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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 »

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 »

This week’s Veg News spotlights some of the fantastic UK orchard fruits we have on the fruit stand at the moment. Martin and Rachel Soble and the team at Carey in Herefordshire have a spectacular assortment of plums for us this week, including Excalibur, Mallard, Seneca and their first Greengages. Often nicknamed the ‘queen of… Read More »

As temperatures drop our supply of Lincolnshire lettuces ended last week. It’s time for us to go further afield looking across the Channel to supplement our salad offer. Located south of the Rhone valley in Provence, UniVert’s offer definitely helps soften the blow of the end of the UK lettuce season.  Formed in 1991, the… Read More »