October is both Fair Trade Month and Non-GMO Month – a reminder for us to pause our busy lives for one moment and to reflect on the current state of our food system. With the school year in full swing and the holiday season quickly approaching, this is a good opportunity to think critically and learn more about the food we eat and where it comes from!
Topics: Fair Trade and Organic, Food Politics, Community Events, Equal Exchange, miscellaneous, Original Boston Organics Blog
As we try to hold on to the last few moments of summer, we get a little help from our organic farmers and their splendid harvest of fresh fruit.
Topics: organic fruit, Newsletter, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce, Organic Kiwi Berries, Organic Fruit Delivery
They say that you can feel the seasons change in your bones. We're not sure if that's true, but you can definitely taste it on your tongue.
Topics: Fall Produce, Happy Valley Organics, Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Farmers, Atlas Farm, Organic Apples, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce
With dozens of acres of fields to tend to, our organic farm partners have very little time to rest during the height of the local season. Many of them will spend Labor Day weeding, harvesting and bringing their farm-fresh assortment of fruits and veggies to our warehouse so that tomorrow morning we can bring it all right to your doorstep.
So if you're enjoying a day off from work or school, we hope you'll take a moment to recognize all of the people who are working to keep our sustainable food system running smoothly.
Topics: Organic Garlic, Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Farmers, Atlas Farm, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce
You can never have too many organic tomatoes.
We adopted that motto after a fungal disease wiped out most of Atlas Farm’s tomato fields last year. But this year our farmers have used all of their organic farming prowess to protect their tomatoes from late blight and they have a bumper crop to share with the Boston Organics Community.
So we’re putting our tomăto motto to the test this week with oodles of heirlooms from Atlas and juicy Roma tomatoes from Blue Ox Farm in almost all of the boxes.
Topics: Newsletter, organic tomatoes, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce, Organic Leafy Greens
Coming off a weekend with +85°F days, fall sounds more like a verb than an approaching season. And with many of our favorite summer foods still "growing strong," it sure doesn't taste like autumn yet.
But winds of change are in the air, and a few of the local farm partners that bring us the best organic fruits and veggies in the fall are starting to harvest fields that they planted earlier in the summer. While we anticipate a few more weeks of juicy heirloom tomatoes from Atlas Farm and delicious organic eggplants from Kitchen Garden Farm, the apple harvest is already underway at Dwight Miller and Son Orchards.
Topics: Organic Kohlrabi, Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Farmers, Atlas Farm, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce
They say that forbidden fruit is the sweetest, but we find that it’s actually locally grown organic fruit that tastes the best.
Topics: Newsletter, organic tomatoes, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce
You really have no excuse to eat anything but locally grown, organic food this week considering the dazzling array of fresh fruits and vegetables our farm partners have available.
Topics: Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Farmers, Atlas Farm, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce, Organic Leafy Greens
As summer vacation starts to wind down, some of the best organic fruits and vegetables are just starting to arrive. Fresh corn and Asian eggplant fill many of the Boston Organics Community’s boxes this week, and Dwight Miller and Son Orchards will share their first apple harvest of the season with us, as well. Meanwhile, Kitchen Garden and Atlas Farm each have special tomatoes that are just begging to be eaten.
Keep reading to learn where your food comes from and how to cook it the right way.
Topics: organic blueberries, Newsletter, Organic Non GMO Corn, organic tomatoes, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Organic Apples, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce
With the incredible variety coming from our local farms right now, it's hard to believe that only four months ago the locavore diet was mostly a medley of root vegetables. This is the time of the year when being a regular Dogma Box customer really pays off.
Topics: Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Herbs, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce
