THIS WEEK'S VEG
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7670 fruit and veg bags with a value of £92,299 (to April 2026). This buys fresh fruit and veg for Hackney and Haringey food banks.
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Bag contents for the week starting 27 April
Wash all fruit and vegetables before eating. Scroll down for next week's list - updated Friday afternoon.
LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG
Salad* – GC, Dagenham/Hackney
Spinach/chard – GC, Dagenham
Spring greens – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Jerusalem artichoke – Laines, Sussex
Komatsuna – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (marfona) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Courgettes – Spain via Langridge Organics
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery.
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Spinach – Ripple Farm, Kent
Spring greens – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Jerusalem artichoke – Laines, Sussex
Coriander – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Cabbage, white – Langridge, Lincolnshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Pepper, green – Camposeven, Spain
Courgettes – Spain via Langridge Organics
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Spinach/chard, lettuce – GC, Dagenham/Hackney
Wild garlic – Ripple Farm, Kent
Leeks – Ripple Farm, Kent or Laines, Sussex
Cauliflower – Staples, Lincolnshire
Potatoes (marfona) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Avocado – Spain via Langridge Organics
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Salad* – GC, Dagenham/Hackney
Squash (crown prince) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Leeks – Laines, Sussex
Kale (cavolo nero) – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Cauliflower – Staples, Lincolnshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Mushrooms, brown – McArdle, Northern Ireland
Green pepper – Camposeven, Spain
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery.
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Salad* – GC, Dagenham
Komatsuna – Wild Country Organics, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (charlotte) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Onions – Green Organics, Netherlands
Celery – Camposeven, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Red pepper – Camposeven, Spain
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery.
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Kale (cavolo nero) – Wild Country Organics, Kent
Asparagus* – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Radish – Foskett, Suffolk
Beetroot – Royal Oak, Lancashire
Carrots – RBO, Lancashire
Celery – Camposeven, 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.
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Salad* – GC, Dagenham
Leeks – Ripple Farm, Kent
Radish – Foskett, Suffolk
Potatoes (charlotte) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
*Allergen information: Growing Communities salad contains a mix of leaves including mustard and celery.
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Squash (crown prince), chard – Ripple Farm, Kent
Cauliflower – Staples, Lincolnshire
Red onions – Netherlands via Langridge Organics
Lettuce (romaine) – Camposeven, Spain
FRUIT - STANDARD
Apples (crimson crisp) – Mole End, Kent
Rhubarb – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire or Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Oranges – Biovergel, Spain
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Mandarin – Biovergel, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Kiwi – Biovergel, Spain
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
Provisional bag contents for the week starting 4 May
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
Red peppers – 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
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Salad* – 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
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
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