Oranges are a delicious, portable snack. Opening the peel releases a burst of fresh scent, causing mouths to water several cubicles away. As juicy and delicious as they are, it’s easy to forget that they have a plethora of other purposes. So just for fun, we've dreamed up six silly uses for an orange in the office.
Topics: organic citrus, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, Healthy Office, Organic Fruit Delivery
Bootstrap Compost is featuring Boston Organics as their April Bootstrap Buddy! Bootstrap Compost is a sustainable company doing great work to improve our food system. Naturally, we love working together!
Topics: Organic Compost, produce delivery, Community Events, boston organics, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, Boston Local Partnerships, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, Original Boston Organics Blog
Everyone knows the feeling, that glassy-eyed, unfocused haze that descends over the office around 2pm. The afternoon swoon may have you wishing you could curl up under your desk for a nap, or send you slouching to the break room coffee maker or vending machine for a caffeine or sugar boost. Though this afternoon energy dip may be partly due to our body’s natural rhythms, below are steps you can take to fight this sleepy slump and form healthy office habits.
Topics: Organic Meal Kits, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, Healthy Office, Meal Planning, Organic Fruit Delivery
In early March, Jeff, Jill, and Caroline went to the SBN's 8th Annual Local Food Trade Show event held at Northeastern University. The Local Food Trade Show is designed to facilitate connections and stimulate business relationships between producers and wholesale buyers of local food, with a focus on specialty crop food products in Massachusetts.
Topics: know your farmer, Newsletter, Organic Farmers, know your farm, organic produce, Non GMO, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, winter, Farms
Check out these local Boston Food events! The Boston Organics team has compiled a list of local events hosted by organizations we support for you to connect with like-minded individuals.
Boston Organics believes it is in everyone’s best interest to build a strong regional network of growers, distributors and retailers, and we think it's great that more and more people are getting on board with the local movement.
Building a healthy food system isn't a one-(wo)man job and requires constant communication between organizations. We put together this list of local events so you can collaborate, connect, and contribute to the local food system too! Check out these Spring events!
Topics: Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Farmers, Community Events, boston organics, Community, The Boston Organics Crew, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, Original Boston Organics Blog, Food System, sustainability, Farms, FDA
Many folks wonder how vegetarians and vegans get enough protein in their diet, but there are plenty of plant-based sources of protein to choose from.
When you're indulging in a variety of veggies from day to day, you're most likely eating more protein than you realize.
Topics: Vegetarian and Vegan Food, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips
written by Jill Banach, Produce Purchasing
Topics: Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Newsletter, Organic Farmers, boston organics, Community, The Boston Organics Crew, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, Original Boston Organics Blog, Food System, sustainability, Farms, FDA, Purchaser's Corner
Saint Patrick’s Day observes the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. People spend the holiday celebrating Irish culture and traditions including parades, Irish step dancing, drinking green beer, or eating Irish cuisine. Did you know your chance of finding a 4-leaf clover is 1 in 10,000?
As tradition goes, wearing green on St. Patrick ’s Day will make you invisible to pesky leprechauns, otherwise be weary of getting pinched! Different cities hold different traditions – Chicago colors the Chicago River green with a natural vegetable dye, and Hot Springs holds the world’s shortest parade (98 feet). While I don’t think Mayor Walsh will approve dying the Charles River green, we still have an awesome parade! Boston’s St. Patrick's Day parade will start Sunday March 17 at 1:00 pm at Broadway Station.
Topics: Recipes, boston organics, Organic Onions, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Original Boston Organics Blog, Organic Greens, organic green leaf lettuce, organic recipes, holidays, Boston, cucumbers, Cooking, vegan, vegetarian, healthy eating, St. Patrick's Day
Camping is full of contradictions that somehow make a lot of sense. For example:
But there’s one part of camping that just doesn’t add up. We go into the woods to clear our minds and fill our lungs with clean air, but then we fill our stomachs with candy bars and hot dogs. After going through all this trouble to connect to nature, why is traditional camping food so processed and unhealthy?
It doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, it’s relatively easy to eat healthy food when camping, as long as you’re conscious about it and plan ahead. Here are a few tips to help you eat healthy in the great outdoors. Scroll down to find our sample menu for a weekend camping trip.
Topics: Newsletter, Meal Planning, Guides and Infographics
Don’t be fooled by the sunchoke—nothing is what it seems. With more names than the devil, sunchokes/Jerusalem artichokes/sunroots can intimidate those unfamiliar the scraggly root vegetable.
Topics: organic sunchokes, Organic Root Vegetables, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, New England Winter Cooking
