Resources
Huge thanks to Laurel Kirtz for researching and compiling the following information on Boston-area food resources. As editor and publisher, I’m happy to take any blame and / or corrections. — Joe
Stores in the City
Lionette’s Market/South End
City Feed and Supply/Jamaica Plain
Formaggio/Cambridge and South End
Harvest Coop/Central Sq. & Jamaica Plain
Christina’s Spices/Inman Sq.
Dave’s Fresh Pasta/Somerville, Davis Sq.
Burdick Chocolate Café/Harvard Sq.
Haley House Bakery Café/Dudley Sq.
Haley House Bakery/South End
Beacon Kosher/Brookline
The Butcherie/Brookline
Morse Fish Co./South End
Clear Flour Bakery/Brookline
Trader Joe’s
Cambridge Naturals/Porter Sq.
Springwell Market/Beacon Hill
Common Sense Wholesome Food Market/Dorchester (but it is a cult)
Arlington Health Food
Global Organics/Arlington (bulk quantities only)
Stores in the Suburbs
Living Earth Foods, Chandler (café, store, events, tastings)
The Natural Food Exchange/Stoneham (they are moving to Reading)
Debra’s Natural Gourmet/Concord
Good Health Natural Foods/Hanover & Quincy
Crunchy Granola Baby/Salem
The Organic Rainbow/Beverly
Down To Earth Natural Foods/New Bedford
Far Land Provisions/Provincetown
Bradford Natural Market/Provincetown
Maple Farm Foods/Hadley
All The Best/Cohasset
Good Health/Hanovera
A New Leaf/Needham
(more @ www.greenpeople.org/healthfood.htm)
Events
Slow Food Events
Slow Food Events blog
Annual Boston Gardener’s Gathering
Annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival
NOFA Summer and Winter conferences
CISA
Farms/Farmstands in the City
Allandale Farm, Brookline
Brookwood Farm
Long Island Shelter
ReVision House/Dorchester - http://www.vpi.org/urban_farm.html or www.re-visionfarm.org
Suburban Farms/Farmstands
Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm/Lincoln
Codman
Stillman/New Braintree
Natick Community Organic Farm
Russell Orchards & Winery/Ipswich
Web Of Life Organic Farm/Carver
Alanda Farm/North Dighton (Meat, Specialty)
Pete and Jen’s Backyard Birds/Concord
Wilson’s Farms/Lexington
River Rock Farm/Brimfield (meat)
Kimball Fruit Farm/Pepperell
Land’s Sake Farm/Weston
Grateful Farms
The Food Project’s list of farms in Suffolk, Middlesex, and Norfolk counties
Organic produce delivery service
Boston Organics/Charlestown
CSAs
www.farmfresh.org/food/csa.php
Farmer’s Markets
http://www.state.ma.us/dfa/massgrown/farmers_markets.htm
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/States/Massachusetts.htm
Pick Your Own
Urban Planting: Earthworks/Boston
Apples: Russell Orchards, 143 Argilla Rd./Ipswich
Araujo Farms & Greenhouses/Dighton
Beaver Brook Farm/East Bridgewater
Big Apple Farm/Wrentham
The Blueberry Farm/Hanson
Blueberry Hill Farm/West Barnstable
C.N. Smith Farm/East Bridgewater
Cedar Hills Farms/Rehoboth
Coonamessett Farm/East Falmouth
Rapoza Blueberries/East Falmouth
Tony Andrews Farm/East Falmouth
+ more @ http://www.bostoncentral.com/activities/orchards.php
Artisinal Products
Fiore di Nonno’s Mozerella/Somerville
Taza/Somerville
Le Tene/Somerville
Moonbrine Pickles/JP
Deborah’s Spreads/JP
Fairfield Farm Kitchens/Brockton
21st Century Foods, Inc and Cantina Bostonia/JP
Cooking
Discerning Taste (Cooking Classes, Culinary Tours, Catering, and more)
Cuisine En Locale (Private home dining services and Fresh gourmet food)
Restaurants in the City
Ashmont Grille, Dorchester
Icarus, South End
Fireplace, Brookline
Grill 23 & Bar, Back Bay, Boston
Centre Street Café, Jamaica Plain
The Independent, Union Sq., Somerville
Craigie Street Bistro, Cambridge
Henrietta’s Table, Cambridge
O’ Naturals, Somerville & Acton
Bagel Rising, Allston
Espresso Royale, Boston & Brookline
Langham Hotel, Boston
Taranta, North End, Boston
Restaurants in the Suburbs
Eatin’ Healthy, Quincy
Fresh City, Newton
Lumière, West Newton
Organic Garden Café, Beverly
Life Alive Urban Oasis & Organic Café/Lowell
The Bayside Restaurant, Westport
For vegetarians
http://www.mit.edu/activities/vsg/mailing.shtml
http://www.vegdining.com/
Organizations
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) - www.buylocalfood.com & www.farmfresh.org (local food search engine)
The Food Project
BNAN
Somerville Growing Center
Boston Vegetarian Society
The Center for Food Safety, Washington, DC
Print Media
Edible Boston Magazine
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver
Omnivore’s Dilemma, M. Pollen
Manifesto on the Future of Food and Seed, South End Press
Slow Food Nation, Carlo Petrini
Internet
- CISA local food search engine: www.farmfresh.org or
www.farmfresh.org/food/food.php
- seasonal eating:
www.nutrition.cornell.edu/foodguide/archive/lists.html (spices included)
www.mass.gov/agr/markets/farmersmarkets/get_fresh_seasons.htm
www.sustainabletable.org
www.foodroutes.org
www.localharvest.org
www.truecostoffood.org
www.dinegreen.com
www.greenpeople.org/healthfood.htm
www.ucsusa.org
Celebrate the Foodshed: Eat Locally month - www.foodshed.wisefoodways.com or http://100milediet.org
www.thelfd.com/seasonal-foods (UK)
www.all-foods-natural.com/cookbook/recipes.html (UK)
Other
Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant and Music Club, Somerville
New England Aquarium, Boston
Zukas Homestead Farm/Spencer - 508-885-5320
Bed and Breakfast, Caterer, Function Facilities
More than 100 acres of farmland surround this home, and guests will find cows grazing, as well as chickens, a pig and the family’s dog. The home includes one guest suite with a fireplace and double Jacuzzi tub. The cozy, inviting room features hunter green walls and coordinating wallcoverings, a quilt-topped bed and exposed wood. The suite also includes a window seat, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, a sleeper sofa and a breakfast nook where the morning meal is served.