Boston Organics Blog | Fresh. Organic. Delivered. | New England Local Fruits and Vegetables (4)

In early March, Jeff, Jill, and Caroline went to the SBN’s 8th Annual Local Food Trade Show event held at Northeastern University. The Local Food Trade Show is designed to facilitate connections and stimulate business relationships between producers and wholesale buyers of local food, with a focus on specialty crop food products in Massachusetts.

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

Check out these local Boston Food events! The Boston Organics team has compiled a list of local events hosted by organizations we support for you to connect with like-minded individuals.

Boston Organics believes it is in everyone’s best interest to build a strong regional network of growers, distributors and retailers, and we think it’s great that more and more people are getting on board with the local movement.

Building a healthy food system isn’t a one-(wo)man job and requires constant communication between organizations. We put together this list of local events so you can collaborate, connect, and contribute to the local food system too! Check out these Spring events!

Topics: Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Farmers, Community Events, boston organics, Community, The Boston Organics Crew, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, Original Boston Organics Blog, Food System, sustainability, Farms, FDA

written by Jill Banach, Produce Purchasing

Topics: Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Newsletter, Organic Farmers, boston organics, Community, The Boston Organics Crew, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, Original Boston Organics Blog, Food System, sustainability, Farms, FDA, Purchaser’s Corner

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’s box features shiitake mushrooms, which are crazy nutritious but also delicious. If you’re a mushroom fan, shiitakes are likely one your list of favorites (they’re so much more flavorful and complex than boring white button mushrooms!). You’ll encounter shiitakes in various forms in a lot of Asian cuisine, like miso soup and many stirfries. Today we’ve got a recipe that calls for roasting the mushrooms and we think you’re going to love it.

Topics: Recipes, Local Dogma Box, Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Farmers, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Organic Apples, Organic Broccoli, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, organic green leaf lettuce, organic shiitake mushrooms

This week’s box features local leeks. If you’ve never cooked with leeks and you’re not sure where to start, never fear. We’re going to help you learn to love leeks.

Topics: Recipes, Local Dogma Box, Newsletter, Eat Local, organic leeks, Organic Farmers, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Organic Apples, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, organic spinach

This week’s box features some veggies you know and love, like broccoli and potatoes, and at least one item (kohlrabi) that might have a few folks scratching their heads. Never fear. We’ve got a few outside the box ideas to turn both the familiar and unfamiliar into something fantastic.

Topics: Recipes, Organic Kohlrabi, Local Dogma Box, Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Cucumbers, Organic Farmers, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Local Season, Organic Broccoli, Organic Leafy Greens, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables

We may be moving into fall but that doesn’t mean that we are no longer getting new items from all of our wonderful farm partners. We are in that perfect time where we get to enjoy the end of summer produce and the beginning of a whole new crop of vegetables. We are happy that we have wrapped up another successful summer here and are very excited to head into fall and see all the new items that we have to look forward to all fall.

Topics: Recipes, Local Dogma Box, organic blueberries, Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Cucumbers, Organic Farmers, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Local Season, Organic Leafy Greens, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables

We are beginning to wind down the summer vegetable season. We have had a great summer in terms of the amazing produce that we have been able to offer. As we look ahead to fall (see last year’s fall produce guide), let’s take a moment to savor some of our summer favorites, like fennel, tomatoes, green beans and plums.