Veg Box Newsletter w/c 26.08.19

Hello Folks,

Our farms are still getting great harvests of leafy greens, with Locavore kale and chard appearing in this week’s boxes. We’re also seeing our first harvests of Locavore grown tomatoes! These are included in the standard supplementary veg bags this week.

It’s all change at Locavore at the moment as our veg box team prepare to move to our new larger premises at Bellahouston Park. This will provide us with much needed extra space for veg packing and storage!

Our flower growing plots at Queen’s Park and Rouken Glen are starting to look quite autumnal. There are dusky blue poppy seed pods, silvery quaking grasses and sunset coloured Rudbeckias just beginning to bloom. You can order a one off bunch to celebrate the changing seasons through the Open Food Network or subscribe to receive flowers regularly with your veg for the last few months of the growing season.

Check out storage guidance here for helpful tips and tricks on how to prolong the life of your fresh produce. If you’re wondering where your veg comes from, have a look at these maps. You can also join your fellow subscribers over in the Facebook group and check out our Veggiepedia!

In the veg boxes this week:

Subject to last minute changes

Small veg box Farm Organic Certifier
Potatoes Chapel Farm SA
Onions Chapel Farm SA
Kohl Rabi Chapel Farm SA
Kale – Green Curly Locavore, Left Field SA
Standard veg box Farm Organic Certifier
Potatoes Chapel Farm SA
Onions Chapel Farm SA
Kohl Rabi Chapel Farm SA
Artichoke Bedlam Farms SA
Fennel Locavore, Left Field SA
Kale – Green Curly Locavore, Left Field SA
Potted Purple Basil Locavore, Left Field SA
Large veg box Farm Organic Certifier
Potatoes Chapel Farm SA
Onions Chapel Farm SA
Kohl Rabi Chapel Farm SA
Courgettes Locavore, Left Field SA
Fennel Locavore, Left Field SA
Kale – Green Curly Locavore, Left Field SA
Kale – Cavalo Nero Locavore, Left Field SA
Chard – Rainbow Locavore, Left Field SA
Potted Purple Basil Locavore, Left Field SA
Extra Large veg box Farm Organic Certifier
Potatoes Chapel Farm SA
Onions Chapel Farm SA
Kohl Rabi Chapel Farm SA
Courgettes Locavore, Left Field SA
Fennel Locavore, Left Field SA
Lettuce – Lolla Rossa Locavore, Left Field SA
Kale – Green Curly Locavore, Left Field SA
Kale – Cavalo Nero Locavore, Left Field SA
Chard – Rainbow Locavore, Left Field SA
Pea Shoots Locavore, Left Field SA
Potted Purple Basil Locavore, Left Field SA
Small fruit bag Farm / Origin Organic Certifier
Apples Oakwood SA
Rhubarb Bedlam Farms SA
Medium fruit bag Farm / Origin Organic Certifier
Apples Oakwood SA
Rhubarb Bedlam Farms SA
Grapes Spain Caae
Large fruit bag Farm / Origin Organic Certifier
Apples Oakwood SA
Rhubarb Bedlam Farms SA
Grapes Spain Caae
Melon – Galia Spain Caae
Extra large fruit bag Farm / Origin Organic Certifier
Apples Oakwood SA
Rhubarb Bedlam Farms SA
Grapes Spain Caae
Melon – Galia Spain Caae
Nectarine Spain Caae
Small supplementary veg Origin Organic Certifier
Cucumber – Midi Locavore, Left Field SA
Tomatoes – Plum Vine The Tomato Stall SA
Kale – Red Curly Locavore, Left Field SA
Standard supplementary veg Origin Organic Certifier
Cucumber – Midi Locavore, Left Field SA
Tomatoes – Shirley Locavore, Left Field SA
Kale – Red Curly Locavore, Left Field SA
Lettuce – Mixed Leaves Locavore, Left Field SA

Enjoy!

The Locavore Team