Veg Box Newsletter 24/03/17

Good Morning Folks,

We’re recruiting New Growers for our Grow the Growers programme at The Urban Croft. This is an exciting opportunity to grow for profit at our site in Queens Park Recreation Grounds. If you’re interested, apply here.

This week we’re delivering treat boxes. There’s the option of sweet or savoury, and they contain a delicious selection of goodies from the shop. If you’d like to add one to your order, get in touch!

In the veg boxes this week:

small: potatoes, yellow carrots, onions, Jerusalem artichokes, purple sprouting broccoli

standard: potatoes, yellow carrots, onions, leeks, Jerusalem artichokes, purple sprouting broccoli, pea shoots or claytonia

large: potatoes, yellow carrots, onions, leeks, Chioggia beetroot, Jerusalem artichokes, purple sprouting broccoli, cauliflower, red kale

extra large: potatoes, yellow carrots, onions, leeks, bunched baby leeks, Chioggia beetroot, Jerusalem artichokes, swede, purple sprouting broccoli, cauliflower, red kale, red Russian kale

fruit #1: bananas

fruit #2: oranges

fruit #3: Ashmead’s Kernel apples

fruit #4: Hass avocados

fruit #5: kiwi

small additional foreign veg: chilli peppers, red peppers, tomatoes

standard additional foreign veg: celery, chilli peppers, red peppers, tomatoes

The Munch of the Month competition is still open for this month. Aply by sharing a picture of what you’ve made with your veg box on social media, with tags #locavoremm and #locavorevegbox.

Enjoy!

Katie