If doctors and nutritionists agree on one thing it's this: Eating more vegetables is the most important healthy eating habit worth getting into. Like all new habits this might seem daunting at first, but it's easy once you get your head around it. Actually, you don't even need to learn new recipes or use any fancy extras. All you need is good quality veggies (and a decent amount of it), and then you need to use them. No fancy recipes required, there is just one simple rule: w

We've had a box of Swiss chard in the shop recently - one of my favourite greens and one that really likes the British climate so UK grown supplies are plentiful right now. Less familiar than spinach though so I had several conversations with people about how to cook chard, and I thought posting some ideas here might be useful! Think of it as a cross between spinach and pak choi - lots of green leaf with a good amount of fleshy stems too, and it takes well to all sorts of fla

The biggest piece of shop news in recent weeks got to be the weekly delivery of organic veg & fruit. Something we have wanted to do for a quite a while (heck, we had a veg stand made a year ago!) but have tiptoed around taking the plunge for even longer. Now the time for organic veggies has come! It all comes via the friendly Organic North cooperative who source most of the produce directly from the growers.It's all certified organic, British grown whenever possible and suppl

Here’s our monthly round-up on what’s new on the shelves, from the small to the big. And we certainly have some news for April! The big news first! We are stocking up in fresh organic veg & fruit. Pick what you like, when you like it (with special regard for those who don't want or don't like veg box surprises). We can't fully source it locally unfortunately, but produce will be British grown whenever possible. Freshest on Wednesdays, cheapest on Tuesdays. Say no to mass prod