Small fruit & veg 👆📦
Here's what you all helped us rescue this week and why:
🥔 Potatoes ("too" many) from the Suffolk/Norfolk/Lincs/Cambs/Kent;
🥕 Carrots ("wrong" size, cosmetic defects) from the Lincs/Norfolk/Suffolk;
🌱 Onions ("too" many, "wrong” size) from Lincs/Norfolk/Suffolk;
🍳 Mushrooms ("too" many) from the UK/Ireland/Poland;
🥬 Kalettes ("too" many) from UK/Lincs;
🥔 Parsnips ("too" many) from the Suffolk/Notts/Yorkshire
🌶 Peppers ("wrong" size, shape, cosmetic defects, “too” many) from Spain;
🌱 Beetroots ("wrong” size) from Bedfordshire;
👨🌾 Celeriac ("too" many) from Lincs;
🌱 Celery("too" many) from Spain;
🥔 Swede ("wrong” size) from Scotland;
🥬 Brussels Sprouts ("too" many) from UK/Worcs;
🌱 Mangetout ("too" many) from Egypt;
🥬 Spinach ("too" many) from Italy;
🍃 White Cabbage ("too" many) from Lincs;
🍃 Savoy Cabbage ("too" many) from Lincs;
👨🌾 Lettuce ("too" many) from Spain;
🥬 Kale ("too" many) from UK/Worcs;
🥔 Sweet Potatoes ("wrong” size, shape, cosmetic defects) from USA;
👨🌾 Aubergines ("wrong” shape, cosmetic defects) from Spain;
🌱 Cucumber ("wrong” size, shape) from Spain;
🍎 Apples ("wrong" shape & size) from Kent/Cambs/Norfolk;
🍊 Oranges (cosmetic defects) from Spain/Egypt;
🍊 Blood Oranges (cosmetic defects) from Italy;
👨🌾 Pears (“too” many) from UK/Herefordshire;
🍊 Clementines ("wrong" size, cosmetic defects) from Spain;
🍑 Peaches ("wrong" size, shape, colour, cosmetic defects, and surplus) from South Africa;
👨🌾 Mangoes (“too” many) from Peru/Brazil/Ecuador;
👨🌾 Melons (“too” many) from Brazil;
👨🌾 Blueberries (“too” many) from Chile;
👨🌾 Passionfruit ("wrong" size, cosmetic defects) from Colombia.
What's your favourite rescue of the week? 🌍
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