Small fruit & veg 👆📦
Here's what you all helped us rescue this week and why:
🥕 Carrots ("wrong" size, cosmetic defects) from the UK;
🥦 Cauliflower ("too" many) from the UK;
🥔 Celeriac ("too" many) from the UK;
🥬 Chinese Leaf ("too" many) from UK;
🥬 Cavolo Nero ("too" many) from UK;
🍃 Spinach ("too" many) from UK;
👨🌾 Parsnips ("too" many) from UK;
🌱 Brussels Sprouts("too" many) from UK;
🍃 Living lettuce ("too" many) from Essex;
🌱 Beetroot ("wrong” size ) from UK/Bedfordshire;
🍳 Mushrooms ("too" many) from the UK/Ireland/Poland;
🧅 Onions/shallots ("wrong" size) from the Suffolk/Norfolk/Bedfordshire;
🥔 Potatoes ("too" many) from the Suffolk/Norfolk/Lincs/Cambs/Kent;
🌶 Peppers ("wrong" size, shape, cosmetic defects, “too” many, surplus) from the Netherlands / Spain;
🍆 Aubergines ("wrong" size, shape, cosmetic defects) from Spain;
👨🌾 Butternut Squash ("wrong" size & shape,) from Portugal;
🥬 Choi Sum ("too" many) from Spain;
🥑 Avocado ("too" many) from Colombia;
🍎 Apples ("wrong" shape, size, cosmetic defects) from the UK/Kent/Cambs/Essex/Worcs;
👨🌾 Nectarines ("wrong" size) from Zimbabwe;
🍊 Oranges ("too" many) from S.Africa;
🍊 Clementines (cosmetic defects) from Spain;
👨🌾 Plums (cosmetic defects) from Italy;
🍈 Melons ("wrong" size & shape) from Brazil;
👨🌾 Persimmons (cosmetic defects) from Spain.
What's your favourite rescue of the week? 🌍
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