Christmas is coming! As we move into the final month of the year and begin our preparations for the Christmas season, our veg offer is already starting to look the part with new festive lines coming in thick and fast. First off we’ve had our first deliveries of some truly majestic sprout stalks courtesy of… Read More »
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Veg news 18th October.
Our local salad leaves are looking really stunning at the minute, so it seems only fair that they be front and centre of this week’s veg highlights! Here’s a breakdown of the current mix courtesy of Glebelands’ grower Dan: “At a time when UK lettuces are becoming more limited, the autumn salad mix is looking… Read More »
Veg news 9th of March.
Whilst it’s finally starting to look and feel a little more like spring (finally!), it’s around this time of year that we begin to see the effects of something called ‘the hungry gap’. The hungry gap is a yearly natural lull in the UK growing calendar: rising temperatures cause winter crops such as kale and… Read More »
Veg News 27th October
The first Brussels sprouts have arrived this week, fresh from the fields of Newfields Farm in Yorkshire and Lyncroft Farm in Ormskirk. With a distinctive, bitter taste they’re best lightly cooked and paired with something sweet or acidic such as balsamic vinegar. They’re a welcome addition to our autumnal brassica display and we’re offering them… Read More »
veg news 18th Feb
Fennel bulbs from Spain and Italy are offering excellent value for money this week and, as such, are a firm favourite amongst veg team members. Fennel undergoes such a transformation between raw and cooked, it can almost be thought of as two different vegetables. The crisp, white, delicately-anise flesh yields to an amazing sweetness and… Read More »
veg news 28th Jan
This week is likely the last week we’ll be able offer UK kale. This crop usually runs until May, but after heavy rainfall UK supplies have been scarce, both in organic and ‘conventional’ growing. We are going out in style though! Royal Oak, who were heavily affected by the downpours, were able to rescue a… Read More »
