We received this picture of a "modest carrot" from a Boston Organics member last week! This carrot came to us from Wintermoon Farm, in Hadley, MA, and we have some excellent add-on rainbow carrots from them this week!
We’re now offering locally made salsa from Appalachian Naturals! They’re based in Goshen, MA, and they use produce grown by our friends out at Atlas Farm among others!
100% Certified Organic! Sugar-free/Vinegar-free!
Ingredients: Organic tomatoes*, organic onion*, organic jalapeño peppers*, organic cilantro*, Portuguese sea salt, organic lime juice, organic epazote (herb from Mexico). *MA grown!
Available in Medium or Wicked Mild!
Appalachian Naturals hand packs these jars with ripe organic tomatoes, fresh cilantro, lime juice, jalapeños, onion, and a few secret herbs to offer you a piece of New England’s fall harvest.
This is an authentic Latin salsa so you will see that the stems are still on the jalapeños and large chunks of tomato can be found is some jars. In most regions in Mexico salsa is pureed so that it is easily to pour, the idea of making it chunky to be used as a dip (or making it thick using tomato paste) emerged as the recipe traveled across the United States over the past century. For those of you missing the rustic mesquite infused meats and sauces from Boca du Vallaria, Caracas, Tepotzlan, or the Baja Peninsula, crack open a jar of Salsa Veracruz and serve it with some homemade plantain tamales or wood fired mahi mahi tacos!
Enjoy!
We have limited quantities of add-on organic popcorn kernels from the Merck Forest and Farmland Center in Rupert, VT! You can find them in Snacks and Specialties portion of the add-on order form. The kernels are from two different varieties. One is a yellow Robust variety that is know for its great eating quality – crisp and tender, light and flaky… And a white variety known as the Pennsylvania Dutch Butter Flavored. The Pennsylvania Dutch Butter Flavored is a pre-1885 heirloom variety that originated in Pennsylvania Dutch country.
If you order some kernels, here’s a simple way to make popcorn for 2-4 people:
1) Add a small amount of oil to a pan and add 1/4 – 1/3 of a cup of kernels.
2) With the lid on, shake the pan over the stovetop on medium heat and continue as the kernels pop.
3) Remove from heat when popping has slowed to a few seconds between pops and serve with butter, salt, etc.
We’re now offering organic apple butter from Betsy’s of Maine. This apple butter is made in Hartford, ME, with Maine grown apples and all organic ingredients! We love it! Order here!
California Meyer Lemons are in-stock and looking good! They’re a cross between a lemon and an orange; they are sweeter than other lemons, and they have a delightful aroma! You can order them on our add-on order form!
We’re excited to announce that we’re now offering add-on organic bananas and add-on organic salad greens!
You can order organic bananas by the pound on our add-on order form. Our first choice for organic bananas will always be Equal Exchange’s Fair Trade bananas. If Equal Exchange’s bananas are not available we’ll look for other Fair Trade bananas before we fill your order with standard organic bananas.
We’re also offering 5oz containers of Baby Spinach, Spring Mix, and a 50/50 blend of Baby Spinach and Spring Mix from Olivia’s Organics. Olivia’s Organics is a locally based company and you can learn more about their history and charity work here!
We hope that you enjoy these new add-on items and we would love to hear your feedback!
We offer Fair Trade organic coffees, organic teas, and organic bananas among other things from our friends at West Bridgewater, MA, based Equal Exchange!
You can read their story here.
You can learn more about the bananas here!
You can order many of their products from us on our order add-ons page!
We have local organic pumpkins from Atlas Farm! Happy October! Each add-on order will weigh about 3 pounds, and consist of one small pumpkin or two smaller pumpkins or three very small pumpkins! These pumpkins are great for roasting, baking, and decorating! You can order them here!
October is Fair Trade month! We’ll be highlighting some of the fair-trade items that we offer over the next few weeks!
Dean’s Beans is based in Orange, Massachusetts, and we love their coffee!
Hear Dean Cycon talk about Fair Trade here!
Check out Dean’s coffee adventures here!
We carry their…
Nicaraguan French Roast (whole bean)
A strong and exceptionally smooth cup of coffee from the region of Matagalpa. Medium body and slightly dry. Also works well for espresso!
NO CO2 (whole bean)
The world’s first carbon neutral coffee! A sweet velvet roasted Peruvian from Pangoa. Dean’s Beans calculated the entire carbon load from planting to drinking, and they neutralize it with hardwood plantings at Pangoa. Fight Global Warming one cup at a time!
Boston Organics Blend (whole bean/ground)
A delightful blend of light and dark roasted Costa Rican, Peruvian, and Nicaraguan Beans. Custom roasted by Dean’s Beans for us!
You can add these coffees to your produce box on our Order Add-on items Page.
Starting this week we’re offering Berry Cherry Acai and Strawberry Pomegranate Teather snacks from Brookline-based NEFS Products. This is some of the best “fruit leather” we’ve tasted, and it’s great for lunch on the go! You can order them in the Snacks and Specialties section of our add-on order form. Check them out!
