Buy Local Vegetables at It's Best
It is very easy to get used to produce being available all year
round on the supermarket shelves, however, in order to ensure that
you are buying fresh local produce you have to buy with the
seasons. To get the best local asparagus, you have to buy it in the
late spring. For succulent soft fruit such as strawberries, summer
is the time to buy. In the autumn apples and sweet corn are ready,
and winter is a time for sprouts and
broccoli.
The table below gives a guide to when fresh produce is in
season. Use it to help you buy and enjoy fresh local produce at its
best.
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Asparagus
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*
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*
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Aubergines
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*
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*
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*
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Beetroot
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Broad beans
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Broccoli
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Brussels sprouts
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Cabbage
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Carrots
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Cauliflower
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Celery
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Chillies
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Courgettes
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Cucumbers
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Garlic
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Kale
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Leeks
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Lettuce
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Marrow
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Mushrooms
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Onions
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Parsnips
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Peas
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Peppers
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Potatoes
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Pumpkins
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Purple sprouting
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Radishes
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Spinach
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Spring onions
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Swedes
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Sweetcorn
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*
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*
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*
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Tomatoes
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Turnips
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Watercress
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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