Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
Our Dogma Box includes organic fruits and vegetables sourced as close to Boston as possible throughout the year. Similar to a CSA or farm share, this box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms each week.
What do all of the items in this week’s Dogma Box have in common? As always, everything is locally grown and certified organic – but they’re also all GREEN!
No, we’re not nostalgic for St. Patrick’s Day or even particularly excited about the Celtics’ new Lucky the Leprechaun logo. It’s just that time of the year when leafy greens and fresh-cut herbs abound and the first bell peppers and zucchini start to come in.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
- Bell Peppers – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Cabbage – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Collard Greens – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Cucumbers – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Fennel – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Lettuce – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Spring Onions – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Zucchini – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Bok Choy – Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
- Chives – Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
- Garlic Scapes – Witchcat Farms (Enosburg, VT)
Green vegetables are brimming with fiber, vitamins, minerals, and plant-based substances that may help protect you from heart disease and diabetes.
In particular, vitamin K regulates blood clotting, helps protect bones from osteoporosis, and minimizes the effects of inflammatory diseases like arthritis. Because vitamin K is fat-soluble, it may actually be healthier to eat your leafy greens with an oil-based dressing or cooked in a small amount of butter!
Speaking of which, here’s a delicious and simple recipe for Butter-Braised Spring Onions with Chives. Cook it, eat it, and enjoy it in good health!
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
Our Dogma Box includes organic fruits and vegetables sourced as close to Boston as possible throughout the year. Similar to a CSA or farm share, this box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms each week.
We asked Doug at Happy Valley Organics to keep the greens attached to the local organic beets for our Dogma Box customers, giving you some bonus leafy greens to enjoy this week! If you’re able to resist cooking them up on the spot, it’s best to separate the greens from the bulbous root and store them in a plastic bag in your fridge.
When you saute the beet greens according to this spectacular recipe for Roasted Beets & Sauteed Greens with Hazelnuts and Goat Cheese, you can leave the stems intact. Not only is it delicious AND nutritious, but you’re also using every part of the plant and eliminating food waste.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
This week’s Dogma Box is jam packed with nutrients. For example, did you know that one cup of cooked bok choy provides more than 100% of your recommended daily intake of vitamin A and close to two-thirds of your daily vitamin C?!
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
In case you missed our big announcement last week, Boston Organics is now offering certified organic yogurt in our add-on section!
This week’s boxes will be packed with an amazing selection of organic fruits and vegetables. With the local growing season in full-swing, everything is particularly fresh and flavorful. We have lots of juicy plums and donut peaches for you to enjoy, and green cucumbers with a crunch that says welcome to summer.
Check out this week’s newsletter for the perfect recipe for these cucumbers and your fresh-cut dill from Happy Valley Organics in Whately, MA. You’ll also learn about garlic scapes, leafy greens, and our Summer Rewards Program!
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
Our Dogma Box includes organic fruits and vegetables sourced as close to Boston as possible throughout the year. Similar to a CSA or farm share, this box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms each week.
This week’s Dogma Box is overflowing with fresh organic fruits and vegetables from Vermont and Western Massachusetts. These leafy greens are grown without synthetic pesticides, making them safer to eat and better for the environment.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
This week’s recipe for Sausage Risotto with Spring Greens is an excellent way to prepare dandelion greens or other leafy greens for meat-lovers everywhere.
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Our Dogma Box includes organic fruits and vegetables sourced as close to Boston as possible throughout the year. Similar to a CSA or farm share, this box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms each week.
The organic produce in this week’s Dogma Box comes almost entirely from Massachusetts and Vermont! The gorgeous chard, kale, and lettuce are all from Atlas Farm in Deerfield, MA while the tasty radishes, parsnips, and sunchokes were grown on Deep Root Organic Coop’s member farms.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
- Chard – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Kale – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Lettuce – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Chives – Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
- Black Radishes – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Parsnips – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Sunchokes – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Onions – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
- Empire Apples – Dwight Miller Orchards (East Dummerston, VT)
We have a bunch of recipes for all your leafy greens this week. Bake your kale into mini frittatas with our Kale and Chives Egg Muffins or try our try a Chickpea Curry with Kale or Swiss Chard!
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014
Our Dogma Box includes organic fruits and vegetables sourced as close to Boston as possible throughout the year. Similar to a CSA or farm share, this box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms each week.
This is what we’ve been dreaming about all winter long – welcome to the local season! Soups and roasted root vegetables will soon be a distant memory. It’s time to start thinking about grilled veggies, salads, and local leafy greens. This week, Atlas Farm is bringing us fresh picked kale, lettuce, chard, and arugula straight from their fields in western Massachusetts.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
- Arugula – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Chard – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Kale – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Lettuce – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Basil – Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
- Pea Shoots – Jonathan’s Organic (Rochester, MA)
- Black Radishes – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Parsnips – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Potatoes – Nature’s Circle Farm (New Limerick, ME)
- Empire Apples – Dwight Miller Orchards (East Dummerston, VT)
Between the leafy greens from Atlas, the basil from Happy Valley Organics, and the pea shoots from Jonathan’s, you can make several meals this week using only Massachusetts local produce! Check the Dogma Box every week as we move through the season to see what’s fresh, organic, and locally grown.
Monday, June 2nd, 2014
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. We can barely contain our excitement – by the end of this week you’ll be enjoying your first harvest of the year from Atlas Farm!
This week, Dogma Box customers will find lots of local leafy greens in their box including red leaf lettuce, kale, chard, and arugula! Even if you’re not a Dogma Box customer, there are still plenty of local leafy greens to go around. Local organic pea shoots from Jonathan’s Organic (Rochester, MA) and fresh-cut organic basil from Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA) can be found in almost every box along with Atlas Farm (Deerfield, MA) lettuce and kale.
Read this week’s newsletter to see what else you might find in this week’s box and for some great recipe ideas too! You’ll also find information about our ongoing Summer Rewards Program including new prizes for the month of June.
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
With so many varieties of leafy greens coming from our local farmers each week, it can be difficult to figure out which is which. After all, they are all green and leafy!
Though these greens may appear similar at a glance, they are actually quite unique. We want to help you celebrate these unique greens in all their delicious, nutritious glory, so we’ve put together this quick visual guide to help you identify the common greens in your produce box.
Quick Leafy Green Terminology:
• Spine: the large stem that runs through the center of the greens
• Rib: small stems that come off of the spines and run through the leaves
Kale
Curly Kale: Light green spines and ribs with rough, curly leaves.
Red (Russian Red) Kale: Purple spines and ribs with flat, green leaves that protrude like fingers.
Lacinato or Dinosaur Kale: Off-white spines and ribs with slender, bumpy leaves.
Click here for kale storage tips and recipes!
Collard Greens
Light green spines and ribs with large, broad leaves.
Click here for collard greens storage tips and recipes!
Chard
Green Chard: Light green spines with small tender ribs and large paddle-shaped leaves.
Red Chard: Red spines and tender red ribs with dark green paddle-shaped leaves.
Rainbow Chard: Multicolored spines and ribs with dark green paddle-shaped leaves.
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Arugula
Long, slender spines with quill-like leaves, usually packed in small bunches.
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We hope this guide will help you differentiate between the many greens that we get from our farm partners throughout the year.
Don’t forget – if you’re ever stumped, you can always snap a picture and send it to our leafy green experts at [email protected], and we’ll help you out!