August is one of the most exciting months of the year for fresh produce lovers. The Kent countryside is bursting with colour and flavour, and our shelves are packed with the very best of the season. Here's what's fresh, local, and available right now.
🍎 Kent Discovery Apples Are Here!
The moment we've been waiting for — Kent Discovery Apples have arrived! One of the earliest English apple varieties, Discoveries are crisp, juicy, and refreshingly sweet with a hint of strawberry. Picked fresh from local Kent orchards, they're only around for a few short weeks — so don't miss them. We also have Bramley Cooking Apples grown right here in England, perfect for crumbles, pies, and sauces.
🍓 Kent Soft Fruit — The Best of the Season
August is prime time for Kent soft fruit and we have a stunning selection right now:
- Kent Strawberries — locally grown 400g punnets of Class 1 fresh strawberries from Faversham. Sweet, fragrant, and picked at their best.
- Kent Raspberries — locally grown English raspberries with a sweet, slightly tart flavour and a beautiful fragrance. Enjoy fresh with cream, in a pavlova, or straight from the punnet.
🍑 Kent Victoria Plums & Stone Fruit
Kent Victoria Plums are in season right now — a British classic with their gorgeous red-gold skin, juicy flesh, and perfectly balanced sweetness. Wonderful eaten fresh, baked into a crumble, or made into jam. Alongside them we have Peaches, Flat Peaches, Nectarines, and Apricots — all sun-ripened and full of summer flavour.
🥗 Straight from Kent's Glasshouses & Fields
Some of our favourite summer salad produce comes from right here in Kent:
- Kent Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine — sweet, aromatic, and bursting with flavour, grown at Thanet Earth.
- Kent Cucumbers — locally grown, crisp, and refreshing, from Thanet Earth.
- Kent Sweetbite Peppers — small, colourful, and wonderfully sweet in red, yellow, and orange, grown at Thanet Earth. Perfect for snacking, lunchboxes, or stuffing with soft cheese.
- Kent Pointed Romano Peppers — locally grown long, sweet red peppers with thick, rich flesh, sourced directly from Thanet Earth. Ideal for roasting, grilling, or stuffing.
- Kent Little Gem Lettuce — English Class 1 twin packs, crisp and fresh. The perfect base for any summer salad.
🥬 The Best of Kent & English Vegetables
August is a truly brilliant month for home-grown vegetables, and we have a fantastic line-up right now:
- Kent Baby Leaf Spinach — tender, fresh English spinach, perfect for salads, wilting into pasta, or adding to smoothies.
- Kent Pointed Sweetheart Cabbage — cone-shaped, tender, and naturally sweet. Direct from our local grower and delicious steamed, stir-fried, or shredded into a slaw.
- Kent Broccoli — sourced direct from our Kent grower, with tight, fresh florets and a mild earthy flavour. Great steamed, roasted, or in a stir-fry.
- English Marrows — a true British summer classic. Large, mild, and versatile — wonderful stuffed, roasted, or added to soups.
- English Runner Beans — freshly picked, crisp, and full of flavour. Simply steam or boil and serve as the perfect summer side dish.
- English Corn on the Cob — sweet, juicy, and golden. Boil, steam, or throw straight on the barbecue for a taste of summer.
🧺 Make It Easy with a Box
Not sure where to start? Our Fruit Box, Salad Box, Vegetable Box, and Large Vegetable Box are all packed with seasonal, locally sourced produce and delivered straight to your door.
Shop our full August range online or visit us in Kent. Supporting local growers and bringing you the freshest seasonal produce — that's what we're all about.