THIS WEEK'S VEG
Scroll down for next week's veg bag contents
Food credit scheme donations
8053 fruit and veg bags with a value of £96,605 (to August 2026). This buys fresh fruit and veg for Hackney and Haringey food banks.
Thanks so much: you're all amazing!
Bag contents for the week starting 10 August
The continuing heatwaves and lack of rain are causing some crops to struggle, so bear with us if there are last-minute changes to bag contents or some veg look a little more nibbled than usual. Collect as soon as you can after the start of your collection window (check opening times here) to enjoy your fruit and veg at their best.
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 or chard (firebird) – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Japanese cucumber - Forty Hall, Enfield
Salad*, squash (sunburst) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Potatoes (new gatsby) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Broccoli, pointed cabbage – Staples, Lincolnshire
Spring onions – Newfields, Yorkshire
*Allergen information: GC's Hackney and Dagenham mixed organic salad (in unlabelled bags) contains a mix of seasonal leaves, including mustard and celery. Ripple Farm salad contains mustard.
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Green beans – GC, Dagenham/Hackney
Squash (sunburst) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Collard greens* – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Tomatoes (cherry), fennel – Bore Place, Kent
Chard (firebird) – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Carrots, onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Broccoli – Staples, Lincolnshire
*Some of the leaves of the collard greens have slightly scorched edges. Just trim off any yellow bits and they will be fine to eat.
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Salad* – GC, Hackney/Dagenham
Courgette – Ripple Farm, Kent
Beetroot – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Potatoes (new gatsby), leeks – Nash Nursery, Kent
Sweetcorn – Foskett, Suffolk
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Kale – GC, Dagenham or Newfields, Yorkshire
*Allergen information: GC's Hackney and Dagenham mixed organic salad (in unlabelled bags) contains a mix of seasonal leaves, including mustard and celery. Ripple Farm salad contains mustard.
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Salad* – GC, Hackney/Dagenham
Cucumber (marketmore) – Organiclea, Essex
Fennel – Bore Place, Kent
Green beans – Foskett, Suffolk
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Broccoli – Staples, Lincolnshire
Spring onions, kale – Newfields, Yorkshire
*Allergen information: GC's Hackney and Dagenham mixed organic salad (in unlabelled bags) contains a mix of seasonal leaves, including mustard and celery. Ripple Farm salad contains mustard.
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Chard/spinach – GC Dagenham, Dagenham
Beetroot, little gem lettuce – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Courgette – Ripple Farm, Kent
Potatoes (new kestrel) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Sweetcorn – Foskett, Suffolk
Cabbage (pointed) – Staples, Lincolnshire
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Basil – GC, Dagenham or Sitopia, Greenwich
Courgette – GC, Dagenham or Ripple Farm, Kent
Beetroot – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Fennel – Bore Place, Kent or Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Broccoli – Staples, Lincolnshire
Kale – Newfields, Yorkshire
Garlic – Isle of Wight via Langridge Organics – Bonus item
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Tomatoes – GC, Dagenham or Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Potatoes (new maris peer) – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Aubergine – Wye Orchard, Kent
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Spring onions – Newfields, Yorkshire
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Cucumber – GC, Dagenham/Hackney
Salad* – Ripple Farm, Kent
Beetroot (chioggia) – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Green beans – Foskett, Suffolk
Red kale – Newfields, Yorkshire
*Allergen information: GC's Hackney and Dagenham mixed organic salad (in unlabelled bags) contains a mix of seasonal leaves, including mustard and celery. Ripple Farm salad contains mustard.
FRUIT - STANDARD - DARK GREEN TAG
Apples (gala) – Mole End, Kent
Red/white grapes – Haciendas, Spain
Pears (ercolini) – Haciendas, Spain
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Greengages – Pear Necessities, Kent
Pears (ercolini) – Haciendas, Spain
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
Provisional bag contents for the week starting 17 August
LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG
Mini cucumber – GC, Hackney
Green beans – GC, Hackney or Foskett, Suffolk
Tomatoes, basil – GC, Dagenham
Lettuce – Bore Place, Kent
Courgette – Ripple Farm, Kent
Potatoes (new kestrel) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Carrots, onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Salad* – GC, Hackney
Green beans, mini cucumber – GC, Dagenham
Courgette – Ripple Farm, Kent
Aubergine – Wye Orchard, Kent
Cherry tomatoes – Bore Place, Kent
Leeks – Nash Nursery, Kent
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Cauliflower (romanesco) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Garlic – Bore Place, Kent – Bonus item!
*Allergen information: GC's Hackney and Dagenham mixed organic salad (in unlabelled bags) contains a mix of seasonal leaves, including mustard and celery. Ripple Farm salad contains mustard.
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Basil – GC, Dagenham
Mini cucumber, aubergine – Wye Orchard, Kent
Fennel – Bore Place, Kent
Potatoes (new kestrel), cherry tomatoes – Nash Nursery, Kent
Green beans – Foskett, Suffolk
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Lettuce – Bore Place, Kent
Courgette – Ripple Farm, Kent
Aubergine – Wye Orchard, Kent
Beetroot – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Purple sprouting broccoli, chard (firebird) – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Celery – UK via Langridge Organics
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Tomatoes, mini cucumber – GC, Dagenham
Salad* – Ripple Farm, Kent
Potatoes (new maris peer) – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Radish – Foskett, Suffolk
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Kale (green) – Newfields, Yorkshire
*Allergen information: GC's Hackney and Dagenham mixed organic salad (in unlabelled bags) contains a mix of seasonal leaves, including mustard and celery. Ripple Farm salad contains mustard.
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Salad* – GC, Dagenham
Squash (sunburst) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Green beans, carrots, radish – Foskett, Suffolk
Broccoli – Staples, Lincolnshire
Spring onion – Newfields, Yorkshire
*Allergen information: GC's Hackney and Dagenham mixed organic salad (in unlabelled bags) contains a mix of seasonal leaves, including mustard and celery. Ripple Farm salad contains mustard.
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Salad* – GC, Dagenham or Ripple Farm, Kent
Mini cucumber, chard/spinach – GC, Dagenham
Swiss chard – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Potatoes (new kestrel) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Green beans – Foskett, Suffolk
*Allergen information: GC's Hackney and Dagenham mixed organic salad (in unlabelled bags) contains a mix of seasonal leaves, including mustard and celery. Ripple Farm salad contains mustard.
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Cherry tomatoes – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex or mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
Courgette – Ripple Farm, Kent
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Broccoli, spring onion – Newfields, Yorkshire
FRUIT - STANDARD
Plums/gages – Pear Necessities, Kent
Figs – Haciendas, Spain
Pears (ercolini) – Haciendas, Spain
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Apples (gala) – Mole End, Kent
Red/white seedless grapes – Haciendas, Spain
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
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