The Greenhouse is where we showcase and celebrate all things produce. From our own greenhouse spaces where we grow a selection of vegetables from Tomatoes, Carrots, Beetroot, Chillies, Aubergine, Swiss Chard, Green Beans, Cucumber and Lettuce to spotlighting our growers and suppliers.
The Greenhouse
The Tomato Stall
Isle of Wight
From a 60-acre estate in the Arreton Valley on the Isle of Wight with rich soil, and the most hours of sunshine anywhere in the UK, The Tomato Stall have been developing full flavoured, speciality varieties for over ten years. Led by an expert growing team and inspired by feedback and collaborations with world leading chefs, their team’s insatiable desire to only grow the best varieties means they no longer need to travel further afield to enjoy the most exotic and interesting tomato varieties.
The Kitchen
Turnips
Borough Market
Turnips has been a retailer since 1998, opening there warehouse doors and unleashing a wide variety of produce to the public. They teamed up with Brindisa and Neal’s Yard Dairy for what they called a ‘Warehouse Sale’, opening one Saturday morning every few months to the public for a year between 1997 and 1998. Having been solely a wholesaler for 10 years serving top restaurants in London, they wanted to show everyone the difference in quality between the produce in supermarkets and the produce that they source.
Every outdoor-grown produce has its own season, during which its flavour develops and peaks. A season is about 6 weeks which features early, mid and late varieties of each item of produce. Some seasons do last longer ranging from 3 months to 12 months, dependent on how far they source the produce, and these tend to be the produce that are vital all year round, such as tomatoes, mushrooms, potatoes and onions.
Providence is intrinsically linked to seasonality, playing a significant role in quality and flavour; the particular natural conditions involving the soil and climate affects flavour and gives the produce its characteristic attributes. A change in the concentration of water in the soil could produce a meeker-favoured tomato or a cooler air temperature could affect the sweetness of a peach. The unique conditions of each farming region greatly contributes to the flavour and quality of the produce they grow.
There approach to seasonality is to start with there closest farming regions and radiate out to the rest of the UK, followed by Europe and then the rest of the world. They shout about great British produce they believe to be the best of the best and truly worth waiting for before venturing further out. This is necessary especially when there are certain produce that cannot be grown in the UK but are incredible and they deem to be vital when talking about great seasonal produce.
They want to share with you what they believe to be the best seasonal produce, to not only enrich your knowledge but to also enrich your day-to-day eating and cooking experiences in enjoying quality fruit and vegetables. Providence and seasonality are key when it comes to quality in flavour and will be discussed with every produce we feature.
Moxons
East Dulwich
Furness Fish Markets is a family-run business started by Les Salisbury, who began fishing for shrimps as a boy. Potted shrimps remain a star product on the Borough Market stall, caught in Morecambe Bay before being boiled with a combination of spices, sealed with butter and packed into pots. The stall also sells fresh day boat fish caught across the British Isles: from the Cornish coast to the Shetland Islands. The fish arrives at Borough every morning, ensuring it’s always beautifully fresh.
