Vegetables

Onions are cultivated in the UK all the year round. The primary growing period is during the months of July to October.

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. 

In the UK garlic is in season between late Summer and Autumn. 

Although carrots are essentially a cool weather crop, they can usually be grown all year round in the UK.

Swede has a round shape and a purple-green skin, and the flesh is yellowy-orange, with a sweet, earthy flavour. It disintegrates fairly easily if overcooked, so always keep to cooking times - great in a pasty!

Christmas is nearly here so sprouts have now landed @ LFB HQ!

Although, not just for Christmas, these mini cabbages have a nutty, distinct flavour and are a perfect accompaniment to meat dishes.

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.

My favourite potato at the moment; great for roasting and a good all rounder!

They have a unique nutty taste and a buttery texture, with their red skin and yellow flesh, they are perfect for baking, boiling, mashing, roasting and frying - do try some!

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!

The bell pepper is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colours.

The bell pepper is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colours.

Florence fennel or finocchio is a selection with a swollen, bulb-like stem base that is used as a vegetable

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. 

We have this super hero available - if you love your greens, this is the bad boy to choose - it isn't local but it's big, beautiful & bursting with immune boosting vitamins - it is the incredible hulk of brassica!
Get some; it's fab!

Although carrots are essentially a cool weather crop, they can usually be grown all year round in the UK.

The French name tells you all; it means ‘eat it all’. Mangetout properly means a type of garden pea picked very young.

Beetroot is in season from May to October in the UK.

Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea in the genus Brassica, which is in the family Brassicaceae.

These little beauts are as local as it gets, grown here in Braunton.

What does the stalk do? Well, the stalk provides a source of post-harvest nutrients for the sprouts, allowing the Brussels sprouts to retain their livelihood and moisture longer.

Did you know you can eat the stalk too?

The Brussels sprouts stalk is edible, but requires longer cooking to generate favorable flavor and texture, the sprout tops are like a little sprouty cabbage!

In season in the UK from about September to January.

White cabbage in North Devon is generally harvested from the October through to April.

This food is very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Vitamin C and Folate.

Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine.

A little treat - brought home from market today - a loose-leafed cabbage from Tuscany, Italy.
The leaves are a very dark green, almost black, hence its name, which translates as 'black cabbage'. It has a pleasantly tangy, bitter flavour, with a sweet aftertaste.
 

Want some colour with your veggies, then this is it! We only have limited availability with these delectable additions, get them while they are here!

25 kg Potatoes - Maris Bard & locally sourced as well!