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Probably the best known, most popular tropical fruit, their name probably derives from the Arabic for finger, 'banan'.
Braeburn apples Braeburns are very crispy with a fabulous 'sweet & sour' taste.
In the UK, pears are an autumnal treat and are in season between the months of September and February.
The fruit of the satsuma is sweet and usually seedless, about the size of other mandarin oranges, smaller than an orange.
Brilliant value - Freerange eggs in the traditional half dozen to the box.
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.
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.
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.
Although carrots are essentially a cool weather crop, they can usually be grown all year round in the UK.
A long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled.
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.
Onions are cultivated in the UK all the year round. The primary growing period is during the months of July to October.
Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family whose large flowering head is eaten as a vegetable.
The bell pepper is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colours.
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
These beauties are full of nutritional goodness,and whilst they are not local, they will definatley feed the masses - great for skinny fries or baked in the oven!
Courgette is a summer squash which can reach nearly 1 metre in length, but is usually harvested when still immature at about 15 to 25 cm.
John Cripps is the plant-breeder who naturally cross bred the first ever Cripps Pink apple in Australia in 1973. Mr Cripps had the ingenious idea to cross a Golden Delicious and a Lady Williams, so creating this delicious new variety. The best of these apples were then branded Pink Lady®
Pink Lady® apples are always the first to blossom and last to be harvested, each one soaking up 200 days of sunshine. It’s this generous growing time on the tree that gives Pink Lady® its gorgeous rosy blush.
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.
Cherry tomato is a rounded, small fruited tomato believed to be an intermediate genetic admixture between wild currant-type tomatoes and domesticated garden tomatoes.
Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea in the genus Brassica, which is in the family Brassicaceae.
Small, round, smooth-skinned and fleshy with tiny seeds, blueberries grow on shrubs on peaty moors and uplands, predominantly in North America.
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.
You don’t want to eat a raw brown onion. While the flavour of a brown onion is fantastic in its own assertive way, it comes with a very high sulfur content. Cooking out that intense sharpness paves the way for the sweet onion flavor to shine, which is why we prefer brown onions whenever we caramelise. The amount of flavor you’ll get from caramelizing yellow onions, as opposed to white, is significantly higher. Your burger will thank you. So we like our brown onions caramelized or roasted.
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.
Mushrooms could certainly qualify as one of the more underrated powerhouses of nutrition, these chestnut mushroom have better flavour and texture than the plain white mushrooms, a fav here at LFB.
Grapes grow in clusters of 6 to 300, and can be crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green and pink.
1kg Mixed apples,
1kg Packham Pears,
1kg Bananas,
4 Oranges,
2 Kiwi,
1 Lemon,
250g Grapes,
6 Satsumas
2 punnet of Blueberries
With their mild and delicate flavour spring onions, also known as salad onions or scallions, are small, immature onions that have been picked before the bulb has swollen.
The bell pepper is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colours.
Spinach is an edible flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae native to central and western Asia.
The chili pepper from Nahuatl chīlli is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae.
These are always sourced locally, either from Braunton or Bideford. The brand will alter, due to seasonal availability, but you can always call us up to find out what they are & a bit more informnation about what's on offer. At the moment, we are selling Challenger or Picasso
The fruit is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red colour, juicy texture, and sweetness.
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).
Butter is a dairy product containing up to 80% butterfat which is solid when chilled and at room temperature in some regions, and liquid when warmed.
In season between June to October. Traditional green "Fine beans" are the most common.
Cherry tomato is a rounded, small fruited tomato believed to be an intermediate genetic admixture between wild currant-type tomatoes and domesticated garden tomatoes.
The passion fruit is round to oval, dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds.
Celery has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. Depending on location and cultivar, either its stalks, leaves, or hypocotyl are consumed and used in cooking.
The bell pepper is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colours.
Hand picked, these are delicious when stuffed with cheese and garlic, delicate in flavour, with a firmer texture than your usual 'shroom...
It's in season from about November to February and available all year around and is an essential ingredient in winter food in the UK.
This beaut is new to the range;a great addition. It's all locally sourced - great for sandwiches or, as my husband believes, to just to snack on cold from the fridge !
We source our products from the South West, using a local supplier, keeping it always as 'local' as possible
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.
The primary growing season for UK grown tomatoes is between the months of May and will they crop right through until the first frosts of autumn.
Although carrots are essentially a cool weather crop, they can usually be grown all year round in the UK.
In case you were wondering, a tomato is a technically a fruit, because it’s seed-bearing and develops from the ovary of a flowering plant. But when it comes to nutrition, tomatoes —along with seedy cucumbers and aubergine—are categorized as vegetables. That's due in part to their lower carb and sugar contents: A medium tomato provides just 22 calories, and about 5 grams of total carb, with 3 as sugar and 1.5 as fibre - so get stuck in!
Available all year round, though they tend to be juicier and sweeter during the spring and winter.
Wholemeal Rolls Pack of 4. We pick up our bread orders first thing in the morning - fresh from Country Cottage bakery in Bideford - ready for us to deliver to your front door.
Cos, or romaine lettuces as they are also known, have a long, oval head of tightly packed crisp leaves.
Granary loaf - large. We pick up our bread orders first thing in the morning - fresh from Country Cottage bakery in Bideford - ready for us to deliver to your front door.
Mid or Baby salad potatoes have thin whispy skins and a crisp waxy texture.They keep their shape once cooked and cut. They are planted close together and never grow to their full extent and are therefore particularly suited to salads.
Leeks have a mild, onion-like taste. In its raw state, the vegetable is crunchy and firm.
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.
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.
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