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Time to shine a light on the rest of our fruit stand this week, which is brimming with beautiful and delicious French and Spanish stone fruit, a sure sign that summer has well and truly arrived. The fruit stand really starts to pop at this time of year, and stone fruits are a real highlight in the shop… Read More »

This week we are spotlighting beautiful French Charentais melons from our much-loved and long-time supplier Univert, a co-operative which brings together 60 fruit and vegetable producers in Southern France and Corsica. Our veg euro buyer Claire is eating these on repeat this week—always a good indication that the Charentais are reaching their peak! Top tip… Read More »

As more and more fresh, new season UK lines keep rolling in, it’s getting harder to cram as many as we want to shout about into our weekly veg news slot! Broad beans are a true delight at the moment, locally grown and delivered fresh three times a week from Kindling Market Garden in Stockport.… Read More »

When it rains, it pours hey…?! Whilst it might not be great news for our weekend, half term and BBQ plans, it is providing some much welcome relief to our growers, their crops and helping to quench the land and bring everything back to some lush greenness.  The warmth followed by the rain means we will likely see… Read More »

Paul and Hayley from Wyreside Mushrooms have been hard at work for the last few months, fitting and kitting out their brand new (and huge!) growing space. We’ve been enjoying all their updates on the refurb as they insulate the space and create the perfect growing environment for this extra-sensitive (almost other-worldly!) crop. The scale… Read More »

The weather has been GLORIOUS and by 4.50pm we are chomping at the bit in the Veg Office to get outside and play in the sunshine. Whilst we are enjoying the salad options available and haven’t turned the oven on in weeks, it’s down to a great deal of water being irrigated into the fields.… Read More »