We’re delivering a zesty box full of yummy summer foods! As colorful a mix as it is nutritious, this week’s box balances savory and sweet with fresh blueberries, corn on the cob and broccoli crowns. Atlas Farm has uncured Spanish onions for us this week. These onions need to be refrigerated since they are not […]
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Atlas Farm Baby Greens – February 25, 2011
It’s always great to get an email from one of the farms we work with with news like this… Gideon at Atlas Farm in South Deerfield let us know that he’s got a bunch of greenhouse baby greens available! (And Jess at Atlas was kind enough to send over these photos of these very greens!) […]
Orange's Inner Beauty
What makes an orange orange? Well, technically the English word for the color wasn’t recorded until several centuries after the fruit appeared in Europe, so orange is the color of the fruit and not the other way around. An orange (the fruit) is a hybrid between a pomelo and a grapefruit. The first oranges were, […]
The Dogma Box – my thoughts about it
I am really excited about the Dogma box. I wish I could take credit for the name and the concept, but I learned that another “box” company in Denmark has been offering one for years… I think the Dogma box will help serve as a reality check for the current state of the local food […]
Weekly Newsletter May 13, 2013
We’re on the brink of the local produce season and we couldn’t be more excited to see what starts coming in from our local farm partners in the next few weeks. This week is the launch of our Boston Organics Coloring Book – a free add-on for the littlest fruit and veggie lovers! Other notable […]
Organic Heirloom Tomatoes & Organic Maine Wild Blueberries
The first local heirloom tomatoes and Maine wild blueberries of the season are here! The heirloom tomatoes are from Atlas Farm in South Deerfield, MA; and the wild blueberries are from Burke Hill Farm in Cherryfield, ME.
Remembering Labor Day and Thanking Food Workers
For many of us Labor Day means a day off from work, for some it’s considered the unofficial end of summer, and in an era past it was also the day you packed up all of your white clothes. This Labor Day let’s take a moment to reflect on its origins, the labor movement in […]
Maine Wild Blueberries – They don't call them wild for nothing
The organic Maine wild blueberries from Burke Hill Farm are finally in! But maybe only for this week. Maine wild blueberries are the best kind of blueberries and one of the true highlights of summer in New England. They’re not like the ones you find at the supermarket. They’re smaller and have an intense flavor. […]
7 Essential Kitchen Tools
It’s fun to ogle the latest single-purpose kitchen gadget, whether it scoops out the flesh of an avocado while slicing it or removes all the leaves from a sprig of rosemary. While these tools may seem indispensable at first, they can end up in a dusty back corner of your bric-a-brac drawer. Beyond your pots, pans […]
Weekly Newsletter – May 16, 2011
You asked for herbs and we got ’em! This week is the first week of cut herbs from Happy Valley Organics in South Deerfield, Mass. We’ve got cut basil, chives, oregano and rosemary. (That’s not all! We’ve also got baby greens from Atlas Farm and a new variety of cheese, the astoundingly delicious garlic cheddar, […]
Farm Updates and Local Offerings
We hope everyone was able to enjoy last weekend’s gorgeous weather! As unpredictable as the New England weather can be, spring is just around the corner. Our local farmers spent the warm weather prepping fields to get ahead for the next harvest What’s Up At Kitchen Garden Farm Tim Wilcox at Kitchen Garden Farm (Sunderland, […]
Heirloom Tomatoes, Maine Wild Blueberries and More!
Maine Wild Blueberries! (5 pounds) We are offering five pound boxes of organic wild low-bush blueberries from Burke Hill Farm in Cherryfield, Maine. The berries come in a compact, wax box. The box will fit into most freezers and the berries are perfect for baking! As in previous years, we anticipate irregular deliveries from the […]
Produce Updates from Atlas Farm
Hi folks! We have a quick update for you regarding some of our produce this week. We’ve been speaking with our friends at Atlas Farm since the snow covered their fields over the weekend, and we have had to adjust box contents slightly to account for shortages. Western Massachusetts got about a foot of snow, […]
How to Spring Clean Your Office
As the rain washes away the last of winter’s grimy snow, it’s a great time to think about spring cleaning your office space. Having an organized workspace will help you feel less stressed and more focused, and you’ll be more efficient if you don’t have to go fishing around for the documents you need. With […]
