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17.06.2009
Tomato with taste
We have recently introduced a new range of English tomato grown and packed by Longdon Hill nurseries, this includes cherry plum red and yellow, small cherry (picolo type) on the vine and standard red cherry. The range is available for anyone looking for fruit with real taste, these are picked red, very sweet and will impress anyone who trys them.
16.06.2009
More Cornish Produce
Recently added to an already full list of Cornish produce available:
Broad beans
Primo Cabbage
Hispi Cabbge
Calabrese
Cauliflower (from Wednesday)
Raspberries
Gooseberries
Rocket
Large leaf Spinach
11.06.2009
Product info : APRICOTS
We now have in stock AAA size apricots, they're big and and almost half price, please be quick as we've only 1 pallet to clear.
04.06.2009
Product info:
We've had a very busy May and early June due to the Bank Holiday and sunny weather combining making an encouraging start to the holiday season. Lots of local produce is now coming through including, gem lettuce, lollo rosso, oakleaf, iceberg, hispi cabbage and a large range of interesting fine leaves from the Lizard Leaf Company.
Many summer fruits are now on stock including peaches, nectarines and apricots. Berries have become reasonably priced with Spanish blackberries especially cheap at only 45p a punnet.
Local asparagus is now finishing, Peruvian is being imported again which has become the standard for most of the year.
15.05.2009
Local Courgette
Dave Newton from Tregew Farm has been extra busy this week planting out this years supply of courgettes. Over the past ten years Tregew farm has created a large portfolio of high quality local produce of which there has been a large quantity of courgette supplied to ourselves, almost 3000 boxes last year. As you can see from the image the girls are doing the work and Dave is doing the more technical job behind the camera. We are expecting the first crop in June.
07.05.2009
Coming soon from Lizard Leaves
A new product mix from Lizard leaves will be available very soon, "FRESH OR FRY", A delicate mix of baby leaf suitable for eating fresh or to use in stir fry, including Baby Russian Kale, Tat Soi (miniature bok choi, very cute) , mustard leaf green frills and more.
07.05.2009
Lizard Leaves product and availability
Lizard Leaves Products and Availability
This year they are growing:
Green Tat Soi
Purple Tat Soi
Red Chinese Cabbage
Green Stemmed Pak Choi
Kailan Kichi (Chinese Broccoli)
Yukina Savoy (Savoy Tat Soi)
Greek Cress
Rocket
Dill
Pea Shoots
Red Stemmed Radish Leaf
Mizuna
Russian Kale
Mustard Leaf Ruby Frills
Mustard Leaf Green Frills
Ruby Chard
Yellow Chard
Lettuce leaf types: Lollo Rosso, Lollo Biondi, Oakleaf and Batavian.
All the leaf types that are grown are available for sale individually in 100g or 500g pack sizes and they also produce two ready mixed salad packs available in both 300g and 500g sizes:
MIXED BABYLEAVES - a classic seasonal babyleaf salad mix with Lollo Rosso, Lollo Biondi and Batavian Lettuce, Mizuna, Tat Soi, Russian Kale, Red stemmed radish leaf, Ruby Frills, Green Frills, Pea shoots, Dill, Ruby and Yellow Chard.
FRESH OR FRY - a versatile blend of Oriental brassica babyleaf types suitable for both fresh salad and stir fry/hot dish uses with Kailan Kichi (Chinese Broccoli), Yukina Savoy, Green stemmed Pak Choi, Red Chinese Cabbage, Green and Purple Tat Soi.
Please contact your local fruit and vegetable wholesaler for daily availability information.
07.05.2009
English Tomato
We now have English tomato in stock from Longdon Hill Nurseries Evesham, this is a premium product and will remain as an available stock line till the end of the season.
