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This week we have delicious organic pea shoots from Jonathan’s Sprouts of Rochester, Massachusetts. Pea shoots have an irresistibly fresh flavor and we love when they’re available!

Topics: Recipes, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, Organic Pea Shoots

The secret to good cooking is using fresh ingredients. This is doubly true when we’re talking about herbs.

Topics: Vegetarian and Vegan Food, Recipes, Happy Valley Organics, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Local Dogma Box, organic basil, Eat Local, Organic Herbs, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, gardening, diy

Turns out there are a few different varieties of cucumbers, but the two most common are slicing and pickling. It also turns out that there’s some confusion about what constitutes a slicing pickle.

Topics: Recipes, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, pickles, fermentation, cucumbers

Before it was dubbed America’s “superfood,” kale was an obscure green that could only be found at farmers’ markets, independent health food stores and, of course, at Boston Organics. Kale has become so popular that it’s almost hard to remember a time before it was the ultimate emblem of healthy food.

But now that kale is everywhere, there are so many different kinds of kale out there, it’s hard to keep them all straight.

Here’s a quick guide to the most common varieties of kale we carry, so the next time it shows up in your organic grocery delivery you won’t be asking yourself “What the kale is that?!”

Topics: Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, organic kale, Organic Leafy Greens, Guides and Infographics

Organic sprouts are a favorite garnish and sandwich-wrap filling, delightful in their crunchy and deliciously tangled way. But what exactly are they? And how are they grown? Wonder no more. We’re here to help demystify this tasty ingredient.

Topics: Recipes, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Jonathan’s Sprouts, Organic Sprouts, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston

With so many varieties of organic leafy greens coming from our local farmers each week, it can be challenging to figure out which is which. After all, they are all green and leafy!

At a glance many greens may appear quite similar; in reality they’re each unique. To help you celebrate these special greens in all their delicious, nutritious glory, we’ve put together this quick visual guide to help you identify the common greens in your produce box.

Topics: Recipes, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, Organic Leafy Greens, Guides and Infographics

Celeriac might not be winning any beauty contests, but once you get past the other-worldly looks of this underdog root vegetable, you’ll find a mild-tasting and fragrant interior that’ll surely win you over.

Topics: Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Newsletter, boston organics, Organic Celeriac, organic produce, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables

Mandarins, a type of orange, are great snacks that are filled with juicy goodness. There are hundreds of breeds of mandarins and some we have included in your deliveries in the past are Tangerines, Clementines, Satsuma, and Tango.

Topics: Recipes, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Original Boston Organics Blog, organic mandarins

Watermelons are the cream of the summer crop. Juicy and refreshing, sweet and crisp, these melons make the perfect summertime dessert, picnic snack or barbeque side. But as common as watermelons are, how well do you really know them? We often just slurp down cubes and gleefully munch the top off triangular slices on hot days. Read on to get to know this taken-for-granted summer staple.

Topics: produce delivery, Recipes, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, boston organics, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce, organic watermelon

What’s the big dill about pickles? Pickling is one of the oldest ways to preserve food. The most common pickled food is cucumbers. You can submerge any fruit or vegetable into a brine, and let that slow and controlled fermentation process do its magic! Check out some of the best pickle recipes.

Topics: Recipes, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Organic Cucumbers, Original Boston Organics Blog, pickles