Market Updates
🌿In Season – June 2025🌿
Fruits:
Strawberries – British strawberries are now in season, offering sweet, juicy berries perfect for desserts, salads, or enjoying on their own. Price is increasing!
Rhubarb – Continue to enjoy this tangy fruit, ideal for pies, crumbles, and jams. Outdoor is readily available where Indoor is starting to tighten up.
Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots – These are all in full swing now, the taste is amazing and the price is slowly coming down. All Spanish currently, may see some English varieties come through by the end of the month.
Cherries - English has just started, the price is very high but will drop as it starts to get underway.
Blueberries, Raspberries & Blackberries - Raspberries and Blackberries are now English but the price is high and the quality is a bit hit and miss. Blueberries are lagging behind a bit.
Gooseberries - Just popped onto the market, price is high but will come down a bit. Get whilst you can as the season is short and sweet.
Vegetables:
Rainbow Chard - English, a lovely colourful vegetable to add to your dishes.
Cauliflowers - Nice and large heads that are full of yield. Price is on the rise.
Broccoli - English has just started, super fresh. Also sourcing Organic Tenderstem from Bedlam Farms.
Baby/Globe Artichokes - Organic supply from Bedlam Farms, these are available but only for a short while so get them whilst you can.
Tomatoes – British-grown varieties are starting to ripen, offering sweetness and acidity ideal for salads, sandwiches, or sauces. Prices are increasing.
Hispi Cabbage – Also known as sweetheart cabbage, this tender variety has a mild, sweet flavour and is perfect for light sautés or steaming.
Spring Green Cabbage – With its tender leaves and subtle flavor, spring greens are perfect for wilting, stir-frying, or adding to soups.
Cucumbers – Fresh, crisp English cucumbers are now available and ideal for salads, pickling, or sandwiches. Crooks also available.
Asparagus – A quintessential British vegetable. It's best enjoyed fresh from the farm, with a tender texture and sweet flavour. We have green, white and purple available. These will finish this month so use whilst you can!
New Potatoes – Early varieties like Jersey Royals are available, offering a delicate taste and waxy texture. Cornish also available.
Peas & Broad Beans – English Peas are available and a good price, broad beans are still Italian currently.
Radishes – These add a peppery bite and vibrant colour to salads and can also be roasted for a milder flavour.
Spinach – From France - tender and flavourful, spinach is versatile for salads, soups, or sautéed dishes.
Spring Onions – English is coming through. Mild and crisp, spring onions are perfect for adding a fresh kick to various recipes.
Lettuce Varieties – Including Iceberg, Gem, and Cos these are ideal for fresh salads.
Courgettes – Green & Yellow - mild and versatile, courgettes are great for grilling, stir-fries, or baking.
Aubergines – Good quality Dutch available. These are now available, suitable for grilling, roasting, or adding to stews.
Samphire – A coastal vegetable with a salty flavor, perfect for pairing with seafood dishes.
Watercress – Beautiful English crop. Peppery and nutrient-rich, watercress adds a punch to salads and sandwiches.
Roquette, Mixed Leaf and Baby Spinach – Beautiful English salads.
❌Out of Season – June 2025❌
Fruits:
Apples (Braeburn, Cox, Discovery, Russet, Early Windsor, Golden Delicious) – These are typically harvested in autumn and are no longer in season. Anything we can get will be cold stored.
Pears (Conference, Williams) – Like apples, pears are out of season this month.
Citrus Fruits – Oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits are imported during this time leading to higher prices. We have had to switch to South African Lemons which are high priced but great quality.
Indoor Rhubarb - Super sparse, we'd be lucky to get our hands on a box!
Vegetables:
Leeks – A staple winter vegetable that is now coming to the end of its season.
Onions - Exceptionally high prices across the board on Spanish, Red, Shallot Onions at the moment.
Curly Kale - Very short at the moment and not at its best quality wise.