WHAT'S IN SEASON RIGHT NOW.......DECEMBER 2024

TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY, A WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR FOR GREAT FOOD...

 

As the year winds down and the holiday season approaches, there’s nothing quite like the warmth of home and the joy of sharing meals with loved ones. While Christmas feasts are often dominated by roasts, pies and cookies, there’s a place on every holiday table for Some great tasting fruit and vegetables. 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: Cox, Gala, Braeburn, Russet and Bramley. Pears: Conference Comice and Williams. 

 

Best of the rest non-local fruits are:

 

Bananas, Citrus: Sicilian Lemons, Oranges, Nadorcotts, Satsumas, Leafy Clementines,

Pink Grapefruit, Sharon Fruit, Blueberries, 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, Savoy, Primo and Hispi Pointy Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Sprout Tops, Spring Greens, Cavolo Nero, Curly Kale, various Onions, Baby Spinach, Swede, Parsnips, Cauliflower, Kohl Rabi, Beetroot, various seasonal Squash. 

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Local Potatoes: King Edward, Best Whites, Desiree Red, Baby Potatoes, Bakers and various Guest varieties throughout the winter. 

 

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

 

Broccoli, Courgettes, Aubergines, Sweet Potatoes, Avocados, Mixed Peppers, Portobello and Chestnut Mushrooms, Red and White cabbage, Colossal Garlic, Baby and Naked Cucumbers, Spring Onions, Celery, Leeks. 

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