Eating Out of the Local Box

DFW Local Box Meal Plan May 14-18

Angela — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Check out what we're cookin' up in this week's Local Box meal plan!

Playa Viva Follow-up

Kathryn — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:07:39 +0000

An update from the lucky winners of last year's Playa Viva Giveaway from Greenling!

Promise of Peace Community Garden

Angela — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Promise of Peace is a community garden built up from a vacant lot in the middle of the city, but they're doing far more than growing plants.

Strawberry Cream Cheese

Christy — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:31:19 +0000

Yummy, luscious, oh-so-sweet local strawberries! I ordered a pound of these beauties and savored a few every morning with breakfast for a week. When I reached the bottom of the container, I had a few mushy berries left. Too scrumptious to just throw away or turn into compost, I used the Full Quiver cream cheese [...]

Eating Sustainably

Mason — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Agriculture uses 3 times as much potable water as all other forms of human consumption, COMBINED. A full 80% of the water we use in the US is for agriculture. Organic agriculture uses 30%-50% less water than conventional ag. Agriculture also consumes more oil than any other activity except for driving. 400 gallons of oil [...]

Meet our Farmer Heroes at G&S Groves!

Kathryn — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

If we were to declare a Local Box MVP for the spring, David & Bonnie Strohmeyer of G&S Groves would definitely be in the running! The Strohmeyers have been bringing organic citrus to Greenling for years now, and their fruits have been Local Box mainstays this season. We deal mostly with David and it feels like [...]

Central Texas Local Box Meal Plan, May 7-11

Kathryn — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:12:42 +0000

Can you believe it? Local peaches are here already!! It seems entirely too sudden to be getting peaches and tomatoes in the Local Box, but I suppose it’s time to concede that May has arrived and along with it the warm weather that these fruits love so much. Peach season in our house is when [...]

DFW Local Box Meal Plan, May 7-11

Angela — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Easy prep and fresh peach bellini's are abound in this week's Local Box Meal Plan!

Pit Stop: Local Peaches are Here!

Kathryn — Sun, 06 May 2012 14:47:06 +0000

What does summer in Texas taste like? Juicy, local peaches! We got the first peach harvest of the season from Lightsey Farms in Mexia, Texas last week, and they taste great! Lightsey grows 15 varieties of peaches each year, and the first to come in this year was Spring Crest variety. These peaches are small, [...]

Who Wants Local Gifts? Yo Mama!

Kathryn — Sat, 05 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Mother’s Day is just a week away, and now is the perfect time to show Mom some local and organic love! We’ve partnered with Whole Foods Market to offer a selection of sweet surprises, along with locally-grown flowers that are sure to make Mom happy, and keep her out of the kitchen for a day! [...]