Nottingham Post published Allan McKie: Wacky veg that really works

Allan McKie, the Notts franchise owner for Riverford organic farms, looks at the varying success of trying to grow unusual types of vegetables. A couple of years ago, we asked our customers for suggestions of less familiar vegetables our customers might like us to grow for veg boxes. Among the more frequent suggestions were oca, purslane, turmeric, lemon grass, yukon, puntarelle, ratte potatoes, cardoons, some wacky tomatoes and cime di rapa. We like a challenge here at Riverford Organic...