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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 »

This week we are really excited to see bunched beetroot back on the shelves courtesy of Pam and the team at Strawberry Fields. Fresh, new season summer beetroots are young, tender, thinner-skinned and particularly sweet, making them especially delicious raw in salads, colourful slaws or quick pickles. Unlike the loose beetroot we enjoy throughout winter,… Read More »

It’s been a tale of two seasons so far this spring. A very cold, wet and stormy start, particularly for our Lancashire growers, broken up by some bright, almost summer-like days. The dry, sunny weather last week gave growers a chance to get going again, with much of the early planting having been held up… Read More »