‘Wee, sleekit, cow’rin tim’rous beastie’ can only mean one thing…it’s Burns Night this Thursday and the perfect excuse to celebrate the quality and variety of hardy UK winter roots available from our farms. Taking centre stage this week is the humble swede. Relative of the turnip but with a denser, darker flesh, our supply is… Read More »
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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 »
Veg news 8th January
As January storms loom large and the purse strings tighten, what better activity can there be for these gloomy days than a spot of marmalade making? Chosen for their high pectin-content and thick rind, the Seville orange is the citrus of choice for most marmalade makers. Customer recommendations this year have suggested whiskey as an… Read More »
Veg News 28th December
Time for our annual update on New Year vegetable logistics! As is often the case, sourcing & transporting fresh fruit and veg often proves trickier in the post-Christmas period than in Christmas week itself… New Year weekend should be close to a normal range, with plentiful Cornish cauliflowers and an abundance of lovely dark spinach… Read More »
Veg News 14th December
Last weekend was a challenging one, to say the least, for those working out in the fields. Fortunately, the plummeting temperatures were well forecast. Consequently many growers worked around the clock last Thursday to build up a stock of crops like carrots and leeks before the ground froze making lifting roots nigh on impossible! All… Read More »
