On the farm
We have the first of our own summer cabbages in the boxes this week. Lovely summer savoys and sweethearts. The sweethearts are not quite hearted up yet, but the whole head is good for eating as spring greens. We also have the first of...
News & Events
Posted on Wednesday, 1 July, 2020 - 09:03
****New minimum order value****
After reviewing our annual accounts, we can sadly no longer justify sending out very small orders. A small box costs as much to pack, administer and deliver as a full one, but the margins no longer cover our ever-ri...
Posted on Tuesday, 23 June, 2020 - 07:24
On the farm
A calmer week. We are well on with our weeding programme now and have just 1 km of row weeding to do by hand before all our weeding can be done with the tractor. The next major job is to weed the brassicas (cabbages, kales, broccoli et...
Posted on Wednesday, 17 June, 2020 - 10:16
On the farm
There are never two weeks, or even two days the same on the farm. We have been hoping for rain. And we have had some, thankfully, but we are now in constant gloom and damp, which is hindering our weeding programme. There is a price fo...
Posted on Friday, 12 June, 2020 - 13:35
On the farm
Apologies that there was no newsletter last week. That was one of the three weeks in over 15 years that I have not written a note for our customers (this one is number 707!). There were a lot of challenges last week and simply not eno...
Posted on Wednesday, 27 May, 2020 - 08:12
On the farm
What a difference a week makes! Last week our weeding team had to head home because of cold fingers. This week they are in shorts and vests (at least part of the time!). Night time temperatures are still nail-bitingly low (3.9 °C in o...
Posted on Wednesday, 20 May, 2020 - 09:44
On the farm
Our weeding team arrived mid-week last week to begin thinning our row crops. Our carrots, beetroots, parsnips and swedes are direct drilled into the field, and then thinned by hand and weeded once they are a few inches high. After this...
Posted on Wednesday, 13 May, 2020 - 20:30
Our 16th anniversary
This week Vital Veg is 16 years old. That is hard to believe. It seems like 2 minutes, and a lifetime. We have been so busy this spring that we actually overlooked the date, and did not make a note in our printed newsletter....
Posted on Monday, 4 May, 2020 - 15:50
On the farm
How can it be May already?! We are heading towards summer, and some more warmth would be grand. We will ideally be planting our cucumbers into our polytunnels next week. They are currently in our insulated glasshouse, with night-time...
Posted on Wednesday, 29 April, 2020 - 14:46
On the farm
At last – a drop of rain! After almost 3 months without any rain we are very glad to see it! This will bring our field crops on, and gives us confidence in planting out our young plants. This week we will be planting out red cabbages,...
