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Veg News 28th May UK Strawberries are in! They’re a week earlier than last year and taste promising from the get go. There are three different varieties: Elegance, Vibrance and Christine – all are grown outside at Whitethorn Farm in Herefordshire. If you find your strawberries are a little pale, it is recommended by the… Read More »

The good news from the fields is that with the wet start to May, followed by this marvellous warm weather, summer crops are coming along nicely. The first smattering of UK courgettes are here on Thursday from Libby Flintoff in Preston – these are grown in her poly tunnels so have had a head start… Read More »

The veg display is awash with green this week as we welcome bountiful deliveries of new season leaves from many of our favourite local growers. Spinach, both true and perpetual, is available from three different North West farms – Glebelands in Sale, Gielty in Ormskirk and Flintoff in Preston. Each supply is a little different… Read More »

What a difference a sunny week makes… Libby Flintoff reports it has done wonders for her spinach crop and can now offer an abundance of true spinach and spinach beet. Libby’s produce is always of remarkable quality as anyone who’s tasted her peppery rocket recently can no doubt confirm. UK asparagus is making its debut!… Read More »

At a time of the year when many veg crops are finishing and becoming scarce in the UK, the new season Dutch glasshouse produce offers some much needed colour and promise of the growing season ahead.  The first Dutch bell and Ramiro peppers are trickling through and looking pristine, so too are aubergines. These shiny,… Read More »