Tagged: CSA Box

CSA Box: Turnip Pairings

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Looking over the contents of this week’s box, each ingredient seemed so familiar and could easily be incorporated into a summer-perfect salad What is in the box: — 1/2 pint Blueberries — 1/2 pint Cherry Tomatoes — 6 ears Sweet Corn — 1 bunch Turnips — 3 Cucumbers […]

Fresh Ingredients at Every Meal

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College In no way do I expect you to make all these dishes in the same day, I thought it could be useful to give you guys an example of how to incorporate produce from the CSA boxes into each meal. But first, what was in the box last […]

Now Entering the Dog Days of Summer: CSA Box

By Rebecca Shrago, Dietetic Intern, Sargent College Now that the 4th of July is behind us – the fireworks done, the cookouts over, the masses back to work – we have officially entered the Dog Days of Summer. And as I stood in front of the air conditioner last night, starving but absolutely unwilling to […]

Food Days of Summer

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Picture Source One of the great emerging trends is the push to eat local and sustainable. Here at BU,there has been tremendous effort to make our university more sustainable (for more information on exactly what BU is doing, check out BU Sustainability’s comprehensive website). But what does it […]

Kale: The New “It” Green

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College For the past year, nutrition power-house kale has gone from being hippie food to a staple supermarket find. If you read any nutrition articles either in magazines or online, I will bet that you’ve read about kale at least once. When I was home in Colorado last December, […]

CSA: Changing up Your Salad

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College If these pictures fill you with food envy check out last week’s post on how to get in on the summer CSA boxes! Despite the slightly chilly weather, the strawberries in last week’s CSA box made for a sweet start to the weekend. As I’m sure you’ve already […]

Local Farm Shares at BU

Supporting local, sustainable agriculture by connecting the university community with New England farmers and producers is part of the mission of BU Dining Services. They are partnering with Ward’s Berry Farm in Sharon, MA to provide the BU community with the opportunity to order a weekly farmshare/community supported agriculture (CSA) box. Ward’s Berry Farm Farmshare […]

CSA Week 21: The Final Box

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College It’s now officially November and the end of the CSA season. Here at Sargent Choice, we’d like to thank Ward’s Berry Farm, and Carver Hill Orchard, for providing beautiful and delicious fresh produce for the past 21 weeks. One of the great things about the CSA box aside […]

CSA: Decoration One Season, Dinner the Next

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College It’s finally here: the last CSA box of the year. Although this marks the end of our weekly CSA posts, definitely go back through them to find recipes or ingredients to change up your meal routine! At the end of the post you’ll find a link back to […]

CSA: Visually Appealing

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Image Source When walking through the grocery store, you are bombarded with choices. For most aisles, we make a decisions based on brand preferences – are you a Skippy or Jiffy peanut butter fan? But what about the produce aisle? You don’t just go up to the stack […]