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Well hello! It’s been awhile since I’ve last checked in, but I'm back, with news, tips and a few recipes along the way. As always I’m going to wax lyrical about the Petite Produce Box, mainly because receiving one on a Monday afternoon is one of the highlights of my week. Not such a surprise for me as I know what’s coming, but I still squeal with delight as I unpack my goodies and playfully fight over produce with my ‘toddlerteen.’ As the seasons change, (yes it is happening) and we say adjieu to the sweet Summer stone fruit take...

  A good few years ago now, my love affair with vegetables began when I started growing specialty varieties for The London Borough Market in the UK. I was fortunate to have an excellent mentor in Jane Scotter owner of Fern Verrow (Cordon Bleu trained chef and ex-partner of Neal’s Yard Dairy). Aside from our mutual respect of the land as a living organism, we were both in awe of the impact biodynamic farming had on produce. At the end of the day we would have a glass of wine, flick through the pages of Vogue and talk food in...