February heralds the second-ever nationwide British Dal Festival, and on Sunday 10th Feb we’ll be celebrating the first ever UN ‘World Pulse Day‘ here at Unicorn with a dal giveaway outside the shop! Between 12 and 4, the lovely cooks from local community cookery school Cracking Good Food will be serving up freebie tasters of… Read More »
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Veg News 20th Dec
Logistics should be running normally from Thursday, which means we’re expecting fresh arrivals in daily from the UK and Europe. The protests in France continue, so we are keeping our fingers tightly crossed for no delays! In any case we will have a fantastic selection of UK staples at all times. Our growers are working… Read More »
veg news 25th October
This week we salute the humble brassica. The brassica family includes all kales, cabbages and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cauliflowers. They grow particularly well in the North West and now is the perfect time to be eating them. For the lovers, we’ve the first sprouts of the season from Duncan Gielty in Ormskirk, a… Read More »
Reducing packaging use at the deli
We’re trying hard to reduce the amount of packaging we generate as a business. For the past six years we’ve been giving a discount at the deli each time you bring your own pot, this has generated a decent re-use rate, currently equating to about 20% of total salad and olive sales. Good effort everyone!!… Read More »
Veg news 16th January
This week brings the first arrival of seed potatoes, and with it the promise of a new growing year for all allotmenteers out there. We’ve got Accent and Marfona in store and ready to chit, with more varieties arriving in the coming weeks. Golden beetroot from Royal Oak and Strawberry Fields is radiating a mid-winter… Read More »
