Topic: Locavore

If being more environmentally-friendly was one of your New Year’s resolutions, good for you! You already contribute to sustainability by choosing to support Boston Organics, and, by extension, organic producers. These growers don’t pollute our soil and water with toxic pesticides and synthetic fertilizers and help build the soil to ensure that organic farming can continue for generations. This week, we’re thinking about ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to food, especially those associated with eating meat and with food waste. Read on for ideas for experimenting with reducing your food's carbon footprint.

Topics: Recipes, Organic Cabbage, Local Dogma Box, Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Pears, Organic Farmers, Locavore, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Organic Root Vegetables, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, organic beets

We love the connections that we've made with the local organic farming community over our almost 20 years delivering organic food in the greater Boston area, and the part we've played in helping the farmers build their businesses and support one another.

In 2008 Michael Docter of Winter Moon Roots in Hadley, MA approached Boston Organics about supplying us with their storage carrots. He was building his business, a carbon neutral 30 acre organic root vegetable farm and needed a reliable market for his produce. We agreed to purchase 1000 lbs of carrots per week, ensuring he could get his business off the ground and the rest is history. We've relied on his beautiful, organic root vegetables ever since.

Just last week we learned from another of our suppliers, Atlas Farms, about a GoFund me campaign to help Rosendo Santizo, stay with me here, buy Winter Moon Farms from Michael.

Topics: Locavore, Atlas Farm, Winter Moon Roots, organic farming, Go Fund Me, Western Mass, Immigrant owned farms, Guatemalan Immigrant, Family owned farms, Root vegetables

There's nothing quite like the aroma of a delicious meal permeating throughout the house, accompanied by the warmth from a fired-up oven. Take advantage of the season's local produce with hearty recipes and start your day off right with help from your trusty oven and green Boston Organics box.

Topics: Recipes, Local Dogma Box, Newsletter, Eat Local, Organic Bananas, Organic Farmers, Locavore, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Organic Potatoes, Organic Root Vegetables, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, organic beets

4/20-4/24

The geothermal greenhouses at L'Abri Vegetal were running vigorously all winter long and it paid off with an abundant early spring harvest of organic tomatoes and cucumbers.

Topics: produce delivery, Recipes, CSA, Happy Valley Organics, Local Dogma Box, Eat Local, Locavore, deep root organic coop, boston organics, organic produce, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, miscellaneous

4/13-4/17

It's impossible to miss the plump organic tomatoes in this week's Dogma Boxes because they're the first locally grown tomatoes we've seen in a very long time.

Topics: Local Dogma Box, Newsletter, Eat Local, organic carrots, organic tomatoes, Locavore, deep root organic coop, Organic Parsnips, spring produce, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, Original Boston Organics Blog

4/6-4/10

The ground has thawed in central Massachusetts and that can only mean one thing...it's time for spring dug parsnips!

Topics: Local Dogma Box, Eat Local, Locavore, Organic Parsnips, spring produce, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, Original Boston Organics Blog

3/16-3/20

Dogma Box customers have an exciting new item in their boxes this week: Adirondack Blue potatoes from Red Fire Farm.

Topics: produce delivery, Recipes, CSA, Local Dogma Box, Eat Local, Locavore, deep root organic coop, boston organics, organic produce, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables

3/9-3/13

The weather's warming up and while spring is still several weeks away, we're getting a sneak peek this week thanks to the sustainable greenhouses at Happy Valley Organics and Deep Root Organic Coop.

Topics: produce delivery, Recipes, CSA, Happy Valley Organics, Local Dogma Box, Winter Produce, organic basil, Eat Local, Locavore, deep root organic coop, boston organics, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, Original Boston Organics Blog

3/2-3/6

March is one of the most difficult months for Massachusetts locavores to find fresh organic fruits and vegetables. While California may already be showing early signs of spring, New England is still in the depths of winter.

Topics: produce delivery, Recipes, CSA, Happy Valley Organics, Local Dogma Box, Newsletter, Eat Local, Locavore, Winter moon farm, deep root organic coop, boston organics, organic produce, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, Organic Root Vegetables, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, miscellaneous

2/23-2/27

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.

Topics: produce delivery, Recipes, CSA, Organic Kohlrabi, Local Dogma Box, Eat Local, Locavore, Winter moon farm, deep root organic coop, boston organics, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, Original Boston Organics Blog