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With May just around the corner, we’ve an array of exciting new UK and European produce to inspire you in the kitchen this week. Our first pallet from Pam Bowers at Strawberry Fields is arriving on Thursday: expect beautiful batavia and oakleaf lettuces, little gems and generously sized spring greens. We’ll also be receiving a… Read More »

This week it’s all about chard! As versatile as it is vibrant, we’ve an abundance of this leafy vegetable in at the moment: French rainbow chard is being sold loose, alongside some bagged from our friends at Glebelands just down the road in Sale. Try sautéing with freshly sliced garlic in olive oil for a… Read More »

We’re always looking at ways to combat our dependency on single-use plastics here at Unicorn, so we’re absolutely delighted to share with you that Duncan Gielty’s leafy produce will now be wrapped in a fully home-compostable plastic film courtesy of TIPA. This new packaging looks and performs just like regular plastic in keeping produce fresh,… Read More »

It has certainly felt like Spring is in the air this week, with plenty of sunshine and lighter evenings for us to enjoy. Our UK growers are clearing tunnels of produce eager to get in new plantings and we’re lucky enough to be getting deliveries of Lancashire spinach, pak choi, and lettuce, whilst Glebelands’ regular… Read More »

Whilst it’s finally starting to look and feel a little more like spring (finally!), it’s around this time of year that we begin to see the effects of something called ‘the hungry gap’. The hungry gap is a yearly natural lull in the UK growing calendar: rising temperatures cause winter crops such as kale and… Read More »

News stories reporting the increased cost of living have been hard to avoid recently, with the rising price of food being mentioned nearly as frequently as the rising cost of energy. Our veg buyers are only too aware of the issue – growers are witnessing hikes in seed, packaging and labour costs while the financial… Read More »