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 »
Veg news 3rd October
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 »
Veg news 26th September
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 »
Best UK Food Retailer?!
We are a very, very happy band today, after being named Best Food Retailer at the BBC’s Food & Farming Awards last night. Go co-ops! It was pretty mind-blowing to be nominated, to win was just unbelievable. As one of our members put it last night “We feel delighted, proud… thank you to all our… Read More »
Veg news 19th September
The veg range is fit to burst with UK produce at the moment. Sweetcorn is still going strong and the UK apple and squash ranges are expanding daily – expect UK butternut squash soon too. Kale offers good value and is available from lots of different farms in various forms – each distinctly different. Russian… Read More »
