THIS WEEK'S VEG
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Food credit scheme donations
7499 fruit and veg bags with a value of £90,338 (to February 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 2 March
Wash all fruit and vegetables before eating. Scroll down for next week's list - updated Friday afternoon.
LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG
Kale, squash piece* (crown prince) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Cauliflower – Sarah Green’s Organics, Essex
Winter purslane – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (red manitou) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots, swede – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Brown mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
* cut squash pieces don't keep as long as whole squash. Store them in the fridge and eat within a few days. Any mud can be washed or shaved off.
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Leeks, kale, squash piece (crown prince)* – Ripple Farm, Kent
Cauliflower – Sarah Green’s Organics, Essex
Pak choi – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Parsnips – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Carrots – Royal Oak, Lancashire or RBO, Lancashire
Red cabbage – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Mixed sprouts – Devon via Langridge Organics
* cut squash pieces don't keep as long as whole squash. Store them in the fridge and eat within a few days. Any mud can be washed or shaved off.
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Kale – Ripple Farm, Kent
Squash (delicata) – Sarah Green’s Organics, Essex
Salad* – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (red manitou) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots, beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Brown mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
*Allergen information: Wild Country Organics' salad contains mustard.
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Parsnips – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Winter purslane – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Carrots, red cabbage – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Fennel – France via Langridge Organics
Sweet potatoes – Spain via Langridge Organics
Broccoli – Camposeven or Langridge Organics, Spain
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Potatoes (gatsby), cabbage (tundra) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Parsnips – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Carrots (washed) – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Celery – Spain via Langridge Organics or Camposeven, Spain
Avocado (hass) – Spain via Langridge Organics
Broccoli – Camposeven, Spain
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Kale – Ripple Farm, Kent
White cabbage – Nash Nursery, Kent
Land cress, pak choi – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Squash (mashed potato) – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Squash piece (crown prince)* – Ripple Farm, Kent
Potatoes (gatsby), cabbage (tundra) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Brown mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
* cut squash pieces don't keep as long as whole squash. Store them in the fridge and eat within a few days. Any mud can be washed or shaved off.
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Leeks – Ripple Farm, Kent or Nash Nursery, Kent
Kalettes/purple sprouting broccoli – Sarah Green’s Organics, Essex or Newfields, Yorkshire or Nash Nursery, Kent or lettuce - France via Langridge Organics
Cauliflower – Nash Nursery, Kent
Carrots – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Avocado (hass) – Spain via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - STANDARD
Apples (cabaret) – Mole End, Kent
Oranges – Italy via Langridge Organics
Murcott/gold nugget manderins – Spain via Langridge Organics or Camposeven, Spain
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Pears (conference) – Mole End, Kent
Grapefruit – Spain via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
Provisional bag contents for the week starting 9 March
LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG
White cabbage – Nash Nursery, Kent
Parsnips – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
otatoes (red manitou), kalettes – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Lettuce (batavia green) – France via Langridge Organics
Celery – Spain via Langridge Organics
Broccoli – Camposeven, Spain
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Stir-fry greens – Ripple Farm, Kent
White cabbage – Nash Nursery, Kent
Kalettes – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Celeriac – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Brown mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
Red onions – Netherlands via Langridge Organics
Avocado (hass) – Spain via Langridge Organics
Broccoli – Camposeven, Spain
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Stir fry greens – Ripple Farm, Kent
Radish – Nash Nursery, Kent
Pak choi – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (red manitou) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Red cabbage – Royal Oak, Lancashire or Langridge, Lincs
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Broccoli – Camposeven, Spain
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Salad* – Growing Communities, Hackney
Kale, squash piece (crown prince) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Celeriac – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Red onions – Netherlands via Langridge Organics
Celery, avocado (hass) – Spain via Langridge Organics
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Kale – Ripple Farm, Kent
Potatoes (gatsby) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Squash (spaghetti) – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Garlic – Spain via Langridge Organics
Broccoli – Camposeven, Spain
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Leeks – Ripple Farm, Kent
Purple sprouting broccoli, cauliflower – Nash Nursery, Kent
Carrots – Chapel Organics, Scotland or RBO, Lancashire
Brown mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
Fennel – Camposeven, Spain or Italy via Langridge Organics
Avocado (hass) – Spain via Langridge Organics
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Potatoes (gatsby), cauliflower – Nash Nursery, Kent
Kale (cavolo nero) – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Parsnips – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Carrots, onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Cabbage (tundra) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Pak choi – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Onions – Chapel Organics, Scotland
Celery – Spain via Langridge Organics or Camposeven
FRUIT - STANDARD - DARK GREEN TAG
Pears (conference) – Mole End, Kent
Mandarin – Spain via Langridge Organics
Kiwi – Italy via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Apples (jonagold, rajka) – Oakwood, Sussex
Oranges – Spain via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
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