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After a gloriously sunny bank holiday weekend, our shelves are brimming with sweet and tempting late summer produce. A real highlight this week are the Irwin mangoes, sometimes called “bonbon” mangoes. Ours come from the Málaga region and have been harvested ready to eat, full of the sweet sunshine they’ve grown in all summer. Their… Read More »

Last Wednesday, some of our Veg Buyers headed over to Merseyside for a catch-up and tour of Kindling Farm’s fields. With the favourable weather over the last few weeks, some crops are coming through quickly, making things busy down there for those picking the crops. The development on site in such a short space of time is… Read More »

Sweetcorn is here! It’s tasting fabulously sweet and delicious thanks to all the spring and summer sunshine we’ve enjoyed. This week it’s all coming from Pam at Strawberry Fields, who year after year grows fantastic cobs for us, perfect for the BBQ. Keep it simple and enjoy steamed or BBQ’d in its husk with a… Read More »

The star of the show this first week of August is our ever-growing range of new season potatoes.   Last year’s harvest was hit by heavy rain and flooding, which made access to the land difficult. But this year’s sunny, dry spring has led to a strong yield and an earlier crop, and we’re looking… Read More »

Our UK fruit range is looking and tasting lush at the moment. The early spring and summer warm weather has certainly helped sweeten up our selection of top-tree fruit. Martin at Carey Organics in Herefordshire provides us with our summer splash of delights. Look out for their growing range of plum varieties. Opal plums are recognisable by their… Read More »

This week’s veg news spotlights some wonderful Lancashire-grown produce — and one farm in particular: Brook House Farm in Preston, run by Libby and Paul Flintoff. Over the years, they’ve turned indoor polytunnel growing into something of an artform. Their produce is without a doubt one of the jewels in the crown of our summer… Read More »