Today Chagfood made our first full veg-box deliveries of the new season- surprising even ourselves with the bountiful harvest that was ready to be picked! Yep it was back to a good old 7.30am start on the field to get the salad leaves picked while still crispy fresh before the sun gets too hot, Spinach and Chard is usually next around 9am with the root crops plucked out of the ground just before a well earned cup of tea at 11.00. The flowers are the last to be picked just before the boxes are packed and Samson was harnessed-up and rearing to go for just after one’o’clock.
As you can see from the picture Longfield is well in the swing of the season. The leeks and brassicas will all be transplanted out to their final homes by the end of the week, and the broad beans, turnips and onions will all be making an appearance in the boxes soon. The courgettes are a little slower than we hoped but are audibly growing after every rain shower, the runner beans and peas have also been held back by the dry weather but are now making up for it.
Today also marks the official unveiling of our all-brand-spanking-new Chagfood logo, designed by a
local artist – we hope you like it as much as the veg in your boxes. This week you’ll especially be wanting to try our fresh out of the ground waxy-new-potatoes – lightly boiled with a knob of butter and a fresh salad they are divine.
If there are any teething problems with the new drop off points, or anything else, please feel free to give us a tinkle and we’ll get it sorted. We’d also like to warmly invite you all along to our first open day of the season on Saturday 30th July from 11.00 til late. It will be a family day of vegetable-themed fun and a chance for you all to see the field at its best and see how your vegetables are getting along. We’ll also be having a bar-b-que and a fire in the evening for Members to get to know each other. The day and the evening are open to everyone so feel free to bring friends along. We’ll be sending out an e-mail with more details soon but pop it in the diary now eh!
Here’s to a veritable feast of a season!