We launched the “Save Our Summer” campaign recently, to highlight the difficulties we and our fellow organic vegetable growers face this summer – below is a list of articles where you can find out more.
As ever, thank you SO MUCH for your support each week – and don’t forget, if you’re going on holidays within Ireland, just get your box delivered to the holiday address!
Irish Independent: How this ex chemist turned his 28ac family farm into a nationwide vegetable box business
Irish Examiner: Galway growers issue a ‘save our summer’ plea for consumers to support local
We will update this post with more articles as they are published.
With the lovely warm weather we’re currently having, it most definitely is salad season. Quick, easy and healthy, as a side or as a main course – you’ll definitely want to try these!
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We’ve got lots of gorgeous deep purple aubergines at the moment, so why not try this warm aubergine salad!
It’s fresh, it’s green, it’s popeye’s favourite food and probably many children’s least favourite food – the humble spinach! We’ve got lots of gorgeous freshly harvested spinach coming out of the farm at the moment, so if you get some in your box and aren’t sure what to make with it, read on.
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Mushrooms are rich in the B vitamins: riboflavin, niacin, and pantothenic acid. The combination helps protect heart health. They are a major source of dietary fiber too, and really good for your gut health. Packed with flavour, organic mushrooms are a fantastic addition to your diet.
Here’s our recipe roundup. For most recipes below, you can use a variety or a mix of mushrooms – chestnut, oyster, button…
It’s the season for Irish grown greens, and rainbow chard is such a stunning looking crop, and so healthy. It’s high in vitamins A and K, and a great source of vitamin C and magnesium.
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Food waste is such a huge issue, so much food gets wasted, a lot of it could still be used and feed us rather than end up in the compost bin. Food is too precious to let it go to waste, isn’t it? The EPA (environmental protection agency) estimates that Ireland generated 770,300 tonnes (t) of food waste in 2020.
So what can you do to reduce food waste in your house? Store fruit and veg correctly, for starters. And when cooking, make sure to check out the below recipes for using up things like overripe bananas and stale bread. Love food, hate waste.
Who doesn’t love something sweet once in a while. We’ve got so many gorgeous recipes for sweet treats that aren’t super processed and full of artificial stuff.
Some of these are incredibly quick to make and once you’ve tried our take on the chocolate caramel bar, you might not want to go back to storebought.
This one is for all you bakers out there. And for not-yet bakers that want to give it a try because, honestly, these recipes are super easy and delicious, anyone can make them! Go on, go on, go on…
From baked oats for breakfast to flapjack snacks to afternoon cakes to dessert, we’ve got it all.
