We’ve an abundance of fantastic UK produce this week after a long awaited blast of sunshine, and crops that had been taking an age to come along are finally starting to appear in better quantities. Broad beans from Kindling market garden in stockport and are tasting absolutely delicious straight out of the pods, and the… Read More »
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Veg news 13th February
This week we have a full range of brassicas on offer, with cauliflowers from Francis Sampson in Cornwall, some really nice Savoy cabbages from Duncan Gielty in Ormskirk, and January King and Tundra cabbages from Chapel Organics in Berswick. We are also very pleased to see the return of Purple Sprouting Broccoli, courtesy of Shillingford… Read More »
Veg News 31st January.
With the weather becoming milder, but our growers still having ‘wet underfoot’, we slowly see our favourite winter vegetables becoming available again. Cornish cauliflowers are back this week from F.Sampon in Penzance, alongside which we will have some vibrant beetroots: 3 different varieties available from Pam at Strawberry Fields, Graham at Chapel Organics and John… Read More »
Veg News 19th October
Do you know your Egremont from your Herefordshire Russet? Can you tell a Spartan from a Blaze? Come down to the shop this Sunday to celebrate Apple Day with us and taste your way through a range of 20+ varieties we’ll have available from 5 different orchards. Launched in 1990 by an organisation called Common… Read More »
Simple Overnight Oats
This recipe is very forgiving – use more or less oats or chia or milk, and whatever seeds/nuts/fruit you have to hand! Flavoured rice milks (think almond, hazel, vanilla or coconut) go very well in this, and keep in mind that any rice milk will add to the sweetness. Use gluten-free oats and milks if… Read More »
Veg news 18th July
Martin Soble of Carey Organics has been growing at Whitethorn Farm in Herefordshire for nearly 20 years. The farm was purchased as a set of bare conventional fields and Martin and his team have spent the past two decades building up the biodiversity of the site using minimal intervention and a sympathetic approach to the… Read More »