Month: January 2013

IN the standard  £8 veg box this week you will get;

1.2 kilo of potatoes

0.6k carrots

0.5k onions

0.5k mushrooms

1 broccoli

1 cauli

1 garlic

0.5k turnips

0.4k Kale

Veg Box News  21.01.13

Another cold week and we decided to take the decision to deliver to everyone on Thurs.  We really hope this doesn’t mess you, our lovely customers about too much.  Obviously we have to decide such things early on in the week depending on the forecast.

In your box this week you have some of our lovely leeks, they are an old traditional variety known as Musselburgh, a shorter leek but full of flavor.  As usual potatoes and carrots from around Louth and North Somercoates.   We try hard to bring you the most local veg we can.  Sometimes we don’t get it right and we would like to remind you that if ever there is a problem e.g. A bad onion or potato, then just let us know! With truly natural products it happens. When it does we will replace the item the following week.  Please do let us know if you have any problems as we pride ourselves on the quality of what we supply.

How many of you saw ch4 dispatches report on veg. in the supermarket?
We were appalled by the extent of the tricks used by the supermarkets to get money from you.  The program confirmed our own monthly price check: the £8 box you buy from us would cost you just over £10 from a supermarket.  If you need to save money shop local and support local growers!  Please do tell your friends as people still don’t believe us!

On the landscape we have been taking out the strawberry plants and splitting them up ready to go into some vertical planters, demonstrating an interesting growing method, useful if you don’t have much space.  Our tireless dedicated volunteers have still been showing up in the bleakest of weather.  Their continued support and enthusiasm is so heart-warming and inspiring.  We love our volunteers!

If you like trees there is a tree planting 11 til 1 on this sat, next to the medical centre on westward Ho.   Kids welcome accompanied by an adult. Just turn up, we haven’t organized this event.

Thanks again for your continued support of Green Futures.  We strive very hard to bring you quality local vegetables, reducing food miles and supporting local growers.

Sean and Kylie

THE STANDARD £8 veg box contains approximately:

1.2 k       Potatoes

700g       Carrots

600g       Onions

500g       Mushrooms

600g       Parsnip

500g       Leeks

1                     Swede
Broccoli
Cabbage

Smaller and individual boxes may vary due to your likes dislikes and availability.
ALSO FREE RANGE LINCOLNSHIRE EGGS  ONLY £1.50 for 6

JOBS TO DO IN THE GARDEN IN FEBRUARY

In February, the garden is beginning to wake up after the cold, winter months.
Look out for the first green shoots poking through the soil and buds on the
branches, letting you know that spring is on the way!

Give yourself a little time to drawing a sketch of garden layouts to assist with
the planting through the coming year. Review garden notes about successes
and failure in the garden and greenhouse.

Later in the month and early next, are good times to start seeds indoors of
summer annuals, perennials, herbs and vegetables.

Dig up, divide and re-plant perennial plants that have been undisturbed for a
few years. This will encourage healthy growth and encourage them to produce
more and better blooms.

Unless your lawn is very new, scarify and spike now. Clear any leaves off, as in
damp weather, they can harbour fungus underneath, and you end up with a
yellow lawn.

Clear out all fallen leafs and twigs from your pond. Place thin netting over pond
if possible, if leaves are left to rot in the pond, dangerous gases build up and
could kill any fish you have.

Protect your plants from the cold by using horticultural fleece or cloches.

Dig and weed any areas ready for sowing and planting when the weather
warms up.

Plant fruit bushes such as currants and gooseberries.

Cover outdoor, soil-grown strawberries with cloches for an earlier crop

Clear the ground under trees and bushes of weeds.

Remove any rotten stored fruit.

Keep putting bird food out in the cold weather and provide access to water.

Make a log pile in your garden to help small mammals and insects thrive.

Dear veg box customers.

Here is an advance apology to you as we enter our software trial month of Jan.  We are trying out 2 different bits of software to enable us to both effectively manage the now over 100 customers and also be able to offer you an online shopping facility.

Unfortunately while this is going on there is a very high chance that we may miss  or mess up on one of two orders.  Please be patient with us and be assured if we mess anything up we will try our hardest to correct things.

Once this frustrating period is over then we expect for you to be able to go on-line and customise your order and order additional products etc just like the super markets but with the knowledge that you are helping a community project and buying local veg!

We hope no one gets so annoyed that they leave us.

Thanks for your continued support.

Sean and Kylie