C L O V E R on Wheels (Food That's Ready to Go! Literally.)

~ Boston & Cambridge, MA ~

In Boston, I live a block from China Town, a skip to the dredges that is the Financial District, and a hop to the Train Station Food Court. The food options are numerous, but hardly vary. Ask a neighbor where to get some lunch around here, and you'll be directed to the nearest Hogie. I love the vegetable steamed dumplings in China Town, but... their doughy weight leaves me craving some food with crunch (or nutrition!)

SO yay for Clover! the Food Lab on wheels. Originating at MIT, with a restaurant also in Harvard Square, the slightly anonymous, if unthreatening white meal on wheels is plunked in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Massachusetts...yeah, the Financial District, but a nice treat to the 'hood. (Okay, so there's also one located in SoWa (?!), which I just learned, is the Industrial section of Bean Town, south of Washington Street. Go figure).

As for the MENU du jour... well there's nothing posted on the Clover website. But the chick pea fritter was tre bien, they also feature a bbq seitan; I think I remember an eggplant fritter on there as well... Vegetarian!; breakfast, of course with muffins, turnovers and the necessary breakfast burrito. Plus, some rockin coffee for you caffeine lovers out there who could use a good Pour Over in the A.M to get your morning off right.

And! Ask the fine lads and ladies behind the counter about where Clover sources their produce? Local farms. 

Gold Star, Clover. Gold Star.

C L O V E R   F O O D   L A B

Bringing Life to Empty City Lots

- Dorchester, Mass -

"City law allows for community gardens, but not farming. And the city wants to change its zoning code to permit urban agriculture as a way to increase access to healthy food in under served communities..."

The leaders, City Growers Inc, working to evolve the Dorchester plots have experienced success in previous endvors:

"The team hired Codman Square farmer Tim Cooke to tend the soil. Since the original soil might be contaminated, he laid down cardboard and poured roughly 18 inches of soil on top...he planted lettuce, basil, arugula, beets, and tomatoes. By July, a delivery man was pedaling the food by bicycle to local restaurants, retail niches, and hotels."

V I C T O R Y

- Public Garden Plots in Boston - 

And here's the deal: 

500 plots condensed within one central point of park land.

$30 a month pays for one plot (each about 20x20 ft). 
You can buy as many as you'd like - providing the space is available.

So, what more do you need?

F E N W A Y   V I C T O R Y   G A R D E N S

 K E L L E H E R   R O S E   G A R D E N

 A Rose...

 Is a Rose...

 Is a Rose...

Is a Rose. - Gertrude Stein.

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Down the Hall in Boston:
are architects, and artists (and new parents to baby Kya!),  Meejin Yoon and Eric Howeler.

"White Noise White Light" Installation

This installation - among many other projects - is their beautiful work.*

"White Noise White Light" Installation

"Hover" Drafts

"Hover" Installation

"Hover" Installation

*All photos from the firm of Howeler Yoon - hyarchitecture.com.

BOSTON FARMERS MARKETS

 

RICH PRODUCE AT CITY'S FARMERS MARKETS
"Edith Murnane, Boston’s new director of food initiatives, said more than $1.5 million worth of food has already been bought at the city’s farmers markets. Murnane said she expects total sales will be 15 to 20 percent higher than..."
See full article here.

 

For more information about Boston Farmers Markets visit Local Harvest