The organic shallots in this week’s Dogma Box come from Emylou Farm, a family-owned organic farm that’s been a member of the Deep Root Organic Coop for several years.
Though shallots look kind of like oversized garlic cloves, they are actually more similar to a white or yellow onion. While you can use an onion in place of a shallot, if a recipe calls specifically for a shallot, it’s for a good reason.
Shallots are generally sweeter than onions and pack a lot of flavor in a small space without the acidic bite of a fresh onion. They also have a slightly softer texture, which allows them to incorporate more smoothly into soups and sauces.
Locavore Recipe of the Week
One of our favorite things to do with organic kohlrabi in the winter is to shred it into a crunchy slaw. We especially love this recipe for Purple Slaw, and we’re in luck because Red Fire Farm is bringing us a few heads of red cabbage and big bulbs of purple kohlrabi this week!
A food processor or mandoline makes this recipe extremely easy to make, but it’s also entirely possible to shred the vegetables by hand. This Purple Slaw goes great with burgers and sandwiches, but you can also use it in salads, spring rolls and tacos.
This Week’s Local Produce
Parsnips Shallots
Turnips
Golden Beets Forono Beets Carrots
All of the fruits and vegetables we deliver are grown without synthetic pesticides and are USDA certified organic. Interested in receiving produce that’s both organic and locally sourced all year round? Check out our Local Dogma Box.
Similar to a CSA or farm share, our Local Dogma Box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms and brought right to your door each week. It’s the easiest way to eat like a locavore!
It’s not always easy to find a rainbow of color in regionally grown produce in the middle of winter. Our local offerings this week, however, contain a gorgeous medley of reds, greens, purples and oranges.
Boxes will be brimming with winter favorites like rutabagas, parsnips, sunchokes and beets. Some boxes will contain purple kohlrabi, which when sliced into sticks make a snappy addition to vegetable platters. And don’t be surprised if the somewhat scary-looking celeriac pops out at you—looks can be deceiving. Learn more about the mild, fragrant root vegetable.
If you’re in the mood for radishes, we not only have a beautiful blend from Winter Moon Farm, but the Local Dogma Box contains Daikons, a popular and versatile Asian variety. While many people will roast them or shred them into a slaw, we suggest trying this recipe for Sweet Pickled Daikon Radish.
This Week’s Local Produce
All of the fruits and vegetables we deliver are grown without synthetic pesticides and are USDA certified organic. Interested in receiving produce that’s both organic and locally sourced all year round? Check out our Local Dogma Box.
Similar to a CSA or farm share, our Local Dogma Box is filled with the best organic produce from local and regional farms and brought right to your door each week. It’s the easiest way to eat like a locavore!
Our Local 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 and brought right to your door each week.
California produces over 80% of the garlic grown in the United States, so it’s a rare treat for us to have some locally-grown organic garlic! This garlic from Red Fire Farm is particularly flavorful and will add a little extra bite to your fall feasts.
We’re also excited for the beautiful organic spinach that Read Miller grew for the Boston Organics Community. His orchards in southern Vermont produce some of the best certified organic apples in New England and he’s bringing our Dogma Box customers a delightful mix of McIntosh and Empire apples this week!
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
(Click links for storage tips and recipe ideas)
- Beets – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Carrots – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Parsnips – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Potatoes – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Turnips – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Basil – Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
- Garlic – Red Fire Farm (Granby, MA)
- Kohlrabi – Red Fire Farm (Granby, MA)
- Apples – Dwight Miller Orchards (E. Dummerston, VT)
- Spinach – Dwight Miller Orchards (E. Dummerston, VT)
- Onions – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
Our regular Dogma Box customers are probably already familiar with the wonky green root vegetable called kohlrabi. A descendent of wild cabbage, this lovable root veggie tastes similar to a fresh broccoli stem and can be eaten raw or cooked.
We recommend you slice up your Red Fire Farm kohlrabi alongside a few of Atlas Farm’s potatoes and give them a generous dose of butter and cream in this simple gratin recipe.
Don’t forget, you can now add creamy half & half to your regular delivery, made on Kimball Brook’s organic farm in western Vermont!
Our Local 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 and brought right to your door each week.
There is so much amazing organic produce in this week’s Local Dogma Box that it’s hard to know where to begin. Atlas Farm has an incredible fall harvest of leafy greens and root veggies, and the fresh basil from Happy Valley Organics is out of this world.
But the real showstoppers are the local organic cranberries from Jonathan’s Sprouts (formerly Joanthan’s Organic). Harvested from a network of small organic bogs on Cape Cod, these are the freshest cranberries you can find.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
- Arugula – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Beets – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Bell Peppers – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Carrots – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Chard – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Kohlrabi – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Lettuce – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Turnips – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Basil – Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
- Onions – Porter Farm (Elba, NY)
- Cranberries – Jonathan’s Sprouts (Rochester, MA)
Not familiar with that strange bulbous root in your box? That’s probably kohlrabi, a descendant of wild cabbage and a very versatile vegetable. Here are 5 ways to cook kohlrabi, plus a special recipe for this week’s Dogma Box customers: Stir-Fried Rice Noodles with Kohlrabi and Basil.
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 so full of gorgeous summer vegetables that you can almost sense the jealousy as the bright yellow squash and lanky fennel stalks are forced to compete with alien-like kohlrabi to be the most exciting veggie in your kitchen.
Just be sure you don’t overlook the spring onions or bunched beets, whose greens can be sauteed alongside the Atlas Farm chard or kale for a blast of extra flavor and nutrients.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
- Chard – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Cucumbers – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Kale – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Lettuce – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Spring Onions – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Zucchini – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Basil – Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
- Bunched Beets – Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)
- Fennel – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Kohlrabi – Lucky Field Organics (Rochester, MA)
The purple kohlrabi in this week’s box comes from our newest local farm partner, Lucky Field Organics. Starting with just one acre of land in 2003, Eileen and Weston Lant now cultivate 12 acres of organic herbs, flowers, and vegetables on their farm in Rochester, MA!
There’s something special about produce grown organically on a New England farm – maybe it’s the fact that it hasn’t been sprayed with synthetic pesticides, or maybe it’s because it ripened naturally for little bit longer and harvested shortly before you take your first bite.
Whatever the reason, you’ll taste the difference in your box this week because our local produce season is at its best!
This week, we have two new treats from Atlas Farm: spring onions & pickling cucumbers. We also have fresh basil from Happy Valley Organics, and spring kohlrabi from a new local farm partner in Rochester, MA.
Read this week’s newsletter to see what’s fresh and in season, and to get great recipe ideas for the items in your box!
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.
This week, pea shoot sprouts from Jonathan’s Organic pack an extra punch of vitamins (vitamins A, C, and folic acid) to help you fight off colds and cold weather alike. Meanwhile, purple top turnips and purple kohlrabi add a splash of color to your winter blues.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
- Pea Shoot Sprouts – Jonathan’s Organic (Rochester, MA)
- Beets – Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
- Carrots – Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
- Parsnips – Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
- Daikon Radishes – Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
- Potatoes – Maple Row Farm (Ashfield, MA)
- Turnips – Nature’s Circle Farm (Aroostook County, ME)
- Cabbage – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Empire Apples – Dwight Miller Orchards (East Dummerston, VT)
- Onions – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
- Kohlrabi – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
If you really want to “beet” those winter blues, check out this Beet Hummus recipe on our website.
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.
If you want to eat healthier, feel better, and do a better job of supporting local farmers in the new year, you can start 2014 off with an appetizing array of New England root vegetables, cabbage, and apples.
This week’s Dogma Box contains:
- Beets – Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
- Carrots – Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
- Parsnips – Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
- Daikon Radishes – Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
- Turnips – Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
- Cabbage – Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
- Kohlrabi – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
- Onions – Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
- Potatoes – Nature’s Circle Farm (Aroostook County, Maine)
- Empire Apples – Dwight Miller Orchards (East Dummerston, VT)
Unsure what to make with all of these roots? Click on any of the vegetable names listed above to find some great recipes for you to try!
Saturday was the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of year and the official start to winter. Starting this week, our Winter Produce Guide will be available in your boxes and on our website so you can learn what to expect for the new season. This week brings many of our favorite winter root vegetables, including the quirky and delicious kohlrabi. Check out the newsletter!
Christmas and New Years are right around the corner! We put together 2 lovely assortments of our organic treats and snacks for 2 different holiday Gift Boxes. You can order them this week and give them to your friends, family, clients, coworkers, and loved ones. In produce news, we have kohlrabi, red potatoes, Daikon radishes, turnips, and more from our local farm partners. Check out the newsletter!