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Back-to-school season is a busy time for students, parents and teachers. We would like to help you get ready for the transition to school, so we’re offering plenty of nutritious add-ons that can be enjoyed by every member of your family.

Topics: Home Cooking Kitchen Tips

Congratulations to all of our Boston Organics customers who participated in the Summer Sweepstakes! Thank you for your enthusiasm and for your ongoing support. After weeks of challenges and bonus points our intern has finely (and finally) combed through every social medium to tally the total points earned. Using state of the art technology, our marketing department enlisted the help of a computer and science to pick our winners. We are thrilled to have had so many dedicated contestants and hope you had as much fun as we did playing the sweepstakes all summer long!

Topics: Contests, Community Events

Local heirloom tomato add-ons continue this week! We also have red field tomatoes, Asian eggplant, bell peppers, and leafy greens from Atlas Farm, and fresh basil is the herb of the week from Happy Valley Organics. Wild organic blueberries are coming in from Maine, and delicious Paula Red apples are here from Dwight Miller Orchards in VT. Check out this week’s tasty recipes and more in the newsletter!

Topics: Newsletter

A box full of super foods is being delivered to Dogma Box subscribers this week. These include antioxidant rich blueberries from Maine and beta-carotene filled carrots from Atlas Farm in Massachusetts. Also new to the box: fresh cantaloupe from Porter Farm in NY. Beautiful eggplants, chard, cucumbers, lettuce, peppers, onions and apples round out the box.

This week’s Dogma Box includes:

Asian Eggplant –Picadilly Farm (Winchester, NH)
Pickling Cucumbers – Picadilly Farm (Winchester, NH)
Salad Tomatoes – Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
Romaine Lettuce – Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
Green Bell Peppers – Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
Chard –Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
Rainbow and Orange Carrots – Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
Yellow Onions – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
Cantaloupe– Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
Paula Red Apples – Dwight Miller & Son Orchards (E. Dummerston, VT)
Blueberries– Burke Hill Farm (Cherryfield, ME)

The included recipes utilize many of the produce items that you’re receiving in this week’s Dogma Box. Our recipes are usually quite flexible and easily adaptable based on your pantry and your dietary needs. Feel free to get creative in the kitchen! If you come up with new ways to use some of our recipes and would like to share, post them on our Facebook or Tweet us.

Wheat Berry Pilaf

Tomato, Spelt and Herb Salad

Grilled Vegetables with Rosemary and Goat Cheese Polenta

What are you cooking this week? Feel free to share with us at any time! For more recipes, check out the Produce Info, Storage Tips and Recipes section on our website and browse recipes by item. Here you can find nutritional information, preparation tips, and recipes for each produce item we offer. Happy eating from your friends at Boston Organics!

Topics: Local Dogma Box

It looks like a mighty fine week of local and organic produce ahead of us! Heirloom tomato add-ons continue, while half pints of wild Maine blueberries are here as our featured add-on of the week. Other notable produce includes field tomatoes from Atlas Farm, collard greens, Daikon radishes, and fresh thyme. Check out the newsletter!

This week’s featured add-on is wild lowbush Maine blueberries! Burke Hill Farm in Cherryfield, ME usually has fresh certified organic blueberries available in August and September, and we’ve worked with them over the past few years to get you some of the best blueberries around.

Topics: Recipes

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.

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.

Topics: Vegetarian and Vegan Food

Atlas Farm has organic watermelons for us this week, and we’ve made them our featured add-on! We also have 2 lb bags of heirloom tomatoes as well as Sungold cherry tomatoes available as add-ons from Atlas Farm as well! In addition to the delicious local veggies going out in boxes this week, we’re getting an early season variety of apple called Paula Reds from Dwight Miller Orchards in VT. Finally, this is the last week of our Summer Sweepstakes! Check out the newsletter for more produce news and upcoming events!