We’re starting off this week’s news with something that’s tricky to source right now: spinach. Spinach is always a difficult crop to grow as it’s very picky about the kind of weather it likes. The recent wetness makes it hard to harvest and as soon as the sun comes out it is likely to bolt.… Read More »
Veg News 20th June
It’s been a really challenging month for our growers with so much June rainfall and Lincolnshire has been hit particularly hard. You should recognise “Strawberry Fields Farm” from our twice weekly deliveries since way back in the day, a backbone of our fine UK range. In the past few weeks much of Pam Bowers’ fenland… Read More »
Veg News 13th June
Despite heavy clouds and chilly downpours here in Manchester, produce arriving from the fields is singing of British summertime. We’ve started receiving fresh weekly deliveries from Farmstart in Stockport, a local initiative set up by the Kindling Trust to encourage people into commercial organic growing. The first of it’s kind in the UK, Farmstart provides… Read More »
veg news 28th May
Veg News 28th May UK Strawberries are in! They’re a week earlier than last year and taste promising from the get go. There are three different varieties: Elegance, Vibrance and Christine – all are grown outside at Whitethorn Farm in Herefordshire. If you find your strawberries are a little pale, it is recommended by the… Read More »
veg news 15th May
The good news from the fields is that with the wet start to May, followed by this marvellous warm weather, summer crops are coming along nicely. The first smattering of UK courgettes are here on Thursday from Libby Flintoff in Preston – these are grown in her poly tunnels so have had a head start… Read More »
veg news 7th may
We have the first arrival of new potatoes this week – first earlies ‘Colleen’ from Jersey Quality Produce at the start of the week, and ‘Ulster Prince’ for the weekend – a regional favourite grown by Duncan Gielty at Lyncroft Farm in Ormskirk. These young potatoes are creamy when cooked and sweeter because their sugar… Read More »
