23/06/2026
WEEKLY FARM & VEG BOX UPDATE
On The Farm 🌾
The headline of the week has got to be the weather, the heat, that is growing by the day, has the farm crew in the glasshouses and tunnels early each morning with 5AM starts being the norm. In the fields, our crops, having received a few days of rain are now basking in the summer heat and growing nicely so everything is finally right with our world 👨🌾
With mid summers day now firmly behind us, we are focusing our attention on ensuring we will have lots of crops to fill our boxes through autumn and winter. The propagation tunnels are again filling up the benching heaving with seedlings ready to replace the early summer crops as they finish.
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New This Week.
Sweet heart York Cabbage: This is the first of the outdoor sweetheart york and it is fabulous. Even for those who do not like caggage we are suggesting giving this a go. Try chopping it fine and steaming it for 3-5 minutes to bring out its flavour. Adding a generous bring of fresh black pepper and a k**b of butter finishes it off. Alternatives, cut it into wedges, coat in parmesan before roasting (Full recipe for this easy but amazing dish will be on our page.
Fresh Garden Peas: Ok, so we didn't grow a lot of these because we wanted to see how you guys responded to them. For us, shelling peas with our children is an annual tradition and a touchstone to times and skills of an earlier and more innocent age. But fair warning, we have discovered that very few of the these sweet garden peas make it to the pot as they are so delicious raw 😋 We have added peas to our add-on section and if they prove popular we will grow them in larger quantities next year, so please. Do let us know what you think.
Bare Acre Garlic: We have finally managed to clean and dry our large garlic bulbs and are happy to report that the harvest was good. It is now added for you as an add-on and will feature until stocks run out, but we expect to have enough until Christmas and beyond.
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Some Crops Finishing.
Our massive lemons are now finished, but will be replaced by XL lemons from our Spanish friends, they are marginally smaller and so a little cheaper but are still fabulous.
Clementines have been removed from our add-ons as our Spanish grower is out and the clementines available on the market are mainly southern hemisphere and not as juicy as we would like. We are now awaiting the first of the fabulous Nadorcott (Afourer) Clemintines and once they appear, we will add them back to our lists.
Olive Oil: Our Olive Oil supplier is currently unable to supply us, so the product has been removed from our list. We are hoping that we will have it back in stock soon.
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The Weeks Specials.
Other than the Garden Peas which are on offer for this week only, we are continuing with our current specials.
30 Eggs are still only €12.50. (Last week)
Our fabulous Sweet William is still available at only €5.50 per large bunch.
2 Packs Hayestown Farm Strawberries are only €5.00
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This Weeks Boxes
FULL BOX
Tomatoes Cherry Vine
Tomatoes Large Vine
York Cabbage
Broccoli
Salad Bag
Courgettes
Basil
Radish
Cucumber
Scallions
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HALF BOX
Tomato Large Vine
York Cabbage
Salad Bag
Courgette
Basil
Radish
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FRUIT BOX
Pears
Strawberry
Large Oranges
Royal Gala Apple
Cantaloupe Melon
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50/50 BOX
Tomato Large Vine
York Cabbage
Broccoli
Salad Bag
Courgette
Basil
Pears
Strawberry
Large Oranges
Royal Gala Apple
Cantaloupe Melon
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SALAD BOX
Tomato Large Vine
Salad Bag
Courgette
Basil
Radish
Cucumber
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And Finally
The Farm Shop is open on its usual hours Thursday to Sunday 9:30 - 4:30
Chef Ger is in the food van service delicious burgers and baps Friday to Sunday 9:30 - 2:30
Ber is back soon, so we will have bread in the shop for the weekend and it will be back in our boxes the following week.
Thank you all for your continues support, it means everything to us.
Dave, Ber & all The Bare Acre Crew.
