Basil Tree Catering

10/07/2024

FRESH AND LOCAL 🫛🍅🌱

Summer time means there is so much more amazing local produce available! Thanks for helping us source these great MA grown veggies!

Swipe to the end to see the BTS photo shoot angles 😂

11/06/2024

HAPPY PRIDE! 🌈

Did you know that this year marks 20 years since gay marriage was legalized in MA?

BT owner, Valerie, and her wife Rebecca took happy advantage of this new law and legally tied the knot in 2004.

💜 LOVE IS FOR EVERYONE 💜

This year, we will be donating 5% of the total sales of the Pride platters to BAGLY, The Boston Alliance of Gay, Le***an, Bisexual and Transgender Youth. Enjoy some fun colorful platters and help out this amazing organization all at once!

28/05/2024

Cambridge Local First is looking for a new Executive Director!

Cambridge Local First is a non-profit network of locally owned and independent businesses formed in October 2005 to build a strong local economy and a vibrant community. We do this by educating the public and government about the significant environmental, economic, and cultural benefits of a strong local economy; providing resources and technical support to local independent businesses; advocating on behalf of independent businesses on the local and state level; and, providing networking opportunities for local business owners.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director will have overall strategic, financial, and operational responsibility for Cambridge Local First’s programs, member recruitment and retention, achievement of Board-specified goals, and ex*****on of its mission and program implementation. This person will possess or develop deep knowledge of the small business ecosystem as well as the organization's core programs and operations.

We are looking for a full-time (35 hours) or part-time Executive Director. More information about this role is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_JvGUDfXcbcktN9PkAr8-95A0XqRucvRqJ1D-dL4KfI/edit

You can apply for this role by filling out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGKSLhKDljz49aJbWg2eqQ0G3_xe5NWEdmXvYp2H8XaPInvw/viewform

22/04/2024

HAPPY EARTH DAY! 🌍 🌱

Basil Tree tries to treat every day like Earth Day, and we have compiled a list of some of our favorite local resources to help make a sustainable lifestyle journey easy. Check out our recommendations and let us know what you think!

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Also, a reminder that we will be donating 5% of the sales of our Earth Goddess Salad and OpenWaters bottles in April (one week left!) to CitySprouts , a Cambridge non-profit committed to educating elementary age students through hands-on learning in urban gardens.

04/04/2024

HAPPY SPRING! 🌷🌼🌱

This April we are highlighting two menu items in honor of Earth Month- our Earth Goddess Salad featuring all local ingredients (details below) and climate-neutral aluminum bottled water from Open Water

We will be donating 5% of the sales of these two special items to CitySprouts , a Cambridge non-profit committed to educating elementary age students through hands-on learning in urban gardens.

Open Water, a woman-owned and LGBT-owned business (just like us!), has generously offered to match our donation to CitySprouts this month!

5% + 5% = 10% to City Sprouts!

🥬 Produce from New Entry Food Hub and Boston Food Hub
🍄 Mushrooms from Fat Moon Farm
🌻 Sunflower oil and dried herbs from Sunfox Farm

18/03/2024

Graduation season is right around the corner! Check out these 4 things you SHOULDN'T have to worry about when planning your grad events- we've got you covered! 🎓

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01/03/2024

Happy Women's History Month! Basil Tree is a proud Woman Owned Business! Read more in our newsletter linked here > https://conta.cc/4bV0CAe

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31/01/2024

WE'RE SPREADING THE LOVE! 💜💚💜💚 🥨🥨🥨
This year we will be sending out Chocolate Covered Pretzels along with every first order in February! We hope everyone has a warm and fuzzy Valentine's Day!

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05/01/2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR! How has your 2024 been so far?

Firstly, we want to extend our deepest gratitude and love to Cindy, who is moving on after almost 9 years with Basil Tree. Good luck Cindy!

We also would like to welcome Brandon into the customer service team! Some of our customers might recognize him from his days as a delivery driver.

Basil Tree staff have returned from our 10 day holiday break are ready for a busy winter ahead!

Scroll through to see some photos of our wonderful staff at the Basil Tree holiday party at American Flatbreads in Davis Square. Thanks, American Flatbread Somerville , for hosting us!

21/12/2023

Basil Tree Catering will be closed for a holiday break from

❄ Fri 12/22/23 through Monday 1/01/24 ❄

Orders can still be placed online or via email during this time.

Confirmations may take a little more time than usual but we will be in touch as available!

30/10/2023

PIE DAY is right around the corner! 🥧

Each year Basil Tree staff, friends, and family gather on the Sunday before Thanksgiving to handroll, crimp, and fill pies to contribute to Pie In the Sky Fundraiser. This year Basil Tree will be baking 300 pies for the 31st annual Pie In the Sky!

Pie in the Sky funds Community Servings’ philanthropic meal program, which annually prepares and delivers more than 800,000 scratch-made medically tailored meals to individuals and families across the state impacted by a range of critical and chronic illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, HIV/AIDS, and more.

Please consider buying a pie to help nourish our neighbor in need!

https://www.pieinthesky.org/

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27/09/2023

Thank you for having us at your Event Planning Expo! We had a fun time ! 🦫

10/08/2023

THANK YOU to our friends at Community Cooks for sharing these notes from their JOYWeavers campers! Basil Tree donated breakfast for a series of their summer sessions.

JOYWeavers is a five-week summer camp that provides community, mentoring relationships, and programming that promotes social-emotional development, learning and JOY.

Their mission is to support families affected by trauma, disability, or school challenges, JOYweavers offers accessible programming for children, work experiences for teens, advocacy and resources for caregivers, and most importantly, community for all to feel welcomed, known and valued.

https://www.joyweavers.org/

08/08/2023

🎬 LIGHTS . CAMERA. ACTION!

Thank you to our food stylist and photographer .surgess for working with us on our next menu photos.

Some exciting new items as well as some updating pricing will be released 8/15!

13/06/2023

Celebrate Juneteenth! While Basil Tree will be closed for business on Monday June 19th, we will be donating 10% of the total sales of our Juneteenth Platters to Community Land Trust.

This organization turns vacant urban land into collective opportunity, supporting neighborhood farmers to grow the food that sustains us. They are also hosting a Juneteenth Liberation Farmcert (a farm concert!)

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01/06/2023

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 🏳️‍🌈
Support SMALL LGBTQIA+ OWNED BUSINESSES this pride.

Basil Tree is a proudly certified
LGBT-Owned and Woman-Owned business.

While love and support shouldn't be isolated to just one month per year, we encourage you to celebrate the LGBTQA+ community this June!

Not sure how to find other LGBTQIA+ organizations or small biz in your area?

has some amazing info on all the members of the MA LGBT chamber.
Check them out here: https://business.malgbtcc.org/list

Festive Pride Platters will be available during the month of June.

We will be donating 5% of the
total sales of these platters
to the

30/03/2023

SPRING HAS SPRUNG! 🌼
At long last we're beginning to see some warmer weather and beautiful blue skies!

Click through to see our new Aegean Wrap (vegetarian) and Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons that are freshly on the menu! Limited time only!

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08/03/2023

♫ iconic Shania Twain guitar notes ♫ Let's go girls....
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Happy International Women's Day! March 8, 2023

Basil Tree is a proud Woman Owned as well as LGBT Owned Business, now celebrating our 36th year! We want to wish you all a wonderful Women's History Month and International Women's Day!

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08/02/2023

The Cambridge-Somerville Black Business Network (CSBBN) is pleased to present their 4h Passport to Black-Owned Businesses event for 2 days, February 9 & 10, 2023 at the Smith Center of Harvard University from 11:30am - 6pm. 💗 This is timed just before Valentine's day and businesses will be offering gift items for sale. 💗 A printed and digital Passport brochure will be available to promote Black-owned businesses vendors and Cambridge and Somerville businesses. https://buff.ly/3jdTc4o

08/02/2023

Come and get a quick pass for your business! We are excited to invite you to Passport Event Pop-Up Event at The Smith Center of Harvard University, on February 9 and 10th, 11:30 am - 6 pm.
Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
American Independent Business Alliance
Small Business Rising

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06/02/2023

Will you be our Valentine? ❤️

We will be sending a bag of heart-shaped sugar cookies for all first orders through Valentine's Day
(just because we like you!)

Want to treat the people you love and appreciate to something sweet? We've got cookie platters, brownies, as well as hot chocolate you can add to your orders!

31/01/2023

2022 Mini Recap!

Take a peek at some of the highlights and stats of our last year 👀

1. Charitable giving: it is our annual commitment to donate 10% (or more!) of our annual profits to local charitable organizations. Here’s some of the wonderful groups we gave to in 2022
Community Cooks
Cambridge Local First
Cambridge Community Fridge
Community Servings
YWCA Cambridge
Waltham Fields Community Farms

2. Basil Tree celebrated our 35th birthday in 2022

3. Basil Tree by the numbers-

Q: How many different countries are the current BT staff from?
A: 7
Q: What % of all orders in 2022 had the Vermonter sandwich?
A: 47%
Q: How many basil bins were used in 2022?
A: 193
Q: How many total orders did BT deliver in 2022?
A: 3599

4. Where in the world are all the Basil Tree staff from?
🇨🇻Cape Verde
🇧🇷Brazil
🇧🇦Bosnia
🇬🇹Guatemala
🇪🇹Ethiopia
🇭🇹Haiti
🇺🇸United States

5. Basil Tree staff had some serious Crocs fever this year! 🐊🥵🤒

04/01/2023

Veggie Chili is back! Get it while it's HOT 🔥!

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20/12/2022

Basil Tree will be closed Friday 12/23/2022 through Monday 1/2/2023 for the holidays and reopening on Tuesday 1/3/2023.

You may continue to place orders for January during this period as we will be checking email and voicemails periodically, but may take a little longer to get back to you than usual. Thank you for your patience!

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30/11/2022

Winter Seasonal Specials Available 12/5! https://conta.cc/3XEXa5H

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