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Braeburn apples Braeburns are very crispy with a fabulous 'sweet & sour' taste.
Apples are in season in the UK from late summer to late Autumn, though available from store or imported all year round (we do not touch air freight).
The Granny Smith is a tip-bearing apple cultivar, which originated in Australia in 1868.[1] It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling Granny Smith apples are light green in colour.
Apples are in season in the UK from late summer to late Autumn, though available from store or imported via sea and land freight all year round.
Another new addition to the range, these juicy little chaps are bursting with flavour, easily devoured in seconds and full of nutritional benefits.
We have now moved onto 'Ready To Eat' Avocado - these should be just perfect from the moment youget them; great in a salad, on toast or to make a great classic, guacamole
Probably the best known, most popular tropical fruit, their name probably derives from the Arabic for finger, 'banan'.
A purply black-coloured berry comprising many individual seed-containing fruits surrounding a cone-shaped core.
Small, round, smooth-skinned and fleshy with tiny seeds, blueberries grow on shrubs on peaty moors and uplands, predominantly in North America.
Fun fact; did you know that ‘Gooseberry’ was one of many historic names given to the devil and it is thought that this may be why the ‘unwanted’ third party accompanying a romantic couple is sometimes referred to as a ‘gooseberry’.
We are most familiar with gooseberries as a jam or used as a fruit in sweetened desserts, but because of their slightly sharp flavour they were traditionally served with meat or fish.
Delicious English Rhubarb is renowned for its sour taste and thick stalks, which are usually cooked with sugar. The stalks range in colour from red to pink to pale green and have a consistency that's similar to celery. Great in a crumble or try making a zingy rhubard compote.
The best we've tasted all year, the smell is sublime and connotates a perfect summer's day. Not sure how long we can get these beauts so get soem whilst you can.
This striking fruit, with its fresh green or deep purple skin and vibrant deep pink flesh, is a wonderful addition to the autumnal table.
Available all year round, though they tend to be juicier and sweeter during the spring and winter.
Available all year round, though they tend to be juicier and sweeter during the spring and winter.
Grapes grow in clusters of 6 to 300, and can be crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green and pink.
Grapes grow in clusters of 6 to 300, and can be crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green and pink.
The brown and hairy exterior of this egg-shaped fruit doesn't look promising, but inside it's a different story - sweet, yielding, bright green flesh, prettily dotted with black seeds.
Oval in shape, with a pronounced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile fruits around, and contain a high level of Vitamin C.
The same shape, but smaller than lemons, with a bright green, fairly smooth skin, limes are highly aromatic and have a taste that's both stronger and slightly sweeter than lemons. Limes are available all year round.
There are many different kinds of mangoes that range in color, shape, flavor and seed size. While the skin color of mangoes can vary from green to red, yellow or orange, the inner flesh of the mango is mostly a golden yellow.
The Cantaloupe is defined by two elements: its roughly netted stone and green colored skin and its aromatic orange-coral colored flesh. When perfectly ripe, the flesh is juicy, unctuous and sweet.
The Galia is a type of melon similar to a cantaloupe, though larger, and with deep green flesh.
A surprising fact about this hero is that despite their name, honeydew melons are not loaded with sugar. If you're concerned about the carb count of this sweet-tasting melon, keep in mind that honeydews have a high percentage of water that dilutes their natural sugars. Honeydew melons also provide some fiber and several essential micronutrients, including vitamin C and potassium. A honeydew has a round to slightly oval shape, typically 15–22cm long.
First of the season, these juicy little chaps are bursting with sweetness and flavour. A little firm, to last the week, if you can keep your little mitts off them!
The sunniest of fruits is at its best during the bleakest of months - during the winter. Juicing oranges supplied to the UK from Valencia are high in quality and low in price.
Oranges are not cultivated commercially in the UK. It's perhaps surprising that this sunniest of fruits is at its best during the bleakest of months - during the winter, oranges supplied to the UK from southern Europe (particularly Spain) are high in quality and low in price.
The fruit of the satsuma is sweet and usually seedless, about the size of other mandarin oranges, smaller than an orange.
In the UK, pears are an autumnal treat and are in season between the months of September and February.
The passion fruit is round to oval, dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds.
Summer must be around the corner with these beauties on the scene, with their distict aroma and warm flavours, a juicy treat for all to enjoy.
With its tuft of spiky, dusty green leaves and cross-hatched, golden orange skin, the pineapple has an unmistakable appearance.
British plums are soft-fleshed and loose-stoned and can be divided into two groups: sweet ‘dessert’ varieties such as Avalon and sweet-sour ‘cooking’ plums such as Czar. Out-of-season.
The pomegranate is a round fruit about the size of a large orange with thick leathery skin that encases juicy, pale-pink or deep-crimson pulpy seeds, held in place by a bitter-tasting, creamy-yellow membrane.
Raspberries are so delicious it's hard to choose a raspberry recipe. Fill a Victoria sponge with fresh raspberries, or use them in a classic summer pudding. If you're lucky enough to have a glut, then it's time to make raspberry jam.
From the cucurbit family, watermelons are herbaceous annual plants with a prostrate or climbing nature and with a very spread root system.
Local Farm Box is dedicated to supporting your local farming community. Where possible we source all our farm produce as close to your front door as we can. This way you are supporting your local area and helping to grow our local economy.
Unlike supermarkets we can tell you the farm and the local supplier who grew your produce, and you may even find that you know them - that’s how local we are.
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