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Saint Patrick’s Day observes the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. People spend the holiday celebrating Irish culture and traditions including parades, Irish step dancing, drinking green beer, or eating Irish cuisine. Did you know your chance of finding a 4-leaf clover is 1 in 10,000?

As tradition goes, wearing green on St. Patrick ’s Day will make you invisible to pesky leprechauns, otherwise be weary of getting pinched! Different cities hold different traditions – Chicago colors the Chicago River green with a natural vegetable dye, and Hot Springs holds the world’s shortest parade (98 feet). While I don’t think Mayor Walsh will approve dying the Charles River green, we still have an awesome parade! Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade will start Sunday March 17 at 1:00 pm at Broadway Station.

Topics: Recipes, boston organics, Organic Onions, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Original Boston Organics Blog, Organic Greens, organic green leaf lettuce, organic recipes, holidays, Boston, cucumbers, Cooking, vegan, vegetarian, healthy eating, St. Patrick’s Day

Camping is full of contradictions that somehow make a lot of sense. For example:

The farther you get from civilization, the closer you feel to the people you’re with.
The earlier you wake up, the more energy you seem to have.
The more serene it is, the more alive you feel.

But there’s one part of camping that just doesn’t add up. We go into the woods to clear our minds and fill our lungs with clean air, but then we fill our stomachs with candy bars and hot dogs. After going through all this trouble to connect to nature, why is traditional camping food so processed and unhealthy?

It doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, it’s relatively easy to eat healthy food when camping, as long as you’re conscious about it and plan ahead. Here are a few tips to help you eat healthy in the great outdoors. Scroll down to find our sample menu for a weekend camping trip.

Topics: Newsletter, Meal Planning, Guides and Infographics

Don’t be fooled by the sunchoke—nothing is what it seems. With more names than the devil, sunchokes/Jerusalem artichokes/sunroots can intimidate those unfamiliar the scraggly root vegetable.

Topics: organic sunchokes, Organic Root Vegetables, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, New England Winter Cooking

Welcome to the Purchaser’s Corner! Here you’ll find periodic updates from our Purchasing Team on what’s new and exciting from our farm partners, as well insight into the world of our farmers.

Topics: know your farmer, Newsletter, Organic Farmers, know your farm, organic produce, Non GMO, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, winter, Farms, Purchaser’s Corner

This week, we’re spreading the love! Providing you top-notch food one liners, featuring add-on chocolate to surprise your sweetie when they open up their Boston Organics box, and showing extra love for our local growers!

Topics: Local Dogma Box, Eat Local, Organic Farmers, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Organic Chocolate, Valentine’s Day

Here’s an infographic with some information on some of our company highlights, including number of bunches of local greens delivered, number of nonprofits supported, and number of pounds of food donated to Food For Free.

Topics: Company Updates, Guides and Infographics, Donations, Year In Review, Community Impact

Boston Organics has started a new series of posts for Meatless Monday recipes in order to offer ideas for vegetarian dinners and also to encourage a reduction in weekly meat consumption. This encourages a more sustainable lifestyle. Meatless Mondays are a way to show our customers that vegetable-based meals can be hearty and delicious and that they are a nutritious and environmentally responsible way to eat. This week’s featured recipe is for BBQ Beet Burgers.

Topics: Vegetarian and Vegan Food

When the sun sets before 4:30 and the temperature fluctuates between chilly and I-think-my-nose-might-fall-off levels, the couch and a cozy blanket seem extra appealing. Though there is something to be said for allowing yourself to slow down a little and reflect in this season of long nights, keeping active will help maintain your health and your mood. Check out the tips below to help you get moving and stay moving throughout the winter.

Topics: office, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, Healthy Office, nutrition

We’ve scoured the internet for the hottest food trends for 2019.

Topics: Cooking, healthy eating, 2019 trends