Organic Deliveries

When we arrived in London, we were struck by how many Fairtrade options were in the supermarkets and how organic produce was also very common. We had been trying to buy local, seasonal produce but we were finding that nearby markets often didn't sell local fruit and veg. So, this year we have been getting fortnightly deliveries of organic fruit and veg from Abel & Cole, which is usually locally grown. It's certainly more costly but we hope it's helping to improve what we eat. I'd guess we probably also eat more veg than we would otherwise so that's got to be a good thing. It's also introduced to things we'd never heard of before - like black salsify (see photo), purple-sprouting broccoli, new varieties of melon, and various green cabbage and lettuce-like things! Today we got fresh broad beans in their pods. Yum!