» Vegetables

Our central aim at Canalside is to grow a wide range of vegetables throughout the year.
We do not intend to buy in out-of-season veg to bulk out the weekly box, as we believe in producing and supplying only what we are able to at any time of the year.  Therefore we do not intend to try and compete with supermarkets or even local, ethical food shops (such as Gaia) at the job of sourcing organic out-of-season fruit and veg, however we strongly believe that we offer exellent value for money when compared like-for-like against the vegetables of the season sold by local retailers (and we regularly check this too).

As a result of these decisions we have made, your potential share in the harvest will be different from week to week.  For example, in mid to late summer when a wide range of vegetables are ready to harvest, a share will be both bountiful and extremely varied.   In contrast, however, it is a hard task to grow vegetables ready to be harvested in late April, May and early June; this period is often dubbed the ‘Hungry Gap’ and a share may be smaller and will also be less varied. See Shares to have a look at what you might be able to expect to receive as part of your veg share throughout the year.  We will, however,  be working to make a share as interesting as possible throughout the year whilst still only harvesting our own in-season produce.