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January & Ahimsa

     Happy New Year! Each year we spend a week or 2 wishing each other a Happy New Year, and then after that initial period, we stop and just get on with it. January though, provides us with a massive opportunity, that in my humble opinion, we should not miss. My theme this month is Ahimsa, the yogic concept of No Harm. Which entreats us to practice, in the way we live, a personal commitment to limit the harm we do. Equally, this concept encompasses not only harm to others, and the wider world, it also confers on us a call to diminish the harm we do to ourselves. I am sharing this as I have been studying to become...

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2022 Christmas Delivery Dates

                  Seasons Greetings Greetings one and all! As this extraordinary, eventful year draws to a close, I would like to thank everyone who has supported Vegetropolis through these difficult & challenging times, both long standing & new customers!   I look forward to developing and offering some great, new services in the coming year. Watch this space! Just a reminder that you could make the wonderful gesture of buying a friend one of our a Veg Box Gift Cards this Christmas. For now, I wish you all a wonderful Christmas break, and a Happy New Year! Delivery Schedule Christmas day falls on a Sunday this year, So, I am happy to say...

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Recipe Friday

Beetroot & Carrot Salad Such a simple, yet delicious salad, quick & easy to make. Serves 2 (Simply multiply up the amounts to serve more people) Ingredients: Beetroot (medium) Carrot (medium) Celery half a stick (Optional) Cider Vinegar (x2 tspns.) Olive Oil (x1 tspn.) Salt (pinch) Black Pepper (pinch) Preparation: Grate the carrot & beetroot (The finer grating option on your grater makes for a really nice end product). Slice finely the celery if you are including it. Put together in a bowl & add cider vinegar, oil & seasoning, adjust to taste. Place in a decorative bowl to serve.

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Improving Customer Satisfaction

     Hi all, Thanks for your continued support of Vegetropolis, as I try to grow and improve. It really is appreciated in these trying times for small businesses & for all of us. In order to gain some insight I wonder if you would be so kind as to take the time to answer a few simple questions? 1. What features would you like to see more of? Seasonal boxes like the recent Salad Box. Fruit only or veg only boxes. Loose store cupboard items like rice, flour & dried fruit in paper bags. Eco kitchen/bathroom/household products. Is there anything you would like to see more of at Xmas time? For example organic gifts you can buy for friends or...

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Fresh In This Week From Vegetropolis

  Hi All, Lots of delicious high quality produce in from local growers and the EU . It's the juicy time of year folks! It's what seasonal Summer food is all about Cherries, Watermelons, Blackcurrants, Apricots, Salad. There are tasty Accord New Potatoes, a variety I haven't seen before, new season U.K. Carrots too! Kale is Back as well, which is fantastic!  Summer Cabbage, which is basically a larger Spring Cabbage. As you know we are in the midst of major hikes in the prices of just about everything. Whilst I haven't put up my prices for fixed boxed or started to charge for deliveries, I am having to keep an eye on this as overheads are causing great concern....

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