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

AS WE SIT MID-WINTER WITH SOME RATHER CHILLY WEATHER COMING THOUGH, IT IS MOST DEFINITELY THE MONTH FOR COMFORT FOOD. PLENTY OF HOT FOOD NEEDED TO HELP US KEEP WARM, INCLUDING STEWS, ONE-POT COOKING, HOMEMADE CURRIES, PIES AND MUCH MORE...

 

With the cold weather moving to a rather chilly vibe, we're seeing the popular winter crops 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, cox, braeburn, russet and bramley. Some guest apples when available.

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

 

Best of the rest non-local fruits are:

 

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

leafy clementines, 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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