News
Buy the Bobcat! 
Oké USA, our supplier of organic fair trade bananas, is holding a fundraiser for the farmers of Ecuador who lost their farms, land, and livelihoods in severe weather and hurricanes last month. The storms not only destroyed much of the coop's crops but also washed out bridges and roads, making transport impossible. Oké is hoping to raise $20,000 so the farmers can purchase a Bobcat Excavator to drain the flooded fields and do preventative maintenance. To learn more and/or donate head to buythebobcat.org.
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Bicycle Deliveries!
Back in December Boston Organics teamed up with the
New Amsterdam Project to start making human powered deliveries in the North End and downtown Boston. This innovative and environmentally sound alternate to conventional delivery methods allows Boston Organics to work towards our goal of reducing our carbon footprint while still being able to reliably deliver our product to you. The New Amsterdam Project was created in 2006 in order to facilitate the cultivation of habits that reduce dependence on fossil fuel. Below you can see Erik from New Amsterdam on one of the delivery bikes.
For more information and pictures please visit the New Amsterdam Project website.
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Chocolate Veggie Cake Mix
We're offering Blue Egg Baking Company's Chocolate Veggie Cake Mix. Blue Egg is based in Newburyport, you might recognize the name as
they've supplied us with Harvest Loaves around the holidays in the past. The cake mix makes a super chocolatey, rich cake with a hint of spice, loaded with veggies.
To bake 1 - 9” x 12” cake, 2 - 9” x 9” cake rounds or approx. 24 cupcakes, you will need:
1 package of Chocolate Veggie Cake Mix
3 eggs
1/3 cup of oil
1 1/2 sticks (6 oz.) of butter, room temp.
1 1/3 cups of water
2 cups of grated carrots, zucchini or other fresh vegetable
Directions: Pre-heat oven to 350° and grease and flour your pan. Beat eggs, oil, and butter.
Add package contents and water to the egg mixture & beat until
combined. Stir in veggiesand pour into prepared pan.
Approx. bake times:
Cupcakes: 12 min, round cakes: 20 min, 9” x 12” cake: 35 min.
Options: Top with chocolate chips or nuts before baking. Or, let
cool and top with your favorite frosting. No veggies in your frige?
Leave ‘em out and bake up a great chocolate cake. Enjoy!
Ingredients: organic flour, organic sugar, non-GMO organic cocoa
powder, organic spices, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt.
Blue Egg Baking Company uses peanuts, tree nuts, dairy and eggs.
Order in the Seasonal section of our add-on order page!
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Bread & Egg price increases
Both Nashoba Brook Bakery and Pete and Gerry's have announced price
increases that will take affect starting the week of March 3rd. The price
increase is primarily due to the increasing price of grains.
Wheat and feed grain prices have been rising dramatically this past year
primarily due to increased demand from growing economies overseas such as
China. These emerging economies are developing a taste for processed foods
and meat; both requiring grains.
Other factors include poor crops this past year (global warming?), as well
increased demand in bio-diesel and ethanol resulting in more farm land being
converted from wheat to soy and corn.
In addition to the above, demand for organics continues to increase. Organic
grain supplies have not been able to keep pace with the demand. To
transition from conventional to organic, farmers must wait three years
before their crops can be officially certified as organic. With record
prices for conventional grains, farmers have less motivation to convert to
organic. Read more...
New York Times Article
Associated Press Article
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Real Pickles!
We are offering Real Pickles’ certified organic natural pickled vegetables!
Real Pickles is based in Montague, MA and uses certified organic vegetables
grown in Massachusetts and Vermont. It is one of a small handful of businesses
in the United States producing raw, lactic acid fermented (or naturally fermented)
pickles. This traditional pickling process went out of favor with the advent
of industrial food production. Modern pickling methods, including use of vinegar
(usually in place of fermentation) and pasteurization, produce a uniform, shelf
stable product suitable to the needs of the large food corporations. Unfortunately,
modern pickles do not offer the authentic flavor or health-promoting qualities
of traditional pickles. To learn more about Real Pickles, please visit their website realpickles.com.
We are offering the following items:
Dill pickles - 26 oz - Traditional
cucumber pickles, with fresh dill and garlic. These are real pickles: naturally
fermented without vinegar. The perfect snack or sandwich accompaniment.
Sauerkraut - 15 oz - - Authentic,
fresh sauerkraut with a dash of dill and caraway.
Ginger Carrots - 15 oz - These
colorful carrots have a wonderful gingery zing. Use as a topper with salads,
bean dishes, or peanut noodles, or as a filling for spring rolls or nori
rolls.
Order now!
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Dean’s Beans Fair Trade Organic Coffee
We’re excited to widen up our coffee selection and offer some new whole bean coffees from Dean’s Beans! All of their coffees are organic, shade grown, and roasted in small batches at their beanery in Orange, Massachusetts. Dean's Beans only purchases beans from villages and importers that are committed to Fair Trade. To learn more about Dean’s Beans check them out online: deansbeans.com
The following coffees will be available in 12oz bags starting the week of August 13:
Boston Organics Blend:
A delightful blend of light and dark roasted Costa Rican, Peruvian, and Nicaraguan Beans. Custom roasted by Dean’s Beans for us!
NO Co2:
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!
Nicaraguan French Roast:
A strong and exceptionally smooth cup of coffee from the region of Matagalpa. Medium body and slightly dry. Also works well for espresso!
Order now!
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Oké Fair Trade Bananas
Good news! We are now providing you with Fair Trade Bananas (still organic, of course!) from Oké, a new venture between three organizations. Red
Tomato is a Boston based nonprofit that helps family farmers in New England get their produce to market. AgroFair is the pioneer of Fair Trade fruit in Europe-half owned by the farmers and half owned by four nonprofits. Equal Exchange is the pioneer of Fair Trade coffee in the United States, and is Boston Organics' supplier of organic Fair Trade coffee and tea. We are
committed to working with Oké as much as possible.
