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!
Tuesday, May 27th, 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.
Local sage, thyme, rosemary, and oregano from Happy Valley Organics steal the show in this week’s Dogma Box! This mix of fresh-cut herbs adds a blast of flavor to roasted veggies, grilled meats, or homemade salad dressings.
Our recipe for Carrot & Radish Salad with a Thyme Vinaigrette pairs these fresh spring herbs with spicy black radishes from Deep Root Organic Coop.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
The local season really kicks into gear next week with spring crops from Atlas Farm! Get ready for local greens and tomatoes – and check back every week to see what’s fresh and in season.
Monday, May 26th, 2014
We hope you’re warming up your barbecues this Memorial Day because grilling season has begun!
A mix of fresh-cut herbs from Happy Valley Organics will make a great addition to any grilled meat or vegetable dish and with giant organic Vidalia onions in most of the boxes this week, we bet you’ll be headed out to the grill this week. While you’re there, slice up a juicy peach, nectarine, or pluot and caramelize it over an open flame – it’ll blow your mind!
Read this week’s newsletter to see what’s fresh and in season this week and for great recipes to make with the items in your box.
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
The Dogma Box includes produce sourced as close to Boston as possible. Similar to a CSA, this box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
Stay warm and enjoy these local winter offerings.
Friday, October 5th, 2012
The Dogma Box is transitioning into local fall produce in a lovely way. Atlas Farm is moving further into their fall harvest and that means potatoes, onions, and beets are being added to the list.
We’re also starting to work more with Deep Root Organic Coop, a cooperative of almost 20 organic farms in northern Vermont and southern Quebec. We work with them mostly in the colder months to get some of the best root veggies around! This week we’re getting delicata squash, turnips, and Brussels sprouts from Deep Root.
This week’s Dogma Box includes:
- Delicata Squash – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Turnips – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Brussels Sprouts – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Potatoes -Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Beets– Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Onions– Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Kale – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Romaine Lettuce – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- McIntosh Apples – Dwight Miller & Son Orchards (E. Dummerston, VT)
- Mixed Herbs– Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
Brussels sprouts are very hard to find locally, and these look particularly great. We’ve got a few preparation tips and recipes for this notorious veggie on our Brussels Sprouts page.
Recipes
The recipes below work well with many of the items that you’re receiving in the Dogma Box this week. These 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.
Kale & Potato Gratin
Beet & Apple Salad
Delicata Squash & Apple Saute
Kale & Brussels Sprouts Salad
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!
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
This is the last official week of summer and as we welcome in the cooler weather, we’re finding beautiful autumn fruits and vegetables in the all-local box. Beginning this week, we have the first of the hard-rind squash (also known as winter squash): the Delicata Squash. Unlike many winter squash varieties, the delicious delicata does not need to be peeled and the skin is, in fact, edible. Other new additions to the box include kohlrabi and celery root. For those of you who haven’t had kohlrabi before, it’s in the cabbage family and tastes similar to broccoli stem but has a milder and sweeter flavor. To prepare kohlrabi, peel the outer layer and then dice into uniform chunks before cooking. A quick note about celery root! This funky veggie looks pretty bizarre (check out a picture here) but it makes up for it in flavor. Just peel it, chop it up, and use it in almost any recipe that calls for root vegetables. Also in the box, onions, bell peppers and kale. Roma tomatoes, apples and fresh basil too!
This week’s Dogma Box includes:
- Delicata Squash – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Celery Root (celeriac) – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Kohlrabi – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
- Onions – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
- Green Bell Peppers– Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
- Kale– Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
- Roma Tomatoes – Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
- Romaine Lettuce – Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
- McIntosh Apples – Dwight Miller & Son Orchards (E. Dummerston, VT)
- Basil– Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
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.
Kohlrabi and Apple Slaw
Greek-Style Kohlrabi Pie with Feta and Dill
Celeriac Mash
Mixed Bean and Winter Squash Stew with fresh Basil
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!
Monday, February 28th, 2011
We’ve got baby greens from Atlas Farm! And, orange and rainbow carrots and Forona and rainbow beets from Winter Moon Farm. Read this week’s Newsletter.
Monday, February 7th, 2011
Local roots! We’ve got carrots, watermelon radishes, scarlet and purple-top turnips, sweet potatoes, sunchokes, parsnips, and German Butterball potatoes, all from within 250 miles of B.O. home base in Charlestown. Check out the newsletter!
Monday, November 29th, 2010
We’ve got delicata squash, plenty of potatoes for making latkes, and all kinds of Florida citrus! Find all the latest news in… the Newsletter.
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving! We’ve got parsnips from Quebec, potatoes from upstate Vermont and an abbreviated delivery schedule this week. See what’s up in… the Newsletter.