WHAT'S IN SEASON RIGHT NOW.......MARCH 2026

AS WE APPROACH SPRING WITH SOME NICE MILD WEATHER UPON US, YOU'D BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING THE WORST OF THE WINTER IS BEHIND US. AT THIS MOMENT THOUGH THE NEW SEASON PRODUCE IS STILL SOME WEEKS AWAY. THERE'S BEEN SOME VERY EARLY ASPARAGUS COMING THROUGH DUE TO THE MILD WEATHER, BUT THE NOVELTY OF THIS COMES AT A PARTICULARLY HIGH PRICE. NONETHELESS, WE CONTINUE TO ENJOY WHAT WE HAVE AND MAKE THE MOST OF IT BEFORE THIS SEASON ENDS. 

 

We're seeing the popular winter crops still in high demand. As always, we will be at the forefront of all that's good in Kent and continue to provide some great tasting produce. If you want to taste our produce yourselves, please visit our farmshop on Rochester High Street or sign up for a regular veg box and we'll bring it to your door. 

 

Fruit

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Local and seasonal fruit available in store now:

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Apples: gala, braeburn and bramley. Some guest apples when available.

Plus, conference and nashi pears, outdoor grown rhubarb (subject to availability and price). 

 

Best of the rest non-local fruits are:

 

Bananas, angelino plums, sicilian lemons, sharon fruit, navel oranges, blood oranges,

nadorcotts, pink grapefruit, blueberries, raspberries and pomegranates.

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Vegetables & Salad

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Local and seasonal vegetables and salad available in store now:

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Various carrots; loose and bunched, hispi pointy cabbage, savoy cabbage, curly kale, cavolo nero, greens, brussels sprouts, sprout tops, various onions, baby spinach, cauliflower, romanescu, leeks, celeriac, beetroot, broccoli, various lettuce, rocket, baby spinach, cherry vine and salad vine tomatoes.

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Local Potatoes: king edward, best whites, desiree red, baby and bakers. 

 

Best of the rest non-local vegetables and salad are:

 

Yellow and green courgettes, aubergines, sweet potatoes, avocados, mixed bell peppers, portobello and chestnut mushrooms, red/white cabbage, colossal garlic, cucumbers, celery, radish. 

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