The season

In season in October.

Twenty-four crops on one calendar, the months they are good and where ours come from. The shop follows it; the veg boxes are built from it. Pick a month to look ahead or back.

Rhubarb, purple sprouting broccoli, new potatoes with soil, wild garlic and a trug of rainbow chard on a hessian sack on a slate wall

13 of the 24 are good in October.

In season in October

Leeks
Parsnips
Savoy cabbage
Squash
Swede
Kale
Beetroot
Cauliflower
Welsh apples
Pears
Welsh tomatoes
Runner beans
Blackberries

Last of it in October

Welsh tomatoes
Runner beans
Blackberries

Coming in for November

Brussels sprouts

The whole year

Twenty-four crops, twelve months.

A bar means the crop is good that month and on our crates; the column for October is shaded. Where it comes from is on the right.

Twenty-four crops by month
Crop	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	From
Leeks	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	St Brides Major
Parsnips	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	the Vale
Savoy cabbage	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	the Vale
Squash	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	Pembrokeshire
Brussels sprouts	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	Herefordshire
Swede	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	St Brides Major
Kale	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	the Vale
Beetroot	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	Pembrokeshire
Cauliflower	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	Pembrokeshire
Welsh apples	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	Monmouthshire
Pears	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	Herefordshire
Purple sprouting broccoli	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	the Vale
Rhubarb	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	Llangynwyd
Wild garlic	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	the valley
Welsh asparagus	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	Monmouthshire
Pembrokeshire earlies	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	Pembrokeshire
Welsh strawberries	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	Monmouthshire
Broad beans	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	the Vale
Peas in the pod	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	the Vale
Courgettes	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	the Vale
Welsh tomatoes	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	the Vale
Runner beans	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	Llangynwyd
Sweetcorn	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	Herefordshire
Blackberries	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	Herefordshire

Good that monthGood in October

Notes

What the tickets say in October.

Leeks

Sweeter after a frost. Ours from St Brides Major.

Parsnips

Best from November, when the cold has got to them. Ours from the Vale.

Savoy cabbage

The crinkled winter one. Ours from the Vale.

Squash

Keeps a month on the windowsill. Ours from Pembrokeshire.

Swede

For the cawl. Ours from St Brides Major.

Kale

Curly and cavolo nero. Ours from the Vale.

Questions about the season

Why is something on the shelf that is not in season?

Because we sell imports too, labelled with the country: lemons, bananas, oranges, and tomatoes in February. The calendar is for the Welsh and British crop. When the Welsh one is in, it replaces the import.

Can the box be all local?

Not every week of the year; February and March are the hungry gap and there is not enough. From June to November a box is mostly Welsh and the slip says where each thing came from.

How do you decide the months?

From what our growers actually pick, not from a book. A cold spring moves asparagus a fortnight; the calendar is updated when it does.

This week's box, with the day the van reaches your street.

Small £15, medium £21 or large £28, this month's veg, two swaps if you want them, and the next round for your area worked out before you order. Free delivery around the Llynfi valley. No subscription; pay on the doorstep.

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