This week sees the return of parsnips! Parsnips are in my mind the first debutante of the winter ball, their presentation presaging the new season of sweet and delicious root veg. Sometimes these glamorous girls can be forgotten at the bottom of the crisper drawer. If...

Some nice Batavia lettuces all the way down from Yorkshire in many of the bags this week. I love this lettuce, the nice wavy but crisp leaves, the earthy but not too powerful taste. They are the most popular lettuce in France, and often known as French lettuce,...

Cooler and wetter weather now, but the autumn greens are still thriving. The fields are green with chard and spinach, which should keep cropping until the first frosts come. After that, we’ll lean more heavily on kale through the colder months, alongside the root veg....

Some news from Sarah Green's farm this week: "My Mum has said that I am writing too much about rainfall in my weekly newsletter, so this week I won’t mention it! On Thursday we successfully planted 10,000 spring green plants. We covered the plants with net to keep...

It’s the second week of Fairtrade Fortnight and the third week of Organic September. What does it mean to engage in fair trade? What is a fair price? I would suggest that it is to ensure that right relationships have been pursued through the value chain. This includes...

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...