latest news
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kids’ veg challenge: the results
monday 6th september 2010
Having forgotten to buy my twelve year old son a birthday present, imagine my pride and relief when he came to the rescue with “that’s alright dad, you can just give me six jars of your preserved artichoke hearts”. Globe artichokes came bottom in ou... continued
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organic fortnight 3rd-17th september
friday 3rd september 2010
The Soil Association’s annual celebration of all things organic is here. This year’s theme is Choose Organic Every Day. Here are some ideas for how you can get involved. Visit our farm to see your veg growing, or another local organic farm. Tr... continued
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fruit of the month – english apples
monday 30th august 2010
Orchards are swelling with ripe, fragrant fruit. It’s time to celebrate English apple season and rediscover some traditional varieties. Paul Ward grows apples, pears and plums for us on his four farms in Kent. He started out 17 years ago, buying his first orcha... continued
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in search of the ultimate tomato
monday 23rd august 2010
Longstanding customers normally tell us that flavour is the main reason they buy our boxes, so we have to deliver. Mostly we do (I am proud of about 80% of what we sell about 90% of the time), but flavour is very hard to manage and requires constant vigilance to avoi... continued
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rules, slogans, emotional engagement + philosophy
monday 16th august 2010
There is no denying it; the organic market is on the slide. The rate of decline may have slowed from about 15% last year to perhaps 8% (depends on what you are measuring) but it is still slipping. The reason for organic’s fall from favour, according to marketin... continued
