca CasaregolaRyan and Jeanne CaseJoy CasseJonathan CassidyLois Caulfield Ryan CavallaroVanessa Cayford and Matt LesniakKelly CerzaAngelo ChristoChico ChristopherHannah ChristopherRae ClarkAlma T. ClementCathleen ClementJohn Clinton, Jr.Jessie CogswellBonnie and Jeff CohenMalika CohenSeth Cohen and Ellen Tucker-Cohen

Brunch Donors and Donations Jan. 16 - May 5, 2014


Sara ColaneriJoan Connolly and Sharon AhlJim and Phyllis ConroyHon. Richard Conti and Steve SnowAnne ConwayDr. Edwin J. Cook and Patricia Zalinka-CookBill and Diane CorbettJohn and Sue CoreyJacob Cornetti SkottKevin CornilsSanjay Correa and Carol HydeTJ Coté and Will MalcolmStephen Cowan and Lucille MarionAdam Cresko and Laura McCarthyJames and Maureen CrucettiRichard and Monique Cunning-hamSharon and Edward CupoliPeter CzerepakDesiree DakeChristine DauphinaisMrs. Lureen DeBonis Cardish and Mr. E.J. Cardish, Sr.Kimberly DentonJackie Desnoes and Ronald MedagliaMichele DesrosiersDiane Deveines Ryan and Ed RyanStuart DevenpeckDee Dee Diccicco-Craft and Mike CraftDonna DiLorenzoJonathan DimariaSam DiPaceMeg DistellHonorable Robert J. DohertyKimberly DolanHelen DolanDonna DorseyStephanie and Chris DoyleSusan DuboisDonna DuffyKate DukeShaina DulbergBill Dunne and Theresa SetzerWilliam DunneAnn DuszaKevin DyerKathryn C. EastmanInge EleyJeffrey and Lorraine EnglishCarl EricksonDavid and Alice Esmond

Carolyn EstabrooksEitan and Malka EvanLorraine and Aaron EvansRobert Fakundiny and Anne FinchJohn Fallon and Barbara CoughlinJim and Liz FaucherJim and Barbara Featherston-haughBradley FeidenPaul FerenczyBarry FloydDeidre Fogarty-HarrisLinda Ford and Phil FergusonJoanne FortunatoJonathan ForwardIlene FrankJennifer FreemanCatherine FruhaufTroy GaleMr. & Mrs. Mike GalloJanet E. GargiuloAnthony GarnerDeborah GarveyRachel GaulMarie GavazziMarjorie GeigerCylon GeorgeJean and Antoine GerbiniMolly and Ken GetnickLionel and Debbie GibbsAlan GiguereGary David Gold and Nancy PiersonOwen Goldfarb and Priscilla FairbankJane and Neil GolubCarl GonzalezHerb and Shirley GordonGail Hill GordonTony and Denise GormanLynne GortKaren GrafChristopher Grant and Matthew McCartyBarry and Karen GreeneSteven Greenstein and Evelyn Katz GreensteinVirginia C. GreggRobert and Anne GriffinLois GriffinPeter D. GrimmKevin GrossmanMargaret GulliverCarlos and Patricia GutierrezErica HagenNorman and Jan Hagen

Russell HaightKatrin HaldemaRichard HallidayEve and Kevin HalloranMichael and Mary Ellen HalloranTrudy HanmerMorgaen HansenScott Harlow and Serena BensonKatharine HarrisMargaret and Jonathan HarveyJohn and Jane HawnChris HawverDonna and Joe HealdAubrey HeidorfTom Henderson and Millicent EidsonJoseph and Jane HendrickTheresa HennessyJack and Janet HickeyKimberly Hickok and Mark CrabbeCourtney HillAnne HobdayBarbara and Dr. James HoehnSarah HomkeyEric HoppelEllen and Robert HotzJean Howard and Jim WelchJohn and Jane HussonIrwin HutchinsonPatty Ide WilliamsNaomi IngallsSusan Ivie MaharMike and Michele JerisonNancy and Roger JestelE. Stewart Jones, Jr. and Kimberly Sanger JonesGeorgenna JonesHerb and Linda JuristDrs. William and Mary KahlPauline Kamen Miller and Frederick A. MillerRobert and Frances KampWilliam KarchnerKaren R. KaufmannJanine Kava and Robert CarneyDiane Kavanaugh-BlackKathryn KearnsGarry and JoAnn KearnsAlexander and Gail Keeler Cathy KeyserGordon and Judy KilbyRuth and Don KilloranArthur and Heather KilmerElizabeth KinneyHonorable Noelle Kinsch and

Darius ShahinfarAmy KleinChristine KleineggerRebecca Koch and Justin PfeifferChris Kolbay and Eileen MahoneyLynn Kopka and Erin Sullivan-TetaTodd and Nafeesa KoslikAbbe and Steve KovacikSusan KowskyWendy and David KringsRobin KrumanockerSara LadopoulosJennifer LagueOlena LakeMollie C. Lampi and Bernard C. MelewskiEileen and Kevin LangStaci LansleyKyle LanzitCarmelo LaquidaraSusan L. LautherCarolyn and William LawGeorge Leamy and Barbara ConnollyEunju Lee and Brian FisherDean and Liz LeithWendy Lindskoog and Geoffrey HoderathSteven and Vivian LobelMeika Loe and Matt AlingerJulie LomoeKersten Lorcher and Sylvie BrowneMike and Patricia LoudisPamela LoveKatharine L. LoweElizabeth M. LoweSherri and Gerald LublinJoanne LueAlexandra LusakJim LyonsLinda MacKanesiThomas and Patricia MahoneyWilliam MahoneyKristoffer MaloneGordon and Linda MappesKathryn MarchiniPaula MarionPolly MasonRon MasonMorris and Esther MassryNorman and Micki MassryEuthemia Matsoukas and Paul Paksarian

Donations Received Jan. 16 - May 5, 2014


Donations Received Jan. 16 - May 5, 2014 Wayne MattAndrew Marsh and Kathleen MattesSusan MatuszakBarbara and Brian McCandlessWilliam McCormackPat and Susan McCormickAssemblyman John T. McDon-ald IIIRance and Linda McKennaFiona and Michael McKinneySteve McLaughlinMichael and Ellen McMahonLuke McNamaraPaul and Elaine MengeWendy and Rudy MeolaRyan Lewis MerrittFredda MerzonJohn and Marney MeschDavid C. Metz and Barbara C. MetzDick MillerEdward Miller and Laura GarrisonPaul and Kim MorleyMillicent MorrisDavid MorrowDanielle MoustakasPaul MurrayDavid A. Musser and Martha MusserDavid MysliwiecKatherine Nadeau and Jimmy VielkindAnne and Tom NardacciBarbara Nelson and Tim DufelDaniel NerenbergElla Mae NewsonNancy NilesTom Nitido and Wendy SaundersCynthia and Tim NixonMary O'BrienRory O'BrienTim O’BrienKevin and Pat O'BryanPhyllis OchsPatricia O'Connor and Marion TerenzioEdward OechsnerAlison OlinMichael O'MaraGeralyn O'ReillyJason PackerTheresa PageSteve PascarellaLinda PassarettiHannelore and Ralph F.

Passonno Jr.John and Jane PattisonMark Pattison & Laura AmosNina PattisonWendy Pattison and Bill SchroederRichard PearceCathy PedlerLaurie PetteysAnn Pfau and Dave HochfelderMark PfauSusan L. PfauDeane and Jeffrey PfeilJennifer PicarilloDebra Pigliavento and Don EdmansMary PilkingtonKathryn and Joseph PingelskiSylvia PiraniEdward PollackAlma PooleJames PopluharJulia PopovaRandal PutnamJay and Heather QuaintanceDr. Lori and Don QuigleyKatherine RasmussenPhyllis and Ray RatteBarbara ReeleyCheryl Reeves and Martha SchultzCarol ReidWilliam Reinhardt and Gail LandsmanSandie ReizenDavid RhodesCharlie RiccioPriscilla Richards and Michael FanningStephanie Richardson and Tom ClarkStephen and Susan RidlerMoira and Tom RienzoJudith A. RightmyerAlicia RiveraElizabeth and John Roach, Jr.Pansy Robinson Liza Rodriguez and Darren ScottMonserrate RodriguezJoseph and Carra RoganVirginia and Willard RogersDarnell RohrbaughJudy and Larry RosenMeisha Rosenberg and Roddy CollinsNancy Ross and Bob HenshawDominic and Alice Rotondi

Michael and Diane RourkeThomas Rourke and Dorothy HoweySharon and Harry RoyMark RubensteinRachel Hye Youn Rupright and Alexander MonticelloEve and Spencer RyanMyrna SakRichard and Christine SalmonKathy Sanderson and James StewartJeanne SausvillePeter and Karin SavioHannah SavioMatthew Saw LuSandra Saxon-Davis and Eric DavisMatteo ScalabrinPatti SchachterAmy Schallop and Lee Green-steinAlan C. SchickDonald and Nancy SchlegelRobin SchnellMatthew SchuelerBob and Gail SchwartzRachel and Nicholas SciolinoSheryl and Rick SeppaLisa SeychelDianne SeypuraRuth and Frank SeypuraSandra SeypuraMargaret and John ShermanSamantha and JP ShipherdCharles Shopsis and Audrey SmolinMari Shopsis and Eliza KentLarry and Marie ShoreMary Ann and Bruce ShubertJeanne SicklerAmanda SimonPaula and Len SippelDawn SmithMary Jane SmithPerry Smith and RoseAnne FogartyRaymond and JoAnn SmithFlorencia and Michael SnowCatherine SnyderJeremy Snyder and Elana MartonEdward and Kathy SpainBob and Diane SpeeceNancy Spiers Jay Stasack and Connie RayClaire and George SteinerLara Stelmaszyk and Martin

BurkeJane Bucci StewartPat StickneyAmy StockHoward and Margaret StonerRyane and Eric StrausNancy StuebnerLouis and Ann Marie SuaratoMs. C. Andre SullivanDennis and Margaret SullivanJoseph SullivanKrishna SundaresanRobert and Joyce SwanickMary SweeneyRichard and Theresa SymanskyGeorge Tanner and Resa Siegel TannerJoann and John TarboxLeslie Thiele and Ken LarsenSusan Thompson and Al DeSalvoJohn and Valerie ThompsonJohnny Thompson Chris ThorneRuthellen H. M. ThornePeter and Kathy TolcserCongressman Paul TonkoSheila TotoIda TraschenLinda and Frank TraylorSusan TrollJanet and Ned TromblyDavid and Sharon TrompDiane and Stephen TrowbridgeJessica and Steve TrowbridgeLynette and Michael TuckerPeggy TullyWilliam Tuthill and Gregory AndersonThomas and Bernadette TwenteNina and Robert TyzikChristine UrbanoBailey Van DeestDonna Van DeusenLaura Van Deusen and Bob Von AchenConnor VanderBogartTim VarneyJamie Vaughn and Ben LarsenJessica VaughnSondra and John VelieCaroline VernerDavid Verner and Bernice Van ZandtDeborah VogelApril VolkAnn WallasNicholas Wallas

Donors Jan. 16 - May 5, 2014


Donors Are Our Roots Support Capital District Community

Gardens with a donation today!

Please make your tax deductible check payable to CapitalDistrict Community Gardens, 40 River Street, Troy, NY 12180

□ $30 Friend□ $60 Sponsor□ $120 Supporter

□ $300 Benefactor □ $600 Cultivator□ $1200 Gardening Angel

Name:_________________________Address:________________________Phone:_________________________E-mail:_________________________

INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE INVOLVED?� Help out with Autumn Evening mailings. � Volunteer to donate Squash Hunger produce. � Harvest crops with our Produce Project students.

~ Wishlist ~* Folding carts for Squash Hunger pick ups* Gas lawnmowers and rototillers (working)

* Rainjackets (all sizes)* Garden carts and wheelbarrows* Computer monitors (flat screen)

* Plastic storage bins with lids* Plastic bread bins* Extension ladder

* Good working pickup truck

Donors Jan. 16 - May 5, 2014 Caroline R. WalterDeborah Webster and Robert GuzzoRebecca Webster and Corrie WhalenDawn Stuart WeinraubRichard L. WeiszLeonard and Jane WellsKathy WhalenDorsey WhiteheadMichael and Margery WhitemanMichelle WickhamLawrence and Sara WiestChris Wilber Howard and Richard HowardAmy Williams and Pat MaddenHarry WilliamsNancie WilliamsAdam and Claire WilsonHonorable Rodney Wiltshire Jr. and Jolene WiltshireJeanine WisniewskiGregor WynnyczukWendy York-BriggsAnthony ZodaCommunity Partners

Accu Care Home Health ServiceAlbany Protective ServicesAustin and CompanyBarbara Higbee RealtyBerkshire Bank FoundationBJ’s Foundation Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLPBouchey Financial Group, Ltd.Bullard, McLeod & Assoc., Inc.Capital District YMCAColumbia Development GroupCommunity Resource Federal Credit UnionCornerStone Telephone Co.

CSArchDruthers Brewing CompanyEnvision Architects PCFarm Family Casualty Insurance CompanyFingerpaint Marketing, Inc.First Niagara BankFirst Unitarian Universalist Society of AlbanyFlink Smith LLCFoy Foundation Advised Fund of The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital RegionHodgson Russ LLPJonesville United Methodist ChurchM & T Charitable FoundationMarra's PharmacyModern PressMonticello, Licensed Real Estate BrokerMVP Health CareNH Kelman, Inc.Park Pub Restaurant & CateringPombo Wealth ManagementPryba, Tobin & Company CPAs, PCRensselaer County Chamber of CommerceRose & KiernanSage Brothers CompanySand Lake Garden ClubSEFCUSidney and Beatrice Albert FoundationStewart’s ShopsSt. John's Episcopal ChurchStanley PaperStewart's ShopsStuyvesant Plaza, Inc.The Foundry for Art Design + Culture

The Gorman GroupThe Niche GalleryThe Niles & Carl GroupThe Rensselaer ClubThe RuckTri City Rental Troy Teachers AssociationTurner Construction CompanyUnitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, NY

In-Kind DonorsKerri Aman Rich AmbuskeBenchmark Printing Callanan IndustriesJoanne FortunatoHilton Garden InnHudson Valley Community College Drea LeanzaMorgan Linen CompanyMr. & Mrs. Burton PurmellJune RichardsonScotia Glenville Children’s MuseumGeorge SheehanChris ThorneUngerman ElectricWhiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP

Tribute DonationsIn honor of:

• De Downing by Anonymous

In memory of:• Colleen Connell Smith by Carolyn Estabrooks and Nanson Serrianne• Earl, Lincoln Park Gardener by Anne and Jonathon Mossop• Lorna and Dexter Groesbeck by Deborah and John Bennett• Kenneth York by Neal A. Baillargeon, MD• Ken York by Walter and Virginia Balfour• Kenneth E. York by Peg and Dave Briggs• Kenneth E. York by Garden Club of East Schodack• Kenneth E. York by Catherine A. Jones• Kenneth E. York by Ladies Auxiliary of the Brunswick Lodge of Elks #2556• Kenneth E. York by Maynard, O'Connor, Smith & Catalinotto, LLP• Kenneth York by Frederick W. and Barbara B. Ruh

We gratefully acknowledge the more than 100 additional supporters who made donations to CDCG between

January 16 and May 5, but were not listed above due to space limitations.

40 River StreetTroy, NY 12180518-274-8685www.cdcg.org

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On the Table Lemon Ginger Bok Choy Soup

This soup was very popular with customers and employees during a brutal cold snap this winter, but the delicious lemon/ginger/turmeric flavor combination makes it a refreshing possibility as a cold summer soup as well. Full of nutritious roots and leafy greens, this soup is the cure to whatever ails you. Enjoy!

Directions1. Begin by sautéing the onions, carrots and mushrooms in a large pot with the oil until soft.2. Add the sweet potatoes, bok choy, ginger, lemon juice and broth and bring to boil.3. Reduce to simmer and cook for 60-90 minutes, or until all vegetable are soft and the flavors have married.4. Add pepper and turmeric to taste.5. Serve immediately.

3 carrots, peeled and chopped 1 onion, peeled and chopped 1 bok choy, chopped into 1-inch chunks; (discard top portion of jagged leaves)2 medium or 1 large sweet potato, unpeeled and chopped into 1-inch chunks8 ounces white mushrooms, stems removed and quartered

Juice of 1 medium-large lemon2 to 3-inch piece peeled fresh ginger, added whole and removed midway through simmering (1 tablespoon ground ginger may be substituted)2 to 3 tablespoons oil1 tablespoon ground turmeric1 tablespoon ground black pepper2 - 32oz containers of vegetable or chicken broth

Ingredients

fresh tastes for young kids · spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, green beans, cauliflower and honeydew...

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