Happy Fairtrade Fortnight! Fairtrade Fortnight, usually in February, has shifted to September this year. It’s a two week celebration of all things Fairtrade. At Kentish Town Vegbox, we’re all about the local seasonal produce. But there are many things that cannot be...

Here we are in September. I love September! Even as the days grow shorter, it is often such a sunny month, when the early evening light casts a wistful glow in the parks as people soak up the last days of warmth before the proper autumn weather kicks in. September is...

I read a quote from Silent Spring by Rachel Carson this week and was reminded what a seminal piece of work it was. Silent Spring is over 60 years old now. In this book, Carson documented the ecological impact of pesticides, facing down male scepticism about her...

We wanted to let you know about another event we’re holding in the early autumn: Vegbox Apple Pressing & Mulling @ London School of Mosaic & Mother Canteen 12pm-4pm, Saturday 28th September 2024 Join us for an Apple Pressing & Mulling event at the London...

It’s worth mentioning the mixture of produce we are seeing this summer. It’s a bit of a contrast to the last three years, where we had very sunny dry summers that favoured fruit crops like tomatoes, aubergines, peppers and courgettes. You may well have felt the change...

Beetroot, Smashed White Beans & Parsley 3 large Beetroot (roasted & sliced)1 tin White Beans ((haricot, butter, cannellini...))3 pinches Finely Chopped Fresh Parleyto taste Oliver Oil (don't be shy)to taste salt & pepper Cooking the beetroot:You want...

The weather keeps alternating between warm and cold spells, rainy showers and sunny days. What a British summer! It’s slowed down the crops a bit compared to last year, but things are still coming along. And the farms are abuzz with the birds of summer now, darting...

Sarah Green writes from the fields of Essex: “June is always a very busy month in the vegetable fields. We hardly know which way to turn with so much to do - planting, weeding, watering, and harvesting the organic vegetables. June is a month that, no matter what the...

As summer finally gives us a few days of lovely warmth and sunshine, we’d like to let you know about a few events to get you out of the house! We’ve got a stall at the Alma Street Fair this Sunday 23rd June. Come and see us between noon and 7pm. It’s the hippest...

The first bunched new carrots of the season have arrived! These are my daughter’s favourite, as they look so classically carrot-like. The orange root, the big fluffy green leaves of the carrot top, the way you feel like Bugs Bunny when you eat one raw! You’ll notice...