Recipes

Spring brings the beginning of many new flavors, including fresh herbs! We’re excited to begin offering fresh, locally-grown organic herbs in boxes and as add-ons from Happy Valley Organics of Whately, MA. We’re bringing in herb season with a bang. Our first herb of the season is a crowd favorite, and one of our favorite […]

We hope everyone had a delicious and relaxing Thanksgiving holiday! Just because the holiday is over, it doesn’t mean you have to stop eating well! We’ve got onions, broccoli sprouts, green bell peppers, potatoes, and more for you this week. Add-on grapes and pumpkins are done for the season, but we still have Missouri pecans […]

Written by Boston Organics | Mar 31, 2010 3:30:12 PM After visiting Atlas and Winter Moon Farm we stopped in Whately, MA, at the main site of Enterprise Farm. And James let us know a little bit about plowing these fields… And told us about different plants in the greenhouse…

Lillie Marshall is a middle school teacher, mother of two young kids, and a writer. She runs Around the World “L” Travel and Life blog, Teaching Traveling Global Education Community, and Drawings Of… Educational Cartoon site. She has quite a lot going on — a full plate so to speak — and Boston Organics deliveries […]

Written by Amy Levine | Feb 18, 2013 9:13:12 AM Happy President’s Day! We’re getting closer to spring, and we’re happy to say we are still bringing in the local goods this time of year. This week brings flavorful celeriac (celery root), the epic ugly duckling of the culinary world. We also have carrots, kohlrabi, […]

Dogma Box customers have an exciting new item in their boxes this week: Adirondack Blue potatoes from Red Fire Farm. Unlike your common colored potatoes that look like any old russet beneath the skin, Adirondack Blues have a radiant bluish-purple flesh. This coloring indicates the presence of an antioxidant called anthocyanin, which also gives blueberries, […]

Timing is everything when eating a pear. Eat one before it’s ripe and it will be crunchy but devoid of flavor. Eat one past its peak and the mushy texture will ruin the whole experience. The traditional “pear-shaped” European varieties (Bosc, D’Anjou, Bartlett) get mealy when they are left to ripen on the tree. That’s […]

The Chioggia beet (pronounced kee-OH-gee-uh), also known as the candy stripe or bulls-eye beet, is as beautiful as it is delicious. Its deep pink and white spirals add a burst of color to a variety of dishes. Here’s everything you need to know about this exotic root veggie. The Origins of the Chioggia beet: From Specialty […]

Written by Boston Organics | Mar 12, 2012 9:58:58 AM Spring is on its way, and that means our partner farmers in New England are gearing up to plant their crops for the upcoming growing season. We’re looking forward to the bounty of local produce ahead! We’ve got a beautiful week ahead of us and […]

Written by Amy Levine | Dec 4, 2013 12:32:18 PM We hope you all had a wonderful and delicious Thanksgiving! ‘Tis the season for healthy, flavorful root veggies from our local farm partners. We’re getting flavorful carrots from Atlas Farm, purple top turnips and beets from Nature’s Circle Farm of Maine, sweet potatoes from Picadilly […]

March is one of the most difficult months for Massachusetts locavores to find fresh organic fruits and vegetables. While California may already be showing early signs of spring, New England is still in the depths of winter. Even the most prepared homesteaders are scrounging through the back shelves of their pantries to find the items […]

Written by Amy Levine | Apr 8, 2014 10:19:42 AM Our Dogma Box includes organic fruits and vegetables sourced as close to Boston as possible throughout the year. Similar to a CSA or farm share, this box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms each week. This week our Dogma […]

Join with Massachusetts GMO labeling advocates for a screening of the documentary Genetic Roulette (60 minutes) followed by a discussion about what GMOs mean for Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, and how we can work together to keep our communities safe and healthy. When: Sunday, February 16th 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Where: Spontaneous Celebrations 45 Danforth […]

We are really excited about the local, organic strawberries. At a recent meeting I attended, I brought over one package each of the local and California strawberries. Here are few noted differences: Price: The local strawberries are more expensive. This is a complicated issue and I don’t really know all the real reasons why we […]