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Looking for great gifts for the food lover in your life? Here are our suggestions for holiday gifts for your Boston foodie.

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Hanukkah begins this week! To celebrate we've collected the best latke recipes from the Boston Organics database and put them in one place. These five recipes are sure to please whether you celebrate the festival of lights or not. That is the beauty of food: it bring us together. Enjoy!

Topics: Hanukkah, Latkes

It's that time of the year: pumpkins are everywhere and we're all assiduously working on our Thanksgiving guest lists, menus and shopping lists. What's one to do with the ubiquitous vegetable of the season, if you're a pumpkin pie heretic?

Here are six great options:

Topics: Thanksgiving, pumpkin

Beautiful orangey, red Persimmons are now in season and will show up in many boxes during their October-February season. An often underrated treat, persimmons are sweet and delicious, adding a honey-like brightness to desserts, salads and as a snack. Two primary varieties of persimmons are available - fuyu and hachiya - with differences  in how they are eaten and prepared. To make the most of your persimmons, learn more about this delicious, seasonal fruit. 

Topics: Recipes, Fall Produce, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, organic persimmons, organic hechiya persimmon, Cooking, fuyu persimmons

Sweet potatoes figure prominently in many Thanksgiving feasts, other times of the year they may be forgotten. But sweet potatoes are among the healthiest and most versatile vegetables available during the winter - be they baked, steamed or roasted; in soups, curries and stews - so it's no surprise that they show up frequently in New England cooking. 

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Radishes are one of the hardiest vegetables known to man. They grow quickly, suffer from relatively few pests or diseases, can be harvested easily and almost the entire plant is edible. Did you know that radishes are excellent both raw and cooked?!?

Topics: Recipes, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Organic Radishes, Winter moon farm, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, Guides and Infographics

Turnips are a root vegetable available year-round, but are best in the fall. Bite into the fleshy white-purple bulb of a turnip for a slight bite or feast on the hearty leafy greens.

Topics: Organic Turnips, Recipes, Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Organic Root Vegetables, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables

We're proud to offer Heiwa Tofu, hand made by a small family business in beautiful Rockport, Maine. Since 2008, they have been committed to creating pure and wholesome foods to share with their community.

Topics: Vegetarian and Vegan Food, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Into the pantry, Heiwa Tofu, Protein

Fall is an incredible time of year. The leaves change color, the air is crisp, and those favorite, cozy sweaters are resurfacing from the back of the closet. Also we're eager to enjoy the produce that helps keep us warm as it cools down - think sweet squash, earthy beets, hearty greens. Check out our fall produce guide to learn a bit more about what's to come from Boston Organics this season.  

Topics: Recipes, Fall Produce, Newsletter, Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Guides and Infographics, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables