We’re in the exciting process of reviewing last year’s produce with our growers and planning ahead for the upcoming local season. This week brings beautiful watermelon radishes and beets from Winter Moon Farm along with potatoes and purple top turnips from Nature’s Circle Farm – both local Massachusetts farms.
But as the local supply starts to dwindle, we’re expanding our add-on offerings to help you get a little more variety during this time of the year. In addition to our add-on staples like milk, eggs, bread, rice, pasta, quinoa, and more, we’ve now added a few exciting produce add-ons to brighten up your boxes. Check out this week’s newsletter to find out what they are!
(The picture above may or may not be a little hint…)
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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.
In spite of the harsh winter weather, the fertile New England soil continues to provide plenty of delicious veggies for our Dogma Box! Our farmers dug up some buttery Yukon Gold potatoes, crisp carrots, and flavorful sunchokes for you to enjoy this week.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
Our recipe for Roasted Sunchoke Chips makes for a tasty treat, but don’t forget that you can also make crunchy chips out of potatoes, beets, and radishes. Slice them thinly and roast them together, and you could make a nutritious snack that’s a rainbow of both color and flavor!
In spite of nasty weather across the country, some special organic citrus survived the freezes and have made their way to Boston Organics!
Blood oranges are one of our most delicious and colorful citrus fruits. Officially known as Moro oranges, one slice down the middle reveals how this fruit got its sanguineous nickname. High concentrations of anthocyanin, a pigment commonly found in flowers and a powerful antioxidant, gives the Moro orange its vibrant, blood-red flesh.
With fewer seeds than most oranges, it’s hard to find a tastier organic snack than blood oranges. Check out this week’s newsletter to read more about our mid-winter citrus jubilee and find out what other fresh, organic produce is going out in boxes this week!
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.
Fresh basil grown in Happy Valley’s solar-powered greenhouses, and colorful watermelon radishes from Winter Moon Farm brighten up this week’s Dogma Box.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
Not used to fresh, local herbs in February? Rich with summery colors, our Watermelon Radish, Beet, and Mozzarella Salad is a tasty winter salad that highlights this week’s fresh Massachusetts-grown basil.
This is the time of the year when eccentric-looking root veggies abound. Red Fire Farm is bringing us a big harvest of organic celeriac, and we’re excited to have this quirky root vegetable going out in a number of boxes this week.
You’ll fall in love with celeriac, this Valentine’s Day. But be careful, there are many things that you can say to your celeriac that we recommend you don’t say to your Valentine. For example, “Your rough and hairy exterior makes you unappealing at first glance, and I’m intimidated to have you in my kitchen.” Seriously, don’t say that to your Valentine. Also, don’t be intimidated.
Instead, read the newsletter and become an expert on celeriac. Also learn about local basil, crisp watermelon radishes, and the Fair Trade chocolate hearts that you can add to your boxes this week!
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 has a plethora of quirky root vegetables from our regional farm partners. With this many root veggies, you could make flavorful soups, stews, gratins, shepherd’s pie, and more!
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
- Celeriac – Red Fire Farm (Granby, MA)
- Carrots – Red Fire Farm (Granby, MA)
- Gilfeather Rutabagas – Red Fire Farm (Granby, MA)
- Turnips – Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
- Watermelon Radishes – Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
- Sprouts – Jonathan’s Organic (Rochester, MA)
- Parsnips – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Empire Apples – Dwight Miller Orchards (East Dummerston, VT)
- Potatoes – Nature’s Circle Farm (Aroostook County, ME)
- Onions – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
If you’re not sure what to make with all these tasty roots, here are a few starter recipes that you can make with any roots you have in your fridge!
Mashed Potato, Rutabaga, Parsnip Casserole with Caramelized Onion
Hearty Rutabaga, Carrot, Parsnip, and Sausage Soup
Root Vegetable Gratin
We hope you enjoy the bounty of this beautiful season!
They say that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. But when Boston Organics gives you Meyer lemons, you should make a risotto, a raw kale salad, or candied lemon slices. Read this week’s newsletter for recipe ideas, and learn about our Meyer lemons, Mung bean sprouts, and collard greens.
Also get the details on our free film screening & discussion on GMO labeling in Massachusetts, and see what’s in this week’s boxes!