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Our veg of the month for October is the knobbly celeriac. Often overlooked, perhaps owing to its peculiar shape and irregular protuberances, celeriac has a gorgeous apple-sweet fragrance and a mild, clean, yet hearty flavour. The bulb is the root of the celery plant and has a gentle celery taste to accompany its potato-like texture.… Read More »

UK apples, now a few weeks into their season, are arriving off the orchards full of flavour and sweetness and we’ve already many varieties to choose from. Perfectly red, shiny and crunchy Scrumptious and Rubinolas make for ideal back-to-school lunchbox additions while the greener, more rustic-looking Ribston Pippin have a sophisticated flavour, much like a… Read More »

Our UK squash range has been expanding rapidly in the past few weeks. It confirms what we knew, but weren’t ready to admit yet: Autumn is announcing itself a little earlier than usual. The bulk of the range is coming from Strawberry Fields in Lincolnshire, but we also have a good selection from our local… Read More »

This is our favourite time of year for sheer abundance and variety of fruit and veg. At this point we’re still able to enjoy sun-loving crops like UK tomatoes, basil and sweetcorn as well as a wide variety of dark leafy veg. The brassica section is looking especially swish, with lots of kale, cavolo nero… Read More »

The display is an explosion of late summer colour this week with beautiful, fresh arrivals from across the UK. Defying the Mancunian grey skies are these sunshine yellow sweetcorn on the cob, one of the few crops to have thrived in the scorching temperatures of the last few months and in abundant supply all week.… Read More »

Cauliflowers can technically grow in the UK all year round over different part of the country, but even under non-heatwave conditions they’re a tricky product to source. We’re stocking some new season ones from Northern growers Gielty (Lancs) and Wass (Yorks) this week and so far we’re impressed with the size and quality – nice… Read More »