This week we’re delighted to see the appearance on our shelves of the first few summer squash of the season from Pam Bowers of Strawberry Fields. Hardened Unicorn veg team members will be looking forward with excitement (or trepidation?) to our mammoth autumn squash tasting, while newer and perhaps some might say foolhardy additions to… Read More »
Veg News 17th July
With the forecast showing signs of improving this week (fingers crossed eh) it’s a pleasure to see new UK produce start to appear on the shelves, with hopefully more to come. We welcome back long standing brassica grower Will Edwards of New Farm in Lincolnshire towards the end of this week. We hope you’re as… Read More »
Veg News 9th July
With the accompaniment of so many delicious tomatoes this time of year basil is the obvious herb choice. Pam Bowers at Strawberry Fields is cutting a big harvest for us on Thursday so it will be in plentiful supply for the weekend. It’s such a beautiful fragrant herb and it’s been filling our cold store… Read More »
Veg news 25th June
We’ve an abundance of fantastic UK produce this week after a long awaited blast of sunshine, and crops that had been taking an age to come along are finally starting to appear in better quantities. Broad beans from Kindling market garden in stockport and are tasting absolutely delicious straight out of the pods, and the… Read More »
Veg news 11th June
Here at Unicorn we’ve always been privileged to have such a fantastic array of produce to write and shout about, and it’s a real pleasure to sing the praises of our growers and see their efforts fly off the shelves to satisfied customers. It’s also our responsibility to keep our customers informed, and for UK growers the current situation remains… Read More »
Veg News 4th June
The unsung hero of many a dish, we think our fantastic fresh herb range is well overdue a bit of love, and we are lucky enough to now have a good mix from Strawberry Fields and Kindling Market Garden in our range this week. Pam grows these perennial herbs on her Lincolnshire Farm cutting them back… Read More »