Every week we put together a local box (called the Dogma Box) to help people eat food that’s both organic AND local! The Dogma Box includes produce that has been sourced as close to Boston as possible, and this week we’ve got some delicious items to satisfy your locavore tastes.

This week’s Dogma Box includes:

• Carrots  -  Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
• Forono Beets  -  Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
• Parsnips  -  Winter Moon Farm (Hadley, MA)
• Red Onions   –  Porter Farms (Elba, NY)
• Scarlet Turnips  -  Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
• Rainbow Potato Mix  -  Misty Meadows Farm (Grand Isle, ME)
• Mung Bean Sprouts  -  Jonathan’s Organic (Rochester, MA)
• Cranberries –  Jonathan’s Organic (Rochester, MA)
• Empire Apples  -  Dwight Miller and Son Orchards (E. Dummerston, VT)

What are Forono beets?
If you received the beet mix from Winter Moon Farm last week, you may have noticed that some of the beets were long and thin. These are Foronos! They are tender and juicy inside, and their shape means they slice into evenly sized pieces and will roast up perfectly. No need to peel ‘em – all of the beets from Winter Moon Farm are very thin skinned varieties. We have a bunch of recipes for beets on our website, so feel free to check them out!

Cranberry update!
We got the word this week from Jonathan’s Organic that their cranberry growers have packed up and frozen the remaining crop of the season, so this is the last week that we will have cranberries in the Dogma Box. This has been a great season for the cranberry growers on the Cape, and we’re thankful that Jonathan’s helps package and distribute these cranberries so that we can support local cranberry growers as much as possible. If you’re feeling overloaded with cranberries, you can freeze them or dry them so that you can savor that fall New England flavor throughout the rest of the year!

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend! For the last week of 2011, we’ve got Forono beets, a rainbow potato mix, Mung bean sprouts, Florida citrus, and much more. Also, it’s the last week that we have holiday add-ons available, so it’s time to stock up!  Get the scoop in this week’s newsletter!

Interested in giving Boston Organics deliveries as a gift?

At the moment we do not have a formal gift delivery program. If you would like to sign a friend or family member up for the service, you can. Here’s what you need to know:

How to Start
Before signing up, make sure that gift recipient is aware of the produce delivery, our policies, & that he/she can receive & retrieve produce deliveries at a specific address on their delivery day. Note: Some dormitories, front desks, and concierges will not accept produce deliveries.

The best place to start is under the How It Works menu on our website. Here you can check to see when we deliver to their location.

On our This Week’s Box page, you can view the boxes that we offer and check out which box might be best for them!

How and when will you be billed?
Billing is run every week that a delivery is made. We don’t have a prepayment or telephone payment option because customers can make changes to their accounts (like box type changes and add-on orders).

Communication
A confirmation email will be sent to whatever email address you enter online.  The email we have on file we will use for pertinent account and order communications, as well as a weekly newsletter.

If you would like to offer a specific number of produce deliveries, please cancel service using the form on our website following that number of deliveries.

Note: If the recipient would like to continue service beyond the duration of your gift, you can coordinate the process with them. They will just need to update the billing information on their account.

If you have any questions, you can always contact us at 617.242.1700 or at service@bostonorganics.com.
Thank you, and happy holidays!

We’ve got the Winter Solstice, Chanukah, and Christmas all happening this week ! The produce is just as festive, with rainbow carrots, a rainbow potato mix, and Clementine add-ons! Also, we have tasty recipes for Stuffed Cabbage, Carrot & Cumin Soup, Potato Latkes, and Apple Dumplings! Check out the newsletter!

It’s our first week of root veggies from Winter Moon Farm in Hadley, MA, with rainbow beets, carrots, and parsnips coming our way. Rainbow chard, sweet potatoes, and onions are also going out in boxes. Plus, check out our holiday schedule and a special note from Food For Free in this week’s newsletter!

Happy Holidays from Boston Organics!

The holidays are coming up soon! We will be closed on Friday, December 23rd & Monday, December 26th, and our delivery schedules will be different for those two weeks.

Click here to view our 2011 Holiday Delivery Schedule!

Delivery Cancellations & Deadlines

Don’t think you can use your Boston Organics delivery during these next few weeks? It’s easy to cancel upcoming deliveries on our website!

Deadline Reminders:

• Your deadline for cancellations and bread orders is 2 days before your scheduled delivery day by 12 Noon.
• Your deadline for add-on’s (except bread) and no-list changes is 1 day before your scheduled delivery day by 12 Noon.

If you’ve got any questions, don’t hesitate to call us up at 617-242-1700 or email us atservice@bostonorganics.com!

Thank you, and we look forward to a safe and happy holiday season!

The Boston Organics Crew

Happy December! The fine folks at Dwight Miller and Son Orchards in Vermont are sending us Honeycrisp apples, which we think are some of the tastiest, sweetest, most crisp apples available. We’re also looking at delicious items such as green bell peppers, swiss chard, parsnips, and sunchokes. We’ve got organic garbanzo beans from Fiddler’s Green Farm as the featured add-on this week. In addition, find out about our giveaway for a Taza chocolate factory tour, and a special promotion from our neighbors at Avalon CrossFit. Check out this week’s newsletter!