THIS WEEK'S VEG
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Food credit scheme donations
7558 fruit and veg bags with a value of £91,037 (to March 2026). This buys fresh fruit and veg for Hackney and Haringey food banks.
Thanks so much: you're all amazing!
Provisional bag contents for the week starting 23 March
Wash all fruit and vegetables before eating. Scroll down for next week's list - updated Friday afternoon.
LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG
Salad* - GC Hackney
Spring greens, pak choi - Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Crown prince squash piece** - Ripple Farm, Kent
Radish - Nash Nurseries, Kent
Cauliflower - Staples, Lincs
Charlotte potatoes - Newfields, Yorks
Onions, carrots - Chapel Organics, Scotland
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery.
**It doesn't last as long cut, so keep it in the fridge and eat it quickly.
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Spinach - Ripple Farm, Kent
Tundra cabbage - Nash nurseries, Kent
Green curly kale, rocket - Wild Country, Cambs
Parsnips - Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Cauliflower - Staples, Lincs
Onions, carrots - Chapel Organics, Scotland
Mushrooms - McArdle, Northern Ireland
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Purple sprouting broccoli - Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Tundra cabbage - Nash nurseries, Kent
Wild garlic - Ripple Farm, Kent
Leeks - Ripple Farm, Kent or Laines, Sussex
Rocket - Wild Country, Cambs
Parsnips - Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Charlotte potatoes - Newfields, Yorks
Carrots - Chapel Organics, Scotland
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Pak Choi - Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Wild garlic, spinach, leeks - Ripple Farm, Kent
Radish - Nash Nurseries, Kent
Parsnips - Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Cauliflower - Staples, Lincs
Carrots - RBO, Lancs
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Chard - Sarah Green's Organics, Essex or Ripple Farm, Kent
Crown prince squash piece* - Ripple Farm, Kent
Rocket - Wild Country, Cambs
Parsnips - Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Marfona potatoes - Newfields, Yorks
Onions - Chapel Organics, Scotland
Mushrooms - McArdle, Northern Ireland
*It doesn't last as long cut, so keep it in the fridge and eat it quickly.
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Wild garlic, chard - Ripple Farm, Kent
Tundra cabbage - Nash Nurseries, Kent
Green curly kale - Wild Country, Cambs
Cauliflower - Staples, Lincs
Onions, celeriac - Chapel Organics, Scotland
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Pak Choi - Sarah Green's Organics, Kent or Wild Country, Cambs
Sorrel - Wild Country, Cambs
Purple sprouting broccoli - Bedlam, Cambs or Newfields, Yorks
Golden beetroot - Royal Oak, Lancs
Charlotte potatoes - Newfields, Yorks
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Salad* - GC Hackney/Dagenham
Wild garlic, leeks - Ripple Farm, Kent
Carrots - RBO, Lancs
White cabbage - Royal Oak, Lancs
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery.
FRUIT - STANDARD - DARK GREEN TAG
Rhubarb - Organic Lea, Essex or grapefruit - Biovergel, Spain or fiesta apples - Oakwood, Sussex
Pears (conference, erolini), mandarins or oranges - Biovergel, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) - Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Apples (fiesta) - Oakwood, Sussex
Kiwi - Biovergel, Spain or Italy via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
Provisional bag contents for the week starting 30 March
LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG
Spinach – GC, Dagenham
Leeks, wild garlic – Ripple Farm, Kent
Kalettes – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Purple sprouting broccoli – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (marfona) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Red cabbage – Langridge Organics, Lincs
Avocado (hass) – Spain via Langridge Organics
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Leeks, wild garlic, stir fry greens – Ripple Farm, Kent
Purple sprouting broccoli – Sarah Green's Organics, Kent
Pak choi – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Carrots, beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Celery – Spain via Langridge Organics
Fennel – Biovergel, Spain
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Chard, squash piece (crown prince) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Parsnips – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Potatoes (marfona) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Fennel – Biovergel, Spain
Avocado (hass) – Spain via Langridge Organics
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Cabbage (tundra) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Stir fry greens – Ripple Farm, Kent
Rocket – Wild Country Organics, Kent
Squash (iron cap) – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Carrots, beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Brown mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Salad* – GC Hackney/Dagenham
Leeks – Ripple Farm, Kent
Pak choi, cavolo nero kale – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (red manitou) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Fennel – Biovergel, Spain
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery.
You have a lot of delicate leafy greens in your bag this week, which means you also have quite a lot of plastic too. Apologies. Please reuse the bags as much as you can. Check out this guide.
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Kale – Ripple Farm, Kent
Cabbage (tundra) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Rocket – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Squash (iron cap) – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Purple sprouting broccoli – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire or broccoli – Camposeven, Spain
Swede – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Onions – Netherlands via Langridge Organics
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Salad* – GC, Dagenham
Potatoes (red manitou/marfona) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Celery – Camposeven, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Avocado (hass) – Spain via Langridge Organics
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Kale (cavolo nero) – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Parsnips – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Brown mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
Broccoli – Camposeven, Spain
FRUIT - STANDARD
Apples (blaze) – Mole End, Kent
Oranges – Biovergel, Spain or Italy via Langridge Organics
Lemons (primofiore) – Italy via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organicshat's coming next week.
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Pears (conference) – Mole End, Kent
Mandarins (ortanique) – Biovergel, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
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