This week’s veg news (and this Sunday 18th October in the shop!) is our annual celebration of apples. Since the shop opened 30 years ago, we’ve been huge supporters of Apple Day, which was founded by Common Ground in 1990 to establish an annual autumn celebration of apples. From the beginning, it was about much… Read More »
Our News
Veg News 6th October
We’ve had a lovely selection of apples and pears from Windmill Orchards in our fruit range for a few weeks now. However, nothing feels more autumnal than the aromas of quince that arrive alongside, from their beautiful growing site near Banbury. Although you wouldn’t want to eat quince raw, cooking breaks down its tannins to provide the… Read More »
Veg News 22nd September
Autumn feels like it’s creeping up on us, and it’s about time we highlighted the Bourjassotte fig. Fig trees from the Mediterranean have been written about since Ancient Greek times. From there, figs gradually made their way north into France, where they became an established part of the country’s cuisine. Although it’s possible to grow… Read More »
Veg News 15th September
We’re loving spring onions at the moment. They were crop planned with Kindling Farm, Merseyside way back before the start of the growing season. Currently being harvested is their outdoor crop, delivering to us twice weekly in their hundreds of bunches. It’s great to see the team at Kindling over the moon with their harvest,… Read More »
Veg News 1st September
Let’s celebrate the arrival of September with some beautiful French grapes from Provence. In our fruit range all week we have the gorgeous Muscat de Hambourg variety. Betty and Jean-Charles are small organic wholesale producers in the region. It’s hard to ignore its silver glow, we cannot stop trying “just the one” when we walk… Read More »
Veg News 25th August
We have an abundance of beautiful whole cobs of sweetcorn available this week, courtesy of Pam and the team at Strawberry Fields and Lucy and the team at Vine House Farm, both in Lincolnshire. It is definitely one of our favourite late-summer seasonal highlights, and it is looking and tasting fantastic after a particularly warm… Read More »
