Veg Box Newsletter 17/03/17

Good Afternoon Folks, Our growers have been working have been busy with preparations for the new growing season, sowing seeds for cavolo nero, spinach, chard, lettuce and pea shoots. To house the seedlings, shelving units have been built from old pallets. There’s even been some landscape gardening going on, with the polytunnel having undergone a…

Veg Box Newsletter 10/03/17

Good Afternoon Folks, It’s cheese box week! We offer a choice of small (£20), standard (£37.50) and large (£55) cheese boxes as a monthly special, delivered on the second Friday of each month. Each box contains a range of cheese, including everyday cooking cheese such as Cheddar, blue cheese, goat and ewe cheeses. If you’d…

Veg Box Newsletter 24/02/17

Good Afternoon Folks, National CSA day is on March 1st, next Wednesday. We’re one of only two Community Supported Agriculture projects in Scotland, and to celebrate, we’re offering a 25% discount to your friends, family or neighbours. We’ve added a few postcards to each of your veg boxes to share with your nearest and dearest,…

Veg Box Newsletter 17/02/17

Good Afternoon Folks, Our newest growing site at Rouken Glen has provided us with an extensivee crop of claytonia this week, which features in the standard veg boxes. Claytonia is a winter salad leaf, well suited to growing in our climate. Find out more about it in our Veggipedia. We’ve already got a few entries…

Veg Box Newsletter 10/02/17

Morning Folks, Our February Munch of the Month competition is now open. You can enter by sharing a photo of your culinary creation on social media with a brief description of what you’ve made. Don’t forget to use the tags #locavoremm and #locavorevegbox. As it’s the second Friday of the month, we’re delivering cheese boxes…

Veg Box Newsletter 03/02/2017

Morning Folks, We’ve been very inspired by all your entries to the Munch of the Month competition – thank you all for taking part! The competition is tight, and we need your help to choose a winner – voting closes on Monday at 9am. For those of you with an additional bag of foreign veg,…