Local And Chemical Free Fruit And Veg At Greens of Minster

I am often asked what items are local and just how local are they.

Well, at the last count around 75 different items of fruit and veg come from 2 local farms throughout the year.

The 2 farms are at Plucks Gutter (around 2 miles away!) and Sandwich Bay (around 6 miles away!) … local enough for you!

The local items we stock throughout the year (nearly all of which are chemical free) are (in no particular order) as follows:-

1. Leeks

2. Hispi (Pointy/Sweetheart) Cabbage

3. Savoy Cabbage

4. Tundra (Green) Cabbage

5. Red Cabbage

6. White Cabbage

7. Curly Kale

8. Red Curly Kale

9. Red Russian

10. Calvero Nero (Black Cabbage)

11. Cauliflower (Summer & Winter)

12. Romanesque

13. Asparagus *

14. Red Potatoes*

15. White Potatoes*

16. New Potatoes*

17. Broccoli

18. Purple Sprouting Broccoli

19. Courgette

20. Yellow Courgette

21. Swede

22. Parsnips

23. Carrots

24. Bunched Carrot

25. Heritage Carrot (Multi-Coloured)

26. Brussel Sprouts

27. Brussel Tops

28. Brussel Stalks

29. Lettuce (3 Types)

30. Spring Onion

31. Radish

32. Bunched Beetroot

33. Peppers

34. Cucumber*

35. Celery*

36. Peas In Pods

37. Runner Beans

38. Broad Beans

39. Bobby Beans (Fine Beans)

40. Squashes (4 Types)*

41. Corn On Cobb

42. Rainbow Corn

43. Spring Greens

44. Fennel

45. Salad Tomatoes

46. Cherry Vine Tomatoes

47. Yellow Cherry Vine Tomatoes

48. Large Vine Tomatoes

49. Heritage Tomatoes (Multi-Coloured)

50. Pak Choi

51. Mini Cucumbers

52. Kholrabi

53. White Cherries*

54. Cherries*

55. Raspberries

56. Blackberries

57. Rhubarb

58. Redcurrant

59. Blackcurrant

60. Whitecurrant

61. Gooseberries (2 Types)

62. Plums (2 Types)

63. Greengages

64. Cox Apples

65. Braeburn Apples

66. Gala Apples

67. Red Robin Apples

68. Gloucester Apples

69. Worcester Apples

70. Bramley Apples

71. Conference Pears

72. Comice Pears

73. Chard

74. Spinach

75. Aubergines

If anyone knows of a local farm that may be interested in supply us then please let us know.