Unicorn Grocery

Under the harvest full moon last week the veg team undertook our annual squash tasting – an ambitious, physically debilitating task comparing all our roasted squash varieties side by side. Besides the tradition, we find it really informative to taste the squashes together because the close comparison highlights the amazing differences in texture, form, flavour,… Read More »

The brassica range on offer in the shop is outstanding this week, the display is bursting with options to choose from. There’s loose green and winter wonderland kale available from Strawberry Fields in Lincolnshire and @LyncroftFarm1 in Ormskirk. Remember you can mix and match kale varieties as you choose, bringing greater diversity and colour to… Read More »

We are happy to report a seasonal shift of a veg news this week with orchard, vine and top fruits celebrating the glorious bridge between late summer and autumn. UK plums are plentiful and tasting divine. There’s Marjorie’s Seedling, Monarch and Victoria varieties to choose between, from Carey Organics in Herefordshire at the start of… Read More »

On Saturday 16th Sep we’ll celebrate our 27th birthday. Customers old and new, you’ve got us here! So come and celebrate it with us. Music, free food from Tibetan Kitchen, a quiz, and birthday cake at noon, just outside the shop, from 11 til about 3. See you there!

The spotlight this week is on Newfields Organic Produce up in Fadmoor, just outside of York. The farm has been growing organically since 1990 and supplying Unicorn for much of this time. Taking over from the wonderful Rosemary Wass in 2020, John and his wife Rachel now run the growing operation which focuses on field-scale… Read More »