THIS WEEK'S VEG
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Bag contents for the week starting 4 May
Wash all fruit and vegetables before eating. Scroll down for next week's list - updated Friday afternoon.
LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG
Chard/spinach – GC, Dagenham
Lettuce – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex or Camposeven, Spain
Squash piece (crown prince) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Potatoes (charlotte) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Celeriac – Lancashire via Langridge Organics
Mushrooms (brown) – McArdle, Northern Ireland
Onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Salad* – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Chard – Ripple Farm, Kent
Leeks – Laines, Kent
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Celeriac – Lancashire via Langridge Organics
Mushrooms (brown) – McArdle, Northern Ireland
Celery – Spain via Langridge Organics
Avocado – Biovergel, Spain
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery. Wild Country salad contains mustard.
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Salad* – GC, Hackney
Chard/spinach – GC, Dagenham
Cavolo nero – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (charlotte) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Pepper – Camposeven, Spain
Sweet potatoes – Spain via Langridge Organics
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery. Wild Country salad contains mustard.
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Rocket – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Asparagus* – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
White cabbage – Lincolnshire via Langridge Organics
Onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Green pepper – Camposeven, Spain
Avocado – Biovergel, Spain
* UK asparagus is more expensive than other vegetables – with a very short UK season – so you have one fewer item than usual in your veg bag this week.
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Chard/ spinach – GC, Dagenham
Squash piece (crown prince) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Land cress – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (marfona) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Mini cucumber, white cabbage – Gloucestershire/ Lancashire via Langridge Organics
Sweet potatoes – Spain via Langridge Organics
*Apologies. The Marfona potatoes are showing their age and getting a bit soft, so we have given you a bigger portion than usual. We'll move onto different potato varieties very soon.
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Salad* or lettuce – GC, Hackney/Dagenham
Chard – Ripple Farm, Kent
Broccoli – Staples, Lincolnshire
Mushrooms (brown) – McArdle, Northern Ireland
Onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Avocado – Biovergel, Spain
Kohlrabi – Spain via Langridge Organics
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery. Wild Country salad contains mustard.
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Rocket – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (marfona) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Courgette – Spain via Langridge Organics
*Apologies. The Marfona potatoes are showing their age and getting a bit soft, so we have given you a bigger portion than usual. We'll move onto different potato varieties very soon.
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Kale (cavolo nero) – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Broccoli – Staples, Lincolnshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Celery – Camposeven, Spain
Avocado (hass) – Spain via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - STANDARD - DARK GREEN TAG
Apples (fiesta) – Oakwood, Sussex
Mandarins – Biovergel, Spain or Spain/Italy via Langridge Organics
Grapefruit – Spain via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Rhubarb – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex or Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Oranges – Biovergel, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
Provisional bag contents for the week starting 11 May
LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG
Chard/spinach – GC, Dagenham
Kale, curly green – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Radish bunch – Foskett, Suffolk
Potatoes (marfona) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Red onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Red cabbage – Netherlands via Langridge Organics
Celery – Camposeven, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Avocado – Biovergel, Spain
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Spring onions – Forty Hall, Enfield
Spring greens – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Kale – Wild Country Organics, Kent
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Mini cucumber – Gloucestershire via Langridge Organics
Red onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Kohlrabi purple – Spain via Langridge Organics
Pepper, mini romaine lettuce – Camposeven, Spain
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Squash piece (crown prince) – Ripple Farm
Lettuce (cos) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Radish – Foskett, Suffolk
Mini cucumber – Gloucestershire via Langridge Organics
Potatoes (charlotte) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Red onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Courgette – Spain via Langridge Organics
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Spring greens – GC, Dagenham or Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Radish – Fosketts, Suffolk
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Red onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Celery, mini romaine lettuce – Camposeven, Spain
Kohlrabi, courgette – Spain via Langridge Organics
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Red Russian kale – Forty Hall, Enfield
Asparagus* – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Cauliflower – Staples, Lincolnshire
Potatoes (charlotte) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Red onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
* UK asparagus is more expensive than other vegetables – but we wanted to give you the chance to eat some while it's in season – so you have one fewer item than usual in your veg bag this week.
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Green garlic – Ripple Farm, Kent
Cauliflower – Nash Nursery, Kent or Staples, Lincolnshire
Rocket – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Pak choi – Fosketts, Suffolk
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Celeriac – Netherlands via Langridge Organics
Pepper – Camposeven, Spain
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Pak choi – Foskett, Suffolk
Potatoes (charlotte) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Avocado, celery – Camposeven, Spain
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Salad* – GC Dagenham, Dagenham or Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Spinach – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Mushrooms, brown – McArdle, Northern Ireland
Red onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery. Wild Country salad contains mustard.
FRUIT - STANDARD
Rhubarb – GC Dagenham, Dagenham or Sarah Green's Organics, Essex or Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Orange – Biovergel, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Kiwi – Biovergel, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Apples (fiesta) – Oakwood, Sussex
Lemon – Biovergel, Spain
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
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