THIS WEEK'S VEG
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Food credit scheme donations
8270 fruit and veg bags with a value of £99,056 (to September 2026). This buys fresh fruit and veg for Hackney and Haringey food banks.
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Bag contents for the week starting 28 September
Wash all fruit and vegetables before eating. Scroll down for next week's list – updated Friday afternoon.
LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG
Cucumber – GC, Hackney or Wye Orchard, Kent
Kale (red curly) – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Potatoes (supernova) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Squash (black kat) – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Green beans – Foskett, Suffolk
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Red cabbage – Newfields, Yorkshire
Mushrooms (brown) – McArdle, Northern Ireland
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Basil – GC, Dagenham
Tomatoes – GC, Dagenham
Chard – Ripple Farm, Kent
Brussels sprout tops – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Green beans – Foskett, Suffolk
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Celery – UK via Langridge Organics
Red cabbage – Newfields, Yorkshire
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Tomatoes – GC, Dagenham
Collard greens – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Broccoli – Nash Nursery, Kent
Potatoes (supernova) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Green beans – Foskett, Suffolk
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Sweet potato – Biovergel, Spain
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Courgette – GC, Dagenham or Biovergel, Spain
Leeks – Ripple Farm, Kent
Chard – Ripple Farm, Kent
Squash (spaghetti) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Lettuce – Bore Place Market Garden, Kent
Broccoli – Nash Nursery, Kent
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Kohlrabi – Newfields, Yorkshire
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Salad* – GC, Hackney or Ripple Farm, Kent
Potatoes (maris peer) – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Leeks – Ripple Farm, Kent
Cucumber – Laines, Sussex
Aubergine – Wye Orchard, Kent
Kale – Ripple Farm, Kent
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
GC's Hackney and Dagenham mixed organic salad (in unlabelled bags) contains a mix of seasonal leaves, including mustard and celery. Ripple Farm salad contains mustard.
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Chard – Ripple Farm, Kent
Beetroot – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Squash (delicata) – Bore Place Market Garden, Kent
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Lettuce – Newfields, Yorkshire
Cauliflower (romanesco) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Potatoes (red allouette) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Purple sprouting broccoli – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Beans (green) – Foskett, Suffolk
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Peppers (green lamuyo) – Biovergel, Spain
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Spinach – GC, Dagenham or Ripple Farm, Kent
Cabbage – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex or Newfields, Yorkshire
Kohlrabi – Nash Nursery, Kent or Newfields, Yorkshire
Radish (french breakfast) – Foskett, Suffolk
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
FRUIT - STANDARD
Apples (spartan) – Dodnash, Sussex
Mandarins – Biovergel, Spain
Grapes (black seeded or white seedless) – Biovergel, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Pears – Dodnash, Suffolk or Hereford via Langridge Organics
Pomegranate – Biovergel, Spain or Spain via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
Provisional bag contents for the week starting 5 October
LARGE VEG - BROWN TAG
Chard/spinach – GC, Dagenham or Ripple Farm, Kent
Courgette – GC, Dagenham or Biovergel, Spain
Potatoes (maris peer) – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Purple sprouting broccoli – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Green beans – Foskett, Suffolk
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Sweet potato – Biovergel, Spain
Cauliflower (romanesco) – Newfields, Yorkshire
LARGE NO POTATO - LIME GREEN TAG
Spinach – Ripple Farm, Kent
Lettuce – Bore Place Market Garden, Kent
Squash (green kabocha) – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Cucumber (mini) – Gloucestershire via Langridge Organics
Cauliflower (romanesco) – Newfields, Yorkshire
Mushrooms – McArdle, Northern Ireland
Peppers (green lamuyo) – Biovergel, Spain
MEDIUM VEG - BLUE TAG
Spinach – Ripple Farm, Kent
Purple sprouting broccoli – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Squash (black kat/green kabocha) – Bedlam, Cambridgeshire
Potatoes (red allouette) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Kohlrabi – Newfields, Yorkshire
Courgette – Biovergel, Spain
MEDIUM NO POTATO - ORANGE TAG
Beetroot – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Spinach – Ripple Farm, Kent
Green beans – Foskett, Suffolk
Radish – Foskett, Suffolk
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Red cabbage – Newfields, Yorkshire
Peppers (green lamuyo) – Biovergel, Spain
STANDARD VEG - YELLOW TAG
Tomatoes – GC, Dagenham
Parsley – Ripple Farm, Kent
Celery – Kent via Langridge Organics
Spinach – Ripple Farm, Kent
Potatoes (charlotte) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Sweet potato – Biovergel, Spain
STANDARD NO POTATO - PURPLE TAG
Basil – GC, Dagenham or Bore Place Market Garden, Kent or parsley – Ripple Farm, Kent
Salad* – Ripple Farm, Kent
Kale – Ripple Farm, Kent
Collard greens – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex or Nash Nursery, Kent
Spinach (new zealand) – Bore Place Market Garden, Kent
Green beans – Foskett, Suffolk
Onions – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
*Allergen information: Ripple Farm salad contains mustard.
SMALL VEG - RED TAG
Leeks – Ripple Farm, Kent
Kale – Ripple Farm, Kent
Beetroot – Sarah Green's Organics, Essex
Potatoes (supernova) – Nash Nursery, Kent
Mushrooms – McArdle, Norfolk
SMALL NO POTATO - WHITE TAG
Squash (red kuri/butternut) – Ripple Farm, Kent
Chard – Ripple Farm, Kent
Broccoli – Newfields, Yorkshire or Nash Nursery, Kent
Carrots – Bagthorpe, Norfolk
Lettuce (red batavia) – Newfields, Yorkshire
FRUIT - STANDARD - DARK GREEN TAG
Pears (conference) – Herefordshire via Langridge Organics
Mandarines – Biovergel, Spain
Lemon (verdelli/verna) – Biovergel, Spain or Italy via Langridge Organics
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
FRUIT - SMALL - no tag
Apples (discovery) – Oakwood, Sussex
Grapes (black palieri seeded/red) – Biovergel, Spain
Bananas (fairtrade) – Dominican Republic via Langridge Organics
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