Cooking bananas remain green and starchy; not a million miles away from potato in texture, with their own mild, savoury flavour – think of them as a vegetable, not a fruit.
By Becky Marshall - 3rd July 2019
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The appearance of marsh samphire is always eagerly awaited - this crisp, succulent sea vegetable only grows in salt marshes and tidal mudflats and has a unique salty tang.
By Becky Marshall - 20th June 2019
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Carrot cake is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to baking with vegetables, try parsnips, chickpeas and courgettes and expand your veg cake repertoire.
By Gwen Young - 16th May 2019
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Rhubarb's sharp, fruity flavour makes for some intriguing savoury pairings. If you want to expand your rhubarb repertoire here are a few ideas to get you started.
By Becky Marshall - 24th April 2019
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Tender, sweet and delicate – the flavour of asparagus just can’t be beaten. For an organic farmer though, asparagus is the ultimate challenge with weeds being the major problem.
By Kirsty Hale - 17th April 2019
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At the time of writing, Spring is gently arriving at the Riverford farm in Devon. Trees are full with the trill of nest-building birds and our farmers are hard at work planting lettuces in the field…
By Riverford - 9th April 2019
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The picture perfect social media platform has changed the way we see food, but at what price, asks Emily Muddeman.
By Emily Muddeman - 3rd April 2019
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If you are haunted by memories of slightly grey, over-steamed cauliflower, these recipes may give you a whole new appreciation of this versatile veg.
By Becky Marshall - 21st March 2019
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Every year we forage wild garlic from the woods around our Devon farm. The pungent leaves add a welcome dash of green and liven up all our plates during The Hungry Gap when other crops can be sparse.
By Kirsty Hale - 5th March 2019
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I left our farm in the Vendée region of western France this morning to the sight of our pickers disappearing into a massive, head-high crop of sweetcorn.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 18th July 2019
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One of the clear messages we received was that soil is difficult to communicate, awkward to relate to, hard to sell, writes Ellen Fay of the Sustainable Soils Alliance.
By Ellen Fay - 17th July 2019
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Over 200 guests enjoyed a pop-up feast extravaganza with underground cooking, seed-potting and more at Riverford’s Hampshire farm.
By Nina Pullman - 17th July 2019
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A major new report has outlined how food and farming can radically move away from producing and selling cheap food that degrades environment and causes ill health.
By Nina Pullman - 17th July 2019
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Perennial crops reduce cultivation of soil, increase carbon sequestration and can improve resilience of farming systems. So what’s holding them back? Nick Easen investigates.
By Nick Easen - 16th July 2019
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Since collecting hazelnuts, dropped like gifts from heaven onto my shed roof with no effort on my part, the idea of growing nuts commercially took root and refuses to leave.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 11th July 2019
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