August/September are wild blueberry harvesting season! It's a short, sporadic season so get them while you can! We’ve had organic blueberries (half-pint) available as an add-on for several weeks, but wild blueberries are in another league entirely.

Topics: Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, organic blueberries, Newsletter, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce

 

Topics: Eat Local, Organic Farmers, Local Season, summer produce, organic corn

Feeling hot, hot, hot! We thought it was a good time to remind our customers about steps they can take to ensure that their delivery isn't damaged by the heat.

Topics: Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce, Organic Fruit Delivery, delivery instructions

We know you value organic produce for the benefits it has both on your health and the environment. But as a busy Bostononian, you might not have time to visit the source -- the farms. At Boston Organics, we also value transparency in the supply chain and make sure that the food you eat comes from truly sustainable operations.

Every season we like to visit growers that are a part of our network. Not only does this help maintain our strong working relationships, but it also gives us an opportunity to ask questions and see how they continue to make positive changes on their farms.

Earlier this summer, we sent a few members of the Boston Organics Crew to western Massachusetts for a few of these visits. Here’s how our day went.

Topics: Organic Compost, know your farmer, Local Dogma Box, Newsletter, Eat Local, mi tierra, Organic Farmers, Winter moon farm, Fresh From the Farm, know your farm, Atlas Farm, summer produce, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, The Kitchen Garden, Farms, Grower & Producer

If you’re a native New Englander or longtime Boston resident, then August is probably one of your favorite months for fresh, organic fruit. Not only are juicy heirloom tomatoes ready for harvest and stone fruit at its peak, it’s also the heart of the short but spectacular wild blueberry season.

The Boston Organics Community includes some pretty talented farmers, but there are some things that nature simply does better than any human can. One such thing is growing blueberries.

We’ve had organic blueberries available as an add-on for several weeks, but wild blueberries—the kind that you dreamt about as a kid—are in another league entirely.

Topics: Beneath The Peel / Digging Deeper, organic blueberries, Newsletter, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce

Summer starts a little later in New England than in other parts of the country, but when it finally gets here we're treated to a delicious bounty of stone fruit, greens, and other delicious treats. For new Boston Organics customers, there might occasionally be items in your box that you're not familiar with. We've put together our Summer Produce Guide to provide you with a snapshot of what's to come this season.

Topics: Home Cooking Kitchen Tips, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce, Guides and Infographics

A weekly update from Boston Organics.

Who doesn't love this time of year?! While we're looking forward to late fall and all of its leaf-crunching walks, crisp, starry skies, pumpkin carving and warm, spiced beverages, early fall is where it's at. Right now is the perfect time to enjoy gorgeous weather, lighter city crowds and a nearly inexhaustible variety of local, organic produce. 

Topics: Fall Produce, Organic Kohlrabi, organic fruit, organic blueberries, Newsletter, Organic Grocery Add-Ons, Fresh From the Farm, Organic Herbs, Organic Grocery Delivery Boston, summer produce

A weekly update from Boston Organics.

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

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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

How much do you know about where your food comes from?

If you buy and eat organic food, you already know quite a lot. For instance, you know that it was grown without synthetic fertilizers and wasn’t sprayed with harmful chemical pesticides. You also know that there are no genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in your food and that the animals that produced your eggs and milk weren’t fed antibiotics. Instead, they were raised in safe, humane conditions.

But as a busy Boston resident, you don’t have time to visit all of the organic farms that grow your food. That’s part of our job, to increase transparency in the supply chain and make sure that the food you eat comes from truly sustainable sources.

We work with a vast network of organic farms, and every season we like to go visit a few of them. Not only does this help maintain our strong working relationship with these organic farmers, it also gives us an opportunity to ask questions and learn new things about modern organic farming practices.

Earlier this summer, we sent a few members of the Boston Organics Crew to southern Vermont and central Massachusetts to visit some of our local farm partners there. Here’s a short recap from each visit.

Topics: Fall Produce, Newsletter, Dwight Miller Orchard, Organic Farmers, Fresh From the Farm, Atlas Farm, Organic Apples, summer produce, Organic Leafy Greens, New England Local Fruits and Vegetables, The Kitchen Garden