We’ll be making all of next week’s deliveries on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday so you can get an early start on preparations for your festive celebrations. As a reminder, our office will be closed on Thursday, July 4th & Friday, July 5th. Click here for our adjusted delivery schedule for next week. We hope you all have a safe and happy 4th of July!
Next week’s produce includes grill-worthy favorites such as bell peppers, sweet Vidalia onions, peaches, and more. Atlas Farm’s greens continue coming in, and we have delicious bunched beets from Pennsylvania. Check out the newsletter!
Our Dogma Box includes produce sourced as close to Boston as possible throughout the year. Similar to a CSA, this box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms.
This week’s Dogma Box includes the fresh flavors of garlic scapes, zucchini, and radishes!
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
Kale – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
Collard Greens – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
Lettuce – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
Tomatoes – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
Dandelion Greens – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
Chard – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
Zucchini – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
Garlic Scapes -Green Mountain Garlic (Waterbury, VT)
Bunched Radishes – Deep Root Organic Co-op (Johnson, VT)
Oregano – Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
We hope you enjoy these bright local flavors and be sure to check back for more produce happenings.
Last week’s Summer Solstice officially marked the beginning of summer, and Atlas Farm is helping us greet the season with more of their wonderful local produce. We’ll be packing boxes with their tomatoes, green leaf lettuce, kale, chard, and collard greens. Speaking of leafy greens, we are now featuring kale add-ons! Grab some this week to fill all your juicing needs. We’ll be closed on the 4th and 5th of July so be sure to make preparations for an early week delivery. Check out this week’s newsletter!
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.
Click here for chard storage tips and recipes!
Arugula
Long, slender spines with quill-like leaves, usually packed in small bunches.
Click here for arugula storage tips and recipes!
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!
Our Dogma Box includes produce sourced as close to Boston as possible throughout the year. Similar to a CSA, this box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms.
This week’s Dogma Box includes the fresh flavors of garlic scapes, arugula, and radishes!
This week’s Dogma Box contains
We hope you enjoy these bright local flavors and be sure to check back for more produce happenings.
Garlic scape season is here! We have Atlas Farm’s garlic scapes in boxes and available as add-ons this week. Also in boxes are lettuce, kale, and collards from Atlas, bell peppers, Vidalia onions, and even bunched radishes. The featured add-on of the week is Garlic Sauerkraut from Real Pickles. Check out the newsletter!
What do Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and YOU have in common? You all brought nature to life with your artistic touch!
Send us photos of your favorite pages from your completed coloring books, and we’ll put them up in our very special Coloring Book Facebook Gallery (BYO organic wine and cheese)! The beauty of this gallery is that you can view and share your coloring book creation with our 5,000+ fans, from the comfort of your home, without waiting in line or paying admission. You can even wear your sweatpants or jammies.
You can email your photos to [email protected], or post them to our Facebook wall, share with us on Twitter, or pin ‘em up on Pinterest.
We’re excited to see all the renditions of our farm-to-customer experience, from the classic to the funky.
This past Tuesday, June 11th, we attended the MA Right to Know GMO labeling rally and public hearing at the State House in Boston. The hearing was held by the Joint Committee on Public Health on 21 different health related bills, 5 of which were on the labeling and safety of GMO’s.
The five GMO labeling bills cover a range of labeling issues and requirements. Many of the bills require that “clear and conspicuous” language be placed on the front and back of the product packaging. Specifically, the words “Genetically Engineered,” “Partially Produced with Genetic Engineering,” or “May be Partially Produced with Genetic Engineering” must be on packaging of GMO products.
Supporters from as far as Iowa, Connecticut, and Western Mass gathered on the State House steps Tuesday morning. Advocates, business people, Frankencorns, mothers, parents, doctors, scientists, students, environmentalists, and farmers came together to show their support and fill the hearing with heartfelt testimonies. Their testimonies, each unique and important, all built up to one important message. The people of Massachusetts have the right to know what is in their food, and they have the right to make their own decisions based on that information. Click here to read the testimony submitted by Jeff Barry, Founder and President of Boston Organics.
The Massachusetts hearing comes at a very important time; both Connecticut and Maine passed GMO labeling bills this past week. Connecticut was the first state to pass such a bill into law, while Maine a few days later moved their bill through the House and Senate. These recent bills both carry clauses that halt them from implementation unless surrounding states adopt similar bills. This puts added importance behind the 5 bills in question in Massachusetts and will hopefully be a call to action for lawmakers.
All in all, the feeling in the hearing room was positive towards GMO labeling. The committee officials listened with open minds, asked thoughtful follow-up questions, and seemed generally interested in the stories from the public before them.
Attending the public hearing was a powerful, interesting, and insightful experience into the makings of Massachusetts food law. It was great to see so many people come out and share their experiences with GMO’s and push for proper labeling and legislation.
Here are a few ways you can help motivate Capitol Hill:
- Sign the petition for the labeling of GMOs at MoveOn.org.
- Email your U.S. Senators and Representative in support of labeling.
Our Dogma Box includes produce sourced as close to Boston as possible throughout the year. Similar to a CSA, this box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms.
This week’s Dogma Box includes the tasty flavors of asparagus, tomatoes, and fresh mint!
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
- Kale – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Collard Greens – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Lettuce – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Chard – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Tomatoes – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Asparagus – Deep Root Organic Co-op (Johnson, VT)
- Mint – Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
- Onions – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
We hope you enjoy these great local flavors of spring and be sure to check back for more local produce happenings.
This week brings lots o’ local greens from Atlas Farm, plus fresh mint, zucchini, Vidalia onions, bunched beets, and more. Delicious plums, peaches, and pears are continuing to come in, while pluots are just on the horizon. Also in this week’s newsletter are details about the upcoming GMO labeling hearing in Massachusetts as well as our 4th of July delivery schedule. Check out the newsletter!