Unicorn Grocery

Last weekend was a challenging one, to say the least, for those working out in the fields.  Fortunately, the plummeting temperatures were well forecast.  Consequently many growers worked around the clock last Thursday to build up a stock of crops like carrots and leeks before the ground froze making lifting roots nigh on impossible!  All… Read More »

A terrific range of UK winter-warmers ideal for the falling temperatures this week. Locally, Dunham Massey’s Alan Hewitt still has a good tonne of Uchiki Kuri pumpkins to get through in the run up to Christmas. While to the East, the UK butternut supply remains in full swing from Vinehouse Farm in Lincolnshire.  With other… Read More »

Lots of lines moving south in Europe as the unseasonably warm weather grinds to a halt.  Most noticeable in our range is the end of Dutch glasshouse crops such as aubergines, peppers, cucumbers & tomatoes.  Anticipate us looking to Spain for the winter months.  With many of these still plentiful in warmer southern climes, they… Read More »

For those with a keen sense of smell, there are some beautifully perfumed autumnal fruits at the moment…Foremost amongst these is the range of pear varieties.  We tend to think November is when the Conference really come into their own, and have been mixing and matching with lesser known varieties and the different characteristics they… Read More »

Leaves falling off the trees… this means we finally get to talk about squashes and pumpkins. They are our veg of the month. It’s a really good year for squashes, which you will already know if you have an allotment! Good yields are reported by our growers and the taste is very well developed across… Read More »

Such an extensive range of brassicas this week, it’s a sea of green over on the veg aisle. Particularly handsome are the bags of Cavolo nero from Wass in Yorkshire, who also provide a splash of colour with their purple and Romanesque cauliflowers. It is cauliflower time from now until the spring, so your opportunity… Read More »