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Searching Through Cubbyholes - The First Sign Of Autumn
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Searching Through Cubbyholes - The First Sign Of Autumn

The true measure that Summer passing by is when you find yourself digging around the back of the many cubbyholes around the house. One day, when leaving the house without a jacket you feel a sligh...

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A New Compostable Future!
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A New Compostable Future!

  At the end of August we penned a blog about our packaging conundrum. We wanted to lessen our impact as much as possible, and whilst compostable packaging was clearly the best position to take env...

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5 Ways to Eat Sustainably & Save Money

5 Ways to Eat Sustainably & Save Money

Get 35% off your first veg/fruit box by clicking the pic above.   News reports of record inflation and the 30 year highs in the cost of living quite rightly have some people worried. Times are in...

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In Defence of Beetroot

In Defence of Beetroot

Working in this field for a number of years, you tend to see trends in people’s habits around vegetables and in particular what they like and dislike. One of our top dislikes for customers is bee...

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The polarising Kale, and how to get the best from it

The polarising Kale, and how to get the best from it

Kale has a somewhat strange existence in the veggie world. Opinions range from LA food gurus claiming it as the all-conquering superfood that’ll fix any number of ailments, to it being the poster b...

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Digging around the back of the vegetable shelf...

Digging around the back of the vegetable shelf...

  Most nights, fresh home from work, I find myself perusing the vegetable shelf in search of dinner plans. More often than not I fail to process the presence of swedes and turnips. Their appearanc...

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Meet The Producers - Hinxden Farm Dairy

Meet The Producers - Hinxden Farm Dairy

  Hinxden Farm Dairy begun from humble beginnings in 1930 with just 6 cows. Gradually over time, the dairy continued to grow and today the business currently has 250 cows with 7 delivery vans on t...

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A Note On Fruit Boxes

This week, we felt it necessary to update you on our fruit boxes going forward. Those of you that have been with us a while will know that once we’re out of the summer soft fruit season, things beg...

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Why Kent Veg?

When we started our food business in 2005, the goal was to make fresh, local food more accessible to everybody. Although other farm shops existed (we started as The Old Dairy farm shop) they nearl...

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