THIS WEEK'S VEG

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Food credit scheme donations

7449 fruit and veg bags with a value of £89,784 (to January 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 February

Wash all fruit and vegetables before eating. Scroll down for next week's list - updated Friday afternoon.

LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG

Leeks - Ripple Farm, Kent
Gatsby potatoes, January King cabbage - Nash Nursery, Kent
Iron cap squash - Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Celeriac – James Foskett, Suffolk
Purple sprouting broccoli – Nacton, Suffolk
Golden beetroot, carrots - Newfields, Yorkshire
Fennel - France via Langridge Organics

LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG

Salad* – Growing Communities, Hackney
White cabbage - Nash Nursery, Kent
Carrots – Newfields, Yorkshire
Red onions – Netherlands via Langridge
Fennel – France via Langridge
Broccoli - Spain via Staples
Celery, sweet potatoes, hass avocado – Spain via Langridge

*GC salad contains mixed leaves, including celery and mustard

MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG

Squash (Sweet Lightning) - Sarah Green Essex
Gatsby potatoes, January King cabbage - Nash Nursery, Kent
Carrots, kalettes - Newfields Yorkshire
Onions, parsnips - Bagthorpe Norfolk
Mushrooms – McArdle, N Ireland

MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG

January King cabbage - Nash Nursery, Kent
Black Kat squash – Bedlam, Cambs
Onions, parsnips - Bagthorpe Norfolk
Carrots - Newfields Yorkshire
Kalettes - Newfields Yorkshire or Brussels sprout stalk - Langridge, Lancs
Broccoli - Spain via Staples
Hass avocado – Spain via Langridge

STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG

Gatsby potatoes - Nash Nursery, Kent
Parsnips – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Carrots, kalette tops – Newfields, Yorkshire
Red cabbage or kalettes – Newfields, Yorkshire or brussels sprout stalk – Langridge, Lancs
Broccoli - Spain via Staples
Celery – Spain via Langridge

STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG

White cabbage, January king cabbage - Nash Nursery, Kent
Parsnips – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Swede – Langridge Organics, Devon
Red onions – Netherlands via Langridge
Broccoli - Spain via Staples
Hass avocado – Spain via Langridge

SMALL VEG - RED TAG

Leeks - Ripple Farm, Kent
Gatsby potatoes - Nash Nursery, Kent
Golden/red beetroot, kalette tops - Newfields, Yorkshire
Mushrooms – McArdle, N Ireland

SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG

Crown prince squash piece*, green kale - Ripple Farm, Kent
Carrots - Newfields, Yorkshire
Red onions – Netherlands via Langridge
Fennel – France via Langridge

*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.

FRUIT - STANDARD

Meridien cox apples - Oakwood, Sussex
Blood oranges - Italy via Langridge Organics
Kiwi - Greece via Langridge Organics
Fairtrade bananas - Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics

FRUIT - SMALL - no tag

Conference pears - Mole End, Kent
Oranges - Spain via Langridge Organics
Fairtrade bananas - Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics