Sept/Oct - Win an organic vegbox delivered to your door (entry into this competition has now closed)
| Published: 23rd September 2007 10:36 |
To help support British Food Fortnight we are running a competition to win an Organic Vegbox delivered to your door - kindly donated by River Nene Organic Vegetables.
All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is answer this simple question:
You can read the article '14 things to do during the fortnight..' as well as other information about British Food Fortnight feature in the ‘Home and Garden' section
Email your answer to rebeccagough@aboutmyarea.co.uk stating ‘Organic vegbox' in the message title. Please state your answer clearly in your email, along with your name and a contact telephone number. 1 email entry per day per email address is permitted. Deadline for entries is noon on Monday 8th October 2007. A winner will than be selected at random from all entries.
River Nene
River Nene Organic Farm sits in the Nene Valley, in a village called Sutton. The River meanders along the farms border and occasionally, if you're lucky, you will see the Nene Valley steam train chugging through the farm. Stan Cliffe, the farm manager, has managed the farm organically since April 2000. His 44 years of growing experience and tremendous enthusiasm gave him the perfect springboard to take on the organic challenge.
Stan sees growing for the vegboxes as a wonderful opportunity to connect the farm with local communities and to make fresh, healthy, organic vegetables widely available. We also work with a group of local organic farmers to share expertise and make sure we keep the boxes full of exciting vegetables all year round. All our farmers are committed to protecting wildlife and the British countryside and we meet regularly to share ideas, plan production and consider ways that we can improve. The fruit and vegetables from our growers are packed in Yaxley, near Peterborough, before being delivered to a local distributor for delivery to your door.
Every week we select the best seasonal produce available for our boxes. Throughout the seasons the contents of your boxes change, with salads and stir-fry vegetables in the spring and summer and more roots and greens in the winter for roasting and soups. With a range of box sizes and contents you can choose the box that best suits your households needs and you choose how often you would like to receive it.
To find out more about the River Nene box scheme check out our website at www.rivernene.co.uk. You can place an order on-line or by calling Ian and Alison Foster on 01827 899678 if you live in the Lichfield, Tamworth or Cannock area.
